my health...

stop smoking. either invest in a vaporizer or start making edibles

 

stop smoking out of a plastic juice bottle...

 

This happens to me aswell, it's usually just mucus from allergys and they only last like a week at most then go away for awhile, but consulting a doctor could be a good thing to do (about allergys/sinuses if you haven't already)

 

It sure sounds like you're sick... what are you basing your conclusions on? Smoking pot doesn't make your throat raw except for like a half hour after taking a really harsh hit, but a sore throat will make your throat raw, so what exactly makes you think you aren't just sick?

 

Well, it's bad to blindly assume things like that. I would try taking smaller hits so it doesn't make you cough. You might just have harsher weed than before, which happens. Some weed just makes you cough more than others and you have to take smaller hits to avoid it. If your throat is remaining sore long after you smoke, then you should try your doctor because you're probably sick. The coughing isn't necessary an indicator that it's affecting your health negatively, especially right after you smoke, because it's a bronchodilator and the abrupt opening of you airways can make you cough. If it's harsh then the heat/smoke can irritate the back of your throat a little. In that case, you can get some cold water and take a drink before and after every hit. That should keep your throat from getting too irritated.

 

I don't know if passing the smoke through water purifies it much at all. Obviously is removes a little of something, hence the water getting nasty, but I don't think it's by any means purified. Hot water in your bong will also make your hits smoother.

 

its most likely that plastic. invest in a good glass bong, or if you think you're gonna break it then use an acrylic one. Get a vaporizer if you have the money too, MFLB is the best for portability and the Volcano is the best for home use.

 

I wouldn't recommend the vaporgenie, the best one for portability is the MFLB.

 

get a vaporizor (highly recommend) mine works great!! i swear by it.

or get a real bong, glass... dont smoke through plastics its a bad idea

 

I too have been having problems like sayyouhavemoney's. I've been smoking for 3 (and a half) years but only at the beginning of this year did I begin to notice allergenic symptoms like coughing, mucus in the throat/nose, and sore throat (most likely due to the mucus) after smoking. Since I started noticing these symptoms I've been smoking most frequently from a glass bowl and joints.

My most recent problem was when I went to the beach for a week with my family (I do this every year) and we smoked (and drank-not sure if that's relevant) 5 out of the 7 days (j's all the same strand of bud). After that for about a week I had a cough so bad I wasn't able to go to sleep without cough medicine, dry cough mostly. 2 weeks later things completely subsided. Because of this I hadn't smoked until 4 days ago, the night of the 10th. I smoked 1 joint. Not even enough to get me too high. I made sure not to cough (though I think I did once). The next morning I noticed a dry cough, nothing terrible but it was present nonetheless, the morning of the 12th I woke up with mucus in my throat and have had a sore throat ever since and a cough.

I should be just fine in a couple of days but I *think* this can be directly attributed to smoking weed. Note that I know I am not currently sick nor have I been during this summer. I was tested for allergies this summer and was negative across the board.

Can anybody shed some light on this or collaborate with me? Also good luck with your symptoms sayyouhavemoney.