so heres just a stupid question :-D uhh can you really die by leaving a tampon in 2 long or something? i mean i dont use them anyways but a lot of people say that!!!
MelpomeneMuse answered Sunday April 23 2006, 12:50 pm: If you leave a tampon in for too long, you can get a rare but serious disease called Toxic Shock Syndrome, and although it is not always fatal, you can die from TSS. [ MelpomeneMuse's advice column | Ask MelpomeneMuse A Question ]
ThugGirl041790 answered Friday April 21 2006, 7:18 pm: If you leave the tampon in for a long time you can develope a rare disease called Toxic Shock Syndrome "TSS"..And this disease can cause you to die..
karenR answered Friday April 21 2006, 1:07 pm: Toxic Shock syndrome can possibly lead to death.
It is rare and is usually the result of someone
putting a tampon in and then forgetting its there. Sounds silly but when I worked in an ER I saw it myself.
Anything left in the vagina for a week or so will
have the same result (you don't want to know).
isis answered Friday April 21 2006, 1:01 pm: You could develop Toxic Shock Syndrome, but this is rare and becoming more so. I have included some web sites that will give you all the information you need. Hope this helps.
xoxDaneCookRox answered Friday April 21 2006, 12:57 pm: Well you dont really "die". If you leave one in to long and can get TSS or toxic shock syndrom (im pretty sure thats what it stands for) I dont really know alot about it but i know its bad. IM not sure if it could kill you. Tyr to google it.
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