Vaping & AS Inflammation – My Personal Experience

I wanted to share something that might be worth exploring for those who vape and have AS. I used to vape quite heavily, and my symptoms were awful. Initially, my inflammation was mostly on the left side, but over time, it got so bad that it spread to the right side of my hip as well.

At some point, I decided to test whether quitting vaping would make a difference. To my surprise, after I stopped, my inflammation just vanished. I switched back to cigarettes instead (not ideal, I know), but the AS symptoms stayed gone. It was like the whole thing just disappeared.

To be sure, I tried vaping again multiple times, and every single time, my inflammation flared up almost immediately. So for me, there’s no doubt—vaping was heavily increasing my inflammation. Now that I’m off it, I have zero inflammation.

I’m not saying this is a cure or that this will work for everyone, but if you vape and struggle with AS, it might be worth experimenting with quitting to see if it makes a difference. I still have to deal with cigarettes for now, but I just wanted to put this out there in case it helps someone.