ok well this is kinda a dumb question but i need to know. so if you have a tampon in (when you have your period, obviously) when you have to go to the bathroom do you take it out? and what if you don't have any extras with you, do you put it back in?
Ashumms answered Saturday April 28 2007, 6:14 pm: No you do not have to take it out. When you urinate the tampon will not absorb it. As long as it doesn't need changing it's safe to keep in. [ Ashumms's advice column | Ask Ashumms A Question ]
solidadvice4teens answered Saturday April 28 2007, 10:56 am: Like the pervious poster stated you need to leave the tampon in as your urinate as it doesn't affect a single thing related to using the bathroom as the urethra (the tube that urine comes out of) is not the same opening as where the tampon goes.
I think you knew that however, your post sounded as though you weren't sure the difference between them both.
The only time you need to take it out is if its been 3-4 hours since you inserated it. You need to take it out then for health reasons and to avoid TSS from what I was told in health classes many years ago.
The only thing that will happen when you urinate is that the strings on the tampon that you use to take it out again will get wet with urine. You're completely fine to leave your tampon in and use the bathroom.
Taking extras and changing them every time you pee would only be wasting your money and dwindling supply of tampons as you don't need to change them.
orphans answered Saturday April 28 2007, 10:33 am: hey
no. when you insert a tampon, it's into your "hole." it has NOTHING to do with if you pee or not. you can like, hold the string back in case you dont want to get urine on it (like i do) or just leave it there (cause it will dry up by the time you change your tampon... which i find is slightly unhygenic.)
anyway, you can't put a used tampon back into your vagina... that's unsanitary and nearly impossible without the plastic applicator. if, for some reason, you take your tampon out, realizing that you dont have any extras, you have to either stuff toilet paper up there or buy a tampon / pad from the dispenser that there are in most bathrooms. [ orphans's advice column | Ask orphans A Question ]
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