Chewing gum and Vaping

[TurnXTop]

I chew gum alot. Is there any danger in vaping and chewing gum at the same time? I've heard the horror stories of Smoking while chewing gum causing nicotine and chemicals to get stuck in your gum and cause mouth cancer. Is it the same with vaping?

 

[tinstar15]

If I have read the technical reports correctly, nicotine has not (at this time) been directly linked as a cancer causing agent. Tobacco specfic nitrosamines are supposedly present in trace quantities according to a number of sources, but at a level several orders of magnitude less than a regular cigarette. Nicotine is not without hazards, and it is possible to overdose. However, users would typically experience unpleasant symptoms long before this became an issue. Headaches, nausea, and increased blood pressure are early warning signs. This is usually sufficient to cause someone to decrease or cease their nicotine intake before a hazardous overdose would occur.

I'm no doctor, but I would think that unless you chew the same piece of gum for days or even a week, you would not be able to "trap" enough carcinogenic material in there to cause any concern.

You may want to consider that vaping while chewing gum poses a higher risk of choking than anything else. While inhaling the vapor, you could accidentally draw your gum into your airway causing an obstruction that would prove difficult to remove if alone.

 

[dee5]

Wouldn't Nicorette gum be a problem then?

 

[rolygate]

On the surface it looks as if the other stuff in cigarette smoke is probably the cause of the problems - if any. So ecigs should be OK. The only person who could answer this with any degree of authority is someone like Dr Laugesen, who knows ecigs, other smokeless products, and the various issues. Maybe go to his site on tobacco harm reduction and see if you can email him.