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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It blows my mind that grown women go this long without knowing you aren’t supposed to flush tampons when signs EVERYWHERE tell you not to flush anything but toilet paper. Hospitals, schools, movies, libraries, malls, etc. all places where I’ve seen these signs. Are you just not paying attention?[/quote]

[b]To be fair, this is only "recent,"[/b] and by recent I mean maybe the last 10 years? I swear, growing up there were no signs anywhere. But I'm old. [/quote]

Agreed.  Although it seems so 'obvious' to some now, the signs about not flushing haven't been around forever, and weren't displayed at all when many of us were younger.  What actually seems to be more obvious and logical to many, and no one mentions on these threads (because it's TMI), is to FLUSH BIOLOGICAL WASTE down the toilet.  It really is gross to have to discard a bloody, dripping, used tampon (especially on someone's heaviest days!) in the trash/receptacle rather than just flush it down.        [/quote]

I'm 43, got my period at 12, and have NEVER flushed a tampon (or a pad).  This seems like total common sense to me.  I can't recall whether or not there were signs saying not to, but I'm surprised anyone wouldn't instinctively realize that would be a bad idea.[/quote]

I'm 60 and knew not to flush them when I was 20. I recall every single plumber back in the day warning us about it.[/quote]

I think this may be regional. Just spent time over the holidays traveling around the Midwest and the signs in the ladies room said to not flush diapers, sanitary napkins or paper towels. Nothing about tampons. I grew up there and used to flush. Now I live in an old house in DC and never would do that again.[/quote]

It's not regional. Any plumber anywhere will tell you not to do this. This has been known for many decades. I knew about it 40 years ago.[/quote]

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