Do Any Of You Hash Headies Have Lung Problems?

[sso]

hmm, the difference between a cig cough and a ganja cough?

cig cough (big time 3 pack day smoker)

hurts like a mofo and you cough and cough for hours and almost nothing comes out. (this cough will end in blood sooner or later)

ganja cough, (for me anyway) is just phlegm that comes up easily after a cough or 2.
i usually just smoke away when i got a cold thats gotten to the lungs.
1-2 hits and a bit of coughing that cleans the lungs and im good. no more coughing (Even if i was sniffling and coughing like a mofo just earlier)

cant say i am afraid of ganja smoke (nor even tobacco smoke, its allright if you just do bit (pack a day, is not bit(1-2 cigs a day, is bit (1-2g a day))

ive had asthma and some bronchitis shit (the b i got after getting malaria and swineflu, wracked my health to crap back then)

i just smoked myself to better health (Along with eating good and exercising (my own brand of exercise)

 

[sso]

because of that bronchitis shit, mixed with the asthma and the other sicknesses, i was coughing everytime i was not smoking, for 3 years.

but, it always got better and better, so i never gave up smoking.

havent coughed now in 6 months or more
(apart from the occasional something goes down wrong thing lol (rather rare))

and i was a wreck.

 

[juicepuddle]

same to you bullfrog, good links to info about smoke relating to lung issues

 

[mad librettist]

best thing you can do for your lungs is to stop using water pipes. They have not been shown to reduce cancer risk, and people take massive hits compared to "dry" pipes.

 

[Dkgrower]

smoke less that what i try to do..

 

[eloquentsoution]

i do.....

i cough shit up like a cig smoker, i taste my bong when i do.....

i have been smoking out of a bong only for more then a year and usually dab some oil on my bowl. but started vaping a lot more oil recently, its really the only thing i can attribute to my lung problems.....

cannabis is an expectorant. now that i am vaping oil almost exclusively, i only cough up clear, but i do cough. until i had cleared my lungs of all else, the sputum was not clear.

 

[krunchbubble]

been vapeing oil 90% of the time for the past month or so....

lung problems gone.....

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

Glad you're feeling better.

I some a little hash but mostly pot. Smoked mostly one-hit bongs for 35 years. I used to get bronchitis twice a year and had to stop or seriously cut down smoking for two or three weeks. Other than that I've never had lung problems that I'm aware of. In fact, I no longer get bronchitis twice a year.

 

[hammalamma]

I quit combusting stuff into my lungs on new years, I feel fuckin awesome! I'm still coughing up a lil color in the morning, but its getting lighter. I have more energy, less munchies, and a lot clearer head. Way more motivation. The eskillet helps alot.

 

[Dkgrower]

Nice krunch, i have fore so long time wanted to wape more, i even smoke with tobacco and i feel that my lungs would love me fore a change...

What i find funny is that i only smoke my own dry sift and dilute it that with tobacco, not the smartest but everybody mix with tobacco in my country.

Glad u made the tread it made me think

Going to india today

 

[mendo420]

I can't intake enough THC threw my lungs.
Go figure

 

[Mr Squizy]

I have been on the bong 3 times in my 12years smoking career, for a year each time... And I had to quit it everytime because of the coughing ! And when I do the rip's, then i think everything else (joints, chillums...etc) tastes like sh*t , and will be an arrogant bong smoker :-/ Don't no why... The first time did I smoke without filters, but learned fast that your lungs, mouth and teeth will thank you so much for the filter ;-)
Dkgrower, wish you a very nice trip to hashland ! Snyd...

 

[eloquentsoution]

the expectorant qualities of cannabis, particularly a clean oil extraction, will drive contaminants form the bronchial passages. my lungs are now clear of disasterous past issues. breathing due to post nasal drip had become an issue. i stopped smoking cigarettes (3/day), minimized my salt intake to 300 - 600mg per day and began vaporizing oil. (my garden is organic.)

now i breath freely, coughing up clear phlegm regularly.

 

[shmalphy]

teal dear

It's the BHO, and chemmy buds. Switch to organics, and water hash or dry sift and go back to the doc in 2 months.

I smoke all day everyday, and I am your age, and until I stopped smoking chemmy buds I had the same problem. YMMV.

