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If you are trying to quit smoking completely, switching to vaping can help you transition to living nicotine-free. Unlike traditional cigarettes, it has a wide range of flavours, which can make your vaping experience even more enjoyable. However, doing it long-term has side effects that can affect your health, such as the following:

Allergies

Allergies come in all forms and shapes, and though they are very rare, you can get them by vaping. Some people get them from Propylene Glycol (PG) and Vegetable Glycerine (VG), which are major ingredients found in many e-liquids. When combined with nicotine and flavourings, they create the vapour that you exhale and provide the “throat hit” that is similar to the sensation of smoking.

PG allergies or sensitivities can be hard to spot, but you likely have them if you suffer from a painful, dry, or irritated throat every time you vape PG e-liquids. Other symptoms you can experience are sinus problems, numbness, nausea, headaches, itching, and hives. Consult a doctor right away if you think you may have a vaping allergy and discuss with them all the symptoms you have been encountering from vaping.

Dehydration or dry mouth

Long-term vapers usually don’t see the connection of dehydration with vaping, but there is a direct link. This is because the vapour is created by heating e-liquid that contains PG, VG, or a combination of both. Unfortunately, both PG and VG are ingredients that absorb water. Even if you don’t notice this, they naturally make you dehydrated and make your mouth dry. Stay hydrated and try to replenish your body with liquids as much as possible soon after vaping.

Dizziness or lightheadedness

Nicotine is a dangerous chemical that can cause an increase in heart rate and blood pressure. It may also harden your arterial walls that may lead to a heart attack. On its own, it may not be bad for your body, but it can be quite harmful if it is delivered to you from cigarette smoke. Worse, it is highly addictive, which means you will learn to crave it.

Meanwhile, the side effects of nicotine in vaping aren’t related at all to smoking. Overdoing vaping with nicotine can cause you to get light-headed, dizzy, or jittery. To prevent getting unwell, uncomfortable, or shaky after vaping, understand the nicotine levels in your vapour and consider decreasing the nicotine concentration in your e-liquid to avoid consuming too much nicotine.

Lung injuries

E-cigarette or Vaping Product Use Associated Lung Injury (EVALI) is a large outbreak of vaping-related disease. The cases were caused by vape device modification by users or the use of black market e-liquids containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. 

If you are using high-quality and fully approved vape devices and e-liquids from a reputable vape shop, then you don’t have to worry. Very few cases of lung injury are associated with safe and high-quality e-cigarettes and vape juices.

Conclusion

Vaping has potential negative side effects that can impact your health in the long run. However, it has been proven to be very safe over the past years as long as you are using properly regulated and high-quality vape juice and equipment. Avoid black-market or unregulated e-liquids and vape devices for your health and safety, and buy only from a reliable online vape shop in the UK like ours.

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