i was just wondering because i am planning on using tampons!!
2007-01-06 09:55:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Women's Health
sorry i ment tampons!!
2007-01-06 09:59:43 · update #1
TSS is extremely serious, but it is not common at all. Only about 50 cases in the US each year. At least half of those are complications of surgeries in the hospital. It is the result of a staph or strep infection.
My daughter got TSS this past September. She almost died in the emergency room. She was hospitalized for 5 days and it took about 2 months for her to completely recover her strength and for her hands and feet to quit peeling.
Her TSS was cause by a tampon that was stronger than it needed to be. It simply dried out her tissues so much the staph bacteria could multiply and produce the toxin that almost killed her. TSS can also be caused by leaving a tampon in too long. If it is left in too long (more than 4 or 5 hours) bacteria can multiply and make you sick.
Our doctors' advice was "to never use tampons again," or "if you use tampons use the lowest absorbency that will do the job, use a tampon only for the duration of a dance class or performance, and use the "cotton only" tampons that are at health food stores."
If you are ever using a tampon and you find you are running a fever, sick to your stomach, or have an achy abdomen, or have diarrhea, and then start getting a strange rash that starts to look like a sunburn...take out that tampon and get yourself to a hospital.
One last thing that we learned too late: The bacteria that cause this infection live on your skin...all the time. You can introduce them into your vagina when you put in a tampon. For that reason, it is wise to wash your hands both before and after you put in your tampon.
2007-01-06 10:22:50 · answer #1 · answered by Elizabeth 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is VERY RARE but that does not mean that you will not get it. You can't leave it in for more than 8 hours a night and you should get the absorbancy that suits you. Not more absorbant because that makes the risk of TSS higher. Be careful because TSS is very serious and can cause death!
2016-05-22 23:54:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should change every 4 hours, if not every 3. If your tampon is eh...dry, go down a size. It is better to change often, than too rarely, obviously. Wash your hands and avoid touching it anything put the bottom to push it in, and you should be fine. And use pads at night!
2007-01-06 10:06:17 · answer #3 · answered by airidonde 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its not pads that cause TSS, its tampons, along with other things.
2007-01-06 10:00:02 · answer #4 · answered by babyj248 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's not common. As long as you change your tampon at LEAST every 8 hours, your risk for TSS is low. If you change it more frequently, your risk lowers further.
2007-01-06 10:01:14 · answer #5 · answered by Meg M 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
no. usually tampons give you TSS because they are worn inside the body.
2007-01-06 10:42:33 · answer #6 · answered by sabaku no clea 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no you get it from tampons not pads
2007-01-06 10:07:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