My mother-in-law got upset with me when I flushed my 'dirty' tampon down the toilet. She said they're not dissovable. I disagreed and told her they say on them that its biodegradable. I just cannot put a dirty tampon in the trash, I have to flush it. I can't think of looking in a trash can with used tampons. I know you can wrap them in toilet paper and such but it just seems unsanitary to me. Am I overreacting? How many women throw away instead of flushing their USED tampons?
2006-06-27 06:31:15 · 16 answers · asked by Cantrelle 3 in Health ➔ Women's Health
That's gross. Your garbage would smell if you put a bloody tampon in it. I have always flushed mine. And I agree with you about having to look in the trash and see one.
2006-06-27 06:43:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 10⤊ 5⤋
Tampons can certainly clog a toilet. If the trash in the bathroom starts to smell from throwing a pad or tampon out ... it should be emptied more often. I haven't used tampons in ages, though. If I did, I would probably throw it in the trash just so the toilet wouldn't get clogged.
2006-06-27 13:55:05 · answer #2 · answered by burning bright 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To shut the mother in law up...wad up toilet paper and throw it in the trash so that it looks like you are going with her wishes. And then keep flushing them anyway. It will not hurt the septic system. Good Luck with the monster in law.
2006-06-27 13:40:37 · answer #3 · answered by murph_ltt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have used tampons since i started my period, and have never clogged up a toilet with one. The box says they are biodegradable meaning that they can be flushes. some tampons are made of material that can be flushed and some aren't. the ones that say they are biodegradable can be flushed the ones that don't cant.
2006-06-27 15:31:21 · answer #4 · answered by Heather W 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You mother-in-law is a hippie that needs to join the 21st century. Flushing is an easy and sanitary way to dispose of a used tampon.
2006-06-27 13:39:55 · answer #5 · answered by princessdsf 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I flush them down just like you and nothing has ever happened to the toilet, I think its yucky to have it sit there in the trash even if it is not visible.
2006-06-27 14:32:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
wrap up in toilet paper...arent u scared it might not flush down one time?
WAIT..how does ur mother in law know u flushed a tampon down the toilet??? thats kinda weird
2006-06-27 14:41:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Older toilets and/or older septic tanks may not be able to handle tampons - that may be her problem. The tampon box should say whether they're biodegradable.
2006-06-27 13:38:32 · answer #8 · answered by Victoria 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can tell you have never paid a plumming bill in your life.
The company may even claim you can flush them, but they are not betting on all the crummy plumbing that has been installed over the years. They do not factor in things like unseen tree roots in the pipes.
Do not do it.
2006-06-27 13:36:59 · answer #9 · answered by NoPoaching 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I ALWAYS flush them. Its disgusting to put them in the trash. They will start to stink even more than they did origionally.
2006-06-27 13:39:15 · answer #10 · answered by shawny4me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're an idiot. You can't flush a tampon down the toilet because it will clog the toilet, not because it's okay for the environment. Wrap the tampon up really good, or start hiring a plumber on retainer. You shouldn't really use tampons anyway they're kind of nasty.
2006-06-27 13:36:17 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 6⤋