TMI Question Regarding Tampons

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Anonymous wrote:We had a bad backup in our sewage line I guess and the (redneck) plumber said to my husband (loud enough so I could hear), "Youu need to tay-ull Momma not teeew flush them tampons down the tuue -let." Embarrassing.

Almost spit out my tea laughing at this one!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I use OB tampons which do not come with applicators or plastic wrapping that a used tampon can be placed into. I flush. I have always flushed. I will likely always flush. They are not expensive and they are flushable. I do not want a nasty blood soaked tampon sitting in my trash can for a few days nor am I interested in taking the trash out every couple of hours to get rid of the smell of rancid blood. Gross. Also, there is zero chance that even if I did use cheap tampax tampons that come with a flimsy paper wrapper that I would take a blood soaked inflated tampon and try (in futility) to jam it back inside that paper wraper which is going to tear from the wetness. Not only that but then your hands are covered in blood and when you come out of the restroom stall you're going to touch a faucet that other people have to touch in order to wash their hands. That's disgusting on so many levels! Come one people...seriously...flush your damn tampons! Anything else is just flat out disgusting. Also, I think all the anti-flushers on this thread are the same 1-2 people. There's no way there are so many people tossing bloody tampons into the trash.

This! Thanks for breaking it down. Even if I do begin to throw my tampons away, THIS ^^^ is why I never have before.

[Anonymous]

I like the environmentalist saying that a bloody tampon will mean they have to add MORE chemicals to the water. You know, the water being treated for fecal matter.....

The Diva Cup intrigues me since my body actively shoots out tampons. But I was once fitted for a diaphragm and the size of that thing scared the shut out of me. Can't imagine the size of a Diva Cup (tumbler?) I would need.

Flusher here all the way. I don't like my menstrual blood nor my breastmilk. I don't have deeper issues -- or at least the voices in my head don't think I have issues.

[Anonymous]

Flushed em all.. City septic systems, country septic systems, old houses and new.

Now I use the Diva Cup...although getting that rinsed out in public is a bit of a nightmare and blood bath at times so I do occasionally use tampons...and flush them.

[Anonymous]

They can also attract insects

[Anonymous]

Put it in a small cup of water to help flush the blood out. Water your plants with it, then toss the tampon in the trash.



I only tried this a few times, but it did actually help my plants. Was a little weirded out by how well it worked!

[Anonymous]

I flushed for many years growing up in my parents house, but stopped when the pipes clogged and my parents got a HUGE plumbing bill. The plumber specifically said it was from tampons.

From then on, I put them in the trash, and just threw out the trash every night during my period.

[Anonymous]

Toss, never flush.

[Anonymous]

I keep a supply of newspaper bags (yes, I still get the paper) in my bathroom. I take the used tampon, wrap in a bit of paper, put it in a bag and tie off the top. Once in a while if the flow is super heavy and it's the middle of the night, I flush.

But this is why I always hope my heavy days are during the week when I'm at work so I can flush there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I always flushed until I had the very embarrasing experience of having a plumber show me a pile of old tampons he pulled out of one of our pipes. Asshole plumber he was. I toss now though.

Well, it did the trick, no? And he actually fucked himself, too, b/c he's not getting business from you - at least not at that "level."

[Anonymous]

We had a massive backup, and the plumber actually showed me the beach ball sized mass of tampons he snaked out of the main sewer pipe under the house.

He was laughing hysterically. All the way to the bank.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You should never flush tampons. Ever. Unless you want to put your plumber's kids through college.

LOL! I am going to encourage my son to be a plumber especially with the cost of college these days.

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:To the Flushers-

It is amazing that you do not understand basic plumbing and the problem with flushing. That you have "flushed for 30 years" with no problem does not mean that countless others have had problems as a result of flushed tampons (I know several people, including my MIL). There is a reason the public restrooms ask you to not flush sanitary items down the toilet.

As for it being "grody" or "gross", it is no more/less gross than flushing. Whether thrown away or flushed, you still have to remove the dirty tampon, touching it. Further, and not to be too graphic, but if you grab the string with a piece of TP, wrap it well in the wrapper and additional TP, you do not see or smell the used tampon. At all. You don't just throw the used tampon on the top of the trash. And, frankly, you've prob been in public restrooms where tampons are in the trash and you don't know it.

I wish all of you flushers a clogged toilet so you will eat your words.

Wouldn't there be some public service announcement if it was such a huge problem for countless others?

To be honest, until reading this thread I had no idea so many people flushed tampons. Of course we have all seen the signs in public restrooms asking that you not flush sanitary products (would you consider that a PSA?) and I always thought that was directed at a very small minority of people who were selfish or didn't know any better, I mean duh- the receptacles are there for a reason. dcum never ceases to surprise and amaze me. plenty of products claim to be flushable but still cause major problems. a friend just spent a lot of cash on a plumber after those allegedly "flushable" toddler wipes clogged their lines.

Same here. And I read another story about the "flushable" wipes and am weaning myself off sending those down the toilet.

Also, I'll leave this here:

http://news.yahoo.com/gross-15-ton-blob-fat-found-growing-sewer-130743125.html

[Anonymous]

I can't believe there are so many flushers....I was tought to toss. Lucky for me my dog only likes new tampons not the dirty ones

[Anonymous]

I guess I don't get the graphic descriptions of smell and blood from tossed used tampons. Wrap them well and push them into the trash can. Ours all have lids (we have dogs) so you don't see or smell them. It's never, ever been an issue.

Even if you were to flush you have to touch the used ones. Sometimes that can be messy.

There is a reason public restrooms don't want you to flush.