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Ecig Upset Stomach
17/m
First off please do not tell me about how it's unhealthy and stuff. I already know this, please answer my question. Thank You :)
I have had an Ecig for about 2 weeks or 3 weeks. At first I would hit it and be fine and stuff. This last week I have been waking up with an upset stomach. I have missed 3 days of school and done 2 half days. I have been on antibiotics for a week or two.
I know the medicine can cause it but normally I do not get upset stomachs from them, i have had these antibiotics before it is to stop a cut on my mouth that the doctors aren't sure why i have but they seem to work so i take them when needed.
Before taking these antibiotics I did not have stomach aches and diarrhea. I have been off the antibiotics for a day now and I still have an upset stomach this morning but have not needed to go to the bathroom yet... just lots of gas.
I also read nicotine overdoses have the symptoms of up upset stomachs so i was wondering if that is what it is too?
Any info is helpful! What can I do?
Also I am going to take a break from the ecig to see what happens to my stomach.
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You need to go back to the doctor, and you need to be honest about your e-cig use when you speak to the doctor.
A break from the e-cig is a good place to start, but this is also worth going back to a doctor about - to make sure that the antibiotics are still doing the job they are supposed too, and addressed the core problem, and to make sure you aren't suffering from nicotine poisoning, a condition which has the potential to be deadly if you continue ingesting nicotine.
Frankly - besides the general fact that E-cigs just aren't good for you - sucking on anything (straws, suckers or cigarettes) when you have open sores in your mouth can stop those sores from healing or even re-open them. That's just basic physics - the suction can pull them open. So I wouldn't just stop the e-cigs for the sake of your stomach, but consider stopping in a longer term for the chronic sores in your mouth as well.
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Hi. Firstly on the antibiotics note, only stop if you have finished the course. If you still have some left, contact your doctor. The reason for this, is because there may be some remnants of the illness left, even after you feel OK. So people usually stop taking their antibiotics. The last few pills/doses are enough to fully kill the bacteria that causes the illness. If you don't finish, then it provides an opportunity for growth, and it will be even worse than the first time because it has gained an immunity to the antibiotics you were once taking. So then you will need stronger ones. If you carry on, you could possibly, eventually get a very bad illness that there are no antibiotics for.
Now, onto the ecig! A stomach ache from a nicotine overdose is usually temporary, and fades within an hour, max in my opinion. It's also a sharp, cramp like feeling you usually get. And ecigs (at least the good ones) automatically cut out after a long hit, to stop it from over heating, but also to stop nicotine overdoses.
If you have an upset stomach, accompanied by wind, it may be something else. A bug possibly, something bad you ate, etc. But the best thing would be to go to your doctor again, and tell them that you've got the pains and the gas, but also that you're on the e-cig.
My friend told their doctor that he was on the ecig, and they were surprisingly OK about it - the doctor told him to continue as it's so much better for you than smoking (although it's not completely healthy, of course).
Anyway, once again, as per usual with this type of question, I recommend that you see a doctor as they are a professional that can fully inspect your body to see the problem.
Good luck!
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