What Happens If You Have a Dirty Bong Water Drink?
For many cannabis users, a bong is the go-to method of consumption. Its ability to filter and cool down the smoke and provide smoother hits makes it a popular choice among enthusiasts.
But what about the dirty water that goes into the bong? Is it just there to cool the smoke, or does it serve a more critical purpose?
If you're a frugal cannabis consumer, you may have wondered what happens if you have a dirty bong water drink, does it get you high or just sick?
In this article, I will delve deeper into the composition of dirty bong water and explore the potential effects it poses to your health.
What's in Dirty Bong Water?
Bong water is the water that goes into the base of a bong. When you take a hit from a bong, the smoke passes through the water before it enters your lungs.
As the smoke passes through the water, it filters out some harmful substances in the smoke. This makes the smoke less harmful to inhale.
Dirty bong water can contain various substances, depending on your smoking and how often you clean your bong.
When you smoke cannabis, resin builds up in the bong. Over time, this resin can build up in the water, giving it a dark and murky appearance.
Tar is another substance that can build up in the water over time. This is the sticky substance that's left behind when you smoke tobacco. While cannabis doesn't contain as much tar as tobacco, it can still leave some residue.
Moreover, bacteria can grow in the water if you don’t clean your bong regularly.
What happens if you have a dirty bong water drink?
Because of its filtering function, bong water becomes filthy quickly, contains impurities like tar, ash, resin, and loose-leaf/crumbs, which can be dangerous to consume.
When water sits still for too long, it creates the ideal environment for bacteria, fungi, and mold to multiply. Especially if your device is developing a cloudy top layer. This murky biofilm could harbor dangerous pathogens like E. Coli, Strep, and black mildew.
So, if you decide to drink your dirty bong water, you run the risk of causing damage to your stomach lining and digestive system. This could result in severe nauseous, and vomiting. And you don't even need to drink a lot of it; even a small amount is enough to trigger an excruciating urge to vomit.
In addition, drinking dirty bong water may cause you to feel light-headed and dizzy after experiencing severe headaches that could turn into a head-splitting migraine.
Mold spores can even cause general malaise, blurred vision, dizziness, and allergic reactions. In addition, Giardia lamblia, a parasite, may be present in your contaminated bong water. This one is quite serious because it can cause intestinal problems such as nausea, diarrhea, cramps, and gas.
But, unfortunately, there is more. Did you know that hepatitis A can be found in stagnant, contaminated water? This virus can cause a severe infection that causes jaundice, dark urine, stomach pain, fever, chills, and nausea. So, please, don't drink bong water!
Will drinking dirty bong water get you high?
No, THC isn’t soluble in water so all you’d get is just nasty foul tasting/smelling water that has all the other crap from the smoke that the water trapped in it. It’ll probably make you sick because it’s gross. It won’t get you high.
Conclusion
Bong water does you a big favor by cooling down your smoke and giving you a smoother hit.
Dirty bong water contains harmful substances like ash, tar, resin, and breeds bacteria, mold, microorganisms, etc.
If you consume it, you will be exposed to harmful contaminants. This can cause immediate health problems like nausea, vomiting, more.
To avoid any long-term consequences, it's best to avoid drinking bong water altogether.
Stay safe and make sure to clean your bong regularly to maintain a healthy smoking experience.