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Tampons (not uncomfy but can feel it)
So I've recently tried tampons. I've had my period for 3 years and was too big of a chicken to try tampons.. But I got the courage this weekend to try them and surprisingly they aren't that bad :) i don't know what I was scared of haha. I think im putting then in correctly. My only problem is that I can still feel the tampon when im walking. I understand that if it's uncomfortable, then it's not in far enough. But see... When I walk around after, I can feel it but it's not really uncomfortable. Like I can handle it.. It's not like unbearable pain.
So am I supposed to feel it but it's not really hurting? I tried searching online and some people said it's normal since I'm a beginner at this and I'll get used to it. Is that true?
Also I play a sport and I'm worried that while im playing, I will feel it and something bad will happen.
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I started my period at the age of 12, my mum gave me pads and I used it for a couple of years. Then we received samples of always pads and tampax tampons from beinggirl.co.uk, i tried the tampons out but i felt really uncomfortable about inserting stuff in me, my mum feels uncomfy as well so I just kept the samples. When I was about 15, I decided I'd try tampons another go, promising myself to put it in all the way, and I did it. At first it was uncomfy though, and I felt it whilst walking too.
Like "Peeps" said- Beginners typically feel the tampon inserted until the vagina is desensitized enough from the insertion of a dry piece of bleached rayon/cotton blend and the removal of such, including the lining of the vaginal wall. It may take one cycle or it may take 6 cycles for your body to lose enough sensitivity for you to no longer be able to feel the inserted tampon.
I had to keep practicing too to improve the feeling of not actually feeling it. But dont insert a tampon if you do not have your period because it will irritate your vagina. Only insert it if you have.
If you can still feel the tampon, you havent put it in far enough. The outside applicator's end has to touch the vagina before you the push the inside applicator in so you wouldnt be able to feel it, just relax whilst putting it in so your muscles wouldnt tense and make it difficult for you to insert the tampon. and just dont push the outside applicator too much in that it actually pains you.
There are also allegations that rayon in tampons causes TSS, and dryness or ulcerations of vaginal tissues.
TSS is a rare but potentially fatal disease caused by a bacterial toxin. Using tampons is a risk of TSS, so safety precautions have to be done.
To minimize the risk of TSS, use a tampon of your exact absorbency, and change it every 4-8 hours.
Read and keep the inclosed leaflet from the tampon box-- everything you need to know is in it.
Hopee this helps
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Beginners typically feel the tampon inserted until the vagina is desensitized enough from the insertion of a dry piece of bleached rayon/cotton blend and the removal of such, including the lining of the vaginal wall. It may take one cycle or it may take 6 cycles for your body to lose enough sensitivity for you to no longer be able to feel the inserted tampon.
I know what you should be afraid of. Tampons have been linked to dioxin exposure. There is no safe level of dioxin, and dioxin has been linked to a wide variety of health problems (cancer, endometriosis, reproductive damage, retardation, immune system damage).
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Do you vagina and your entire body a favor and throw away the rest of the tampons. If you insist on inserting a menstrual product into your body then use something safe, such as a reusable menstrual cup. The link I included above also has a link to what menstrual cups are and how they don't put your body at risk for further health complications and do not cause vaginal desensitization.
"The cotton and rayon that is typical for mass produced tampons may actually contain pesticides and chlorine. Pesticides are used on the products while still in the fields to reduce the risk of bug infestations within the crops. These pesticides kill living insects so that they do not damage the crop. Chlorine is used purely as a whitener to bleach the finished products. This chlorine may actually cause a form of dioxin to be created within the product.
Dioxin is associated with environmental pollution and is highly toxic to the human body. Dioxin is actually said to be one of the most harmful and toxic chemicals known to science today and has been deemed a serious health threat. Dioxin has been linked to cancer, severe reproductive and developmental problems, immune system damage, interference with normal hormonal function and production, birth defects, infertility, increase chances of miscarriages, reduced sperm counts, endometriosis, diabetes, mental impairment, skin disorders, and even lung problems. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reported no "safe" level of exposure to dioxin."
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I can't be sure, but it sounds like what's happening is you are not inserting them far enough. Does it feel like its pressing against the opening? This is just going to take some practice, that's all. Try not to worry about inserting them too far. You can't. And you know its too far if you feel extreme pain, which probably won't happen anyway. Next time you try it, use a little vaseline or lubricant on the tampon and be sure to insert it as far as you comfortably can before using the applicator to "push it in". Try jogging, or exercising, with one in before you start competing while using them, just so you can have the peace of mind that it won't come out. And it won't. Don't worry. Pretty soon it'll be second nature.
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