Also, obviously keeping a clean bong and curing the buds right help too.

 

[Herborizer]

Let's take this from another angle. I started using cannabis for treating my medical issues in 2008. Before that I had not taken a puff of tobacco or weed in over 20 years. Even 20+ years ago I only tried them a few times here and there.

In 2008 when a friend suggested I try smoking cannabis to see if it would work better than these pharma Meds with all the side effects, I knew almost immediately that it worked so much better. Though, I couldn't stand smoking it because my throat and lungs would hurt constantly. It only took me a few days before I found out about vaporizers and bought one.

Coming from someone who has basically vaped exclusively, I have zero negative effects from vaping. I am pretty active. I have never had shortness of breath, coughing, or any other side effect from vaping. I mean of course I have coughed while actually vaping, but no lingering effect even 2 minutes later.

I am really in tune with my body too. I can tell when I have missed one of my vitamins. At least for me, vaping is harmless. I am completely convinced.

 

[Herborizer]

Another point is that I make all my own Meds. I think this matters a lot too. It's my belief that Meds, even at respected dispensaries, are heavily contaminated. I know exactly what is in my buds and I will keep it hat way.

Also, I don't like bho. I also don't like qwiso. The reason is that the risk of contaminates left over from extraction. Sorry, I know many people would argue, but even with quality solvents there could be unknown changes in the product from the manufacture and/or the operator can make mistakes in the extraction. I also don't like qwet for vaping or smoking. If any alcohol is left over, or any other substance, this could wreck havoc on your body.

I say stick with a known safe source of product. Also, if you are going for concentrates, dry siv, water hash, or dry ice extract. No solvents and no extra left behinds.

That's just my take on it. Take it for what it's worth. I went to cannabis for a more effective treatment, with less side effects, and a healthier approach. If I am adding contaminates that harm me, I breaking the very reason I went this direction.

 

[midwestHIGHS]

man i was the same way and now my lungs are great. i think some people attribute lung problems to vaping oil because it makes them cough so much when they first start or because they vap/smoke oil and bud. like eloquent said, oil is an expectorant and it takes about a month or so of vaping only oil before your lungs are nice and cleaned out. sticking to only properly purged oil has saved my lungs

glad to hear your lung problems are gone it sounded real bad at the beginning of this thread

 

[hammalamma]

teal dear

It's the BHO, and chemmy buds. Switch to organics, and water hash or dry sift and go back to the doc in 2 months.

I smoke all day everyday, and I am your age, and until I stopped smoking chemmy buds I had the same problem. YMMV.

Also, obviously keeping a clean bong and curing the buds right help too.

I don't care how organic your shit is or how long you cure it, you are still combusting plant matter into your lungs. I have been only vaping bho and absolute amber since the first and I feel great health wise and I feel like more of a functioning member of society.

 

[el bee]

Evolutions Vaporizer v7. Love it.

Can only comment on vaping buds, but much less coughing. Still need to cool the smoke though IMO. Hot air is my biggest concern. My throat has always given me issues when smoking. I attribute it to the heat, anyway. Dunno.

Wanna hook up a whip to bong setup though, cuz I love me some big bong hits...with ice, and some carbon, and a filter (cotton ball, coffee filter, etc,.). Keep them lungs healthy as possible.

My prescription:
exercise, eat healthy, get high, smile, be nice, work hard at something.

 

[Trichgnomes]

man i was the same way and now my lungs are great. i think some people attribute lung problems to vaping oil because it makes them cough so much when they first start or because they vap/smoke oil and bud. like eloquent said, oil is an expectorant and it takes about a month or so of vaping only oil before your lungs are nice and cleaned out. sticking to only properly purged oil has saved my lungs

glad to hear your lung problems are gone it sounded real bad at the beginning of this thread

Nailed it. Pretty much all non oil-vaporists and newbs I encounter say things like, "Oil is way too harsh. It makes me cough way more than smoking."

What they don't realize is that that if they stopped combusting cannabis and/or tobacco, the opposite would be quite apparent!

Vaping oil just makes lung problems one already has come to the surface. How it is perceived is up to the individual. Most people have to experience this firsthand to believe it.