Tampons and TSS
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Tampons and TSS
| Wed, 05-09-2007 - 5:38pm |
I'm a 23 year old healthy female who is getting sick of irritation and leaks with pads during my monthly. I understand that tampons can be much better for controlling these factors and far more convenient. I also know that TSS (Toxic Shock Syndrome) is a very real condition and can be very harmful if it happens.
My question is this: if I sleep a normal night (roughly 10:30pm to 8am) with a tampon in, will I risk having TSS? The boxes I've seen suggest changing about every three to four hours, more if necessary. Going eight hours overnight with one in will not harm my body at all, will it?
I also have the issue of removal of the tampon being very painful if it is not full when I change it. This happened many years ago and is the primary reason I have not used them since, even though I don't like pads much. I'm guessing this was just due to there not being enough of natural lubricants on the tampon for its removal. I'm not sure, though, so any advice there would be helpful as well.
Thanks in advance!
My question is this: if I sleep a normal night (roughly 10:30pm to 8am) with a tampon in, will I risk having TSS? The boxes I've seen suggest changing about every three to four hours, more if necessary. Going eight hours overnight with one in will not harm my body at all, will it?
I also have the issue of removal of the tampon being very painful if it is not full when I change it. This happened many years ago and is the primary reason I have not used them since, even though I don't like pads much. I'm guessing this was just due to there not being enough of natural lubricants on the tampon for its removal. I'm not sure, though, so any advice there would be helpful as well.
Thanks in advance!

Hi lwalbridge, welcome!
Jill
Thank you for the help, though! I'm saving your post for future reference.