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[quote=Anonymous][b]For those who don’t think it could ever cause a problem, please read this.[/b]

I have a vivid memory when I was about 4 or 5 of seeing my mom’s used tampon in the toilet, so I thought you could flush them and never was told otherwise. Never had a problem for years in the house I grew up in or anywhere else.

Fast forward to my late 20s, first apartment by myself. It was a bit in the country and had a septic system with a pump and a drain field I believe.

A day after I flushed the very first tampon in the apartment, the entire apartment began smelling like sewage. I noticed when I flushed the toilet a tiny bit of water gurgled up the bathtub drain. Called the landlord who sent a plumber.

After the plumber found and extracted what was clogging the pump, my cranky middle aged male landlord presented the offending tampon was to me on a figurative PLATTER made of plywood and told me to never flush anything but toilet paper. I guess he figured that was punishment enough because he didn’t charge me for the plumber fee.

Please don’t let my humiliation be for naught. Don’t flush tampons! You never know when it will cause a problem, whether it’s the first tampon or the 1000th you’ve flushed. [/quote]

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