Ice in bong ...bad?

[brad1028]

I have a friend who told me that his friend got a lung infection from smoking with ice in the roor too much. I was just curious if anyone had heard anything like this or if anyone thought smoking with ice was bad for your lungs. I am talking about taking multiple bong rip session, 5+ times a day. My glass bong has ice catchers, and I don't bother putting ice in it all the time, but it sounds possible that doing that frequently cold be worse. So am I just really high and being paranoid, or do you think there is some truth to this?

brad1028 Reviewed by brad1028 on 10-14-2007. Ice in bong ...bad? I have a friend who told me that his friend got a lung infection from smoking with ice in the roor too much. I was just curious if anyone had heard anything like this or if anyone thought smoking with ice was bad for your lungs. I am talking about taking multiple bong rip session, 5+ times a day. My glass bong has ice catchers, and I don't bother putting ice in it all the time, but it sounds possible that doing that frequently cold be worse. So am I just really high and being paranoid, or Rating: 5

[Loathsome]

Well, I'm not a doctor but I can tell you that I've smoked my bong with ice many, many times and I'm still fine. I think you must just be paranoid

[doomie62]

if i put ice in my bong i dont cough as hard as i do without it, maybe its something else that coused him to get the lung infection. i dont think ice would cause it all it does is cool the smoke.. but who knows.....

[RhinoGrowUK]

Paranoid ! I only use ice WHEN ive got a bad throat cos it cools the smoke down. Tell your mate to tell his mate to stop blaming the Herb ! :stoned:

[Reefer Rogue]

I have a friend who told me that his friend got a lung infection from smoking with ice in the roor too much. I was just curious if anyone had heard anything like this or if anyone thought smoking with ice was bad for your lungs. I am talking about taking multiple bong rip session, 5+ times a day. My glass bong has ice catchers, and I don't bother putting ice in it all the time, but it sounds possible that doing that frequently cold be worse. So am I just really high and being paranoid, or do you think there is some truth to this?

Absolute bullshit. Ice away.

[Metaphor]

he probably got a lung infection because his weed was sprayed with something like raid or windex not because of ice. H2fuckinO cant infect you.

[dankus maximus]

or he didnt change his bongwater often enough. People dont get it, warm standing water at room tempurature with decaying organic matter in it? to some peoepl that spells "leave it in for a couple days" but to me that spells bacteria and mold. ive heard of the pneumonia myth with ice in bongs, and there may be some truth to it. Either way i prefer hto water bongs, its soothing, thick, and its a well known fact that steam is good fo rthe resperatory system.

[imitator]

No, ice will not cause an infection. Something else caused the infection, and the ice just happened to be there to be blamed.

Ive used ice in my bongs for a couple years now without any problems, and it makes the smoke alot smoother when you hit it.

[The Dude Of Life]

You people are spreading misinformation, ice CAN cause an infection, if your lungs build up too much moisture inside of the air sacs (when you breathe in with ice in the chamber you breathe water vapor) you can contract infections or pneumonia. You just need alot of it, thats probably why your friend got the infection because he was smoking wiht ice a heinous amount of times, that can wreak havoc on your lungs.
Which basically means that most casual users of ice will not contract infections, but it is certainly possible with prolonged use.
EDIT: I am not a doctor, this is just from things that i have read in the past.

[imitator]

You people are spreading misinformation, ice CAN cause an infection, if your lungs build up too much moisture inside of the air sacs (when you breathe in with ice in the chamber you breathe water vapor) you can contract infections or pneumonia. You just need alot of it, thats probably why your friend got the infection because he was smoking wiht ice a heinous amount of times, that can wreak havoc on your lungs.
Which basically means that most casual users of ice will not contract infections, but it is certainly possible with prolonged use.
EDIT: I am not a doctor, this is just from things that i have read in the past.

Nothing against you man, but Id need to see some documentation on that before Id believe it at all.

I smoke every day with a bong with ice in it, and have never had a problem once. Its just as likely that the person inhaled something else, and it was just a coincidence that he had ice in his bong too.

Its just too unlikely that the ice was the actual cause. At best, Id say its possible it was a catalyst involved with the actual problem and helped enable it, but the ice itself just doesnt seem like the culprit.