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Applecharm25 · 2025-01-20T13:39:48+00:00

I have my period. I can feel that i need to change my tampon. I'm out walking round my city. There are no public bathrooms anywhere near me. I see a sign for a bathroom in a small shopping centre near me. I walk in. The bathroom is actually in a shop. I'm told that the bathroom is only available for paying customers. So now I have to get in a long queue and wait further and buy something while I really need to change my tampon. Surely there should be better toilet services available.

Porgs2 · 20/01/2025 21:44

If you’ve sat on the toilet to change your tampon you have used the toilet!

enkelt2 · 20/01/2025 21:43

Relaxaholic · 20/01/2025 21:27

And the fact that you aren’t dropping the point when so many women are sharing their experiences which explain why the idea is unrealistic suggests you aren’t really genuine here.

This is eye-opening. Are we supposed to give up our point just because the majority of people don't agree? Maybe some of us think independently?

I also don't understand the logic here. So some of us are suggesting to have extra rooms in public for women to use, that's all! We're not asking to reduce the number of public toilets for tampon changing! Obviously it would be even better if they were full-on toilets, but if not, then just for tampon changing would be good. I don't know why people are getting defensive. If you need the toilet while changing sanitary products, you might also want to support having extra rooms for those who don't. It's going to cut the queues shorter.

Genuinely baffled.

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Applecharm25 · 20/01/2025 21:41

DPotter · 20/01/2025 21:39

When you say multiple woman have said they don't use the toilet when changing their tampon, yes about 3-4, with many more saying yes they do use the toilet. I personally found that my bladder was more sensitive during my period and need to wee more often. Also was trained by my Mum - never miss the opportunity to use a loo - you don't know when / where the next one will be.

No news on where in the UK uses the term 'bathroom'.....

Can I ask you a question.

Why does it matter to you if other people say bathroom. And you don't.

I for example couldn't care less what anyone calls the bathroom

Why on earth would you care?

I mean how petty can you be!! Who cares!

And no, I'm not telling you - random stranger, my address.

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DPotter · 20/01/2025 21:39

When you say multiple woman have said they don't use the toilet when changing their tampon, yes about 3-4, with many more saying yes they do use the toilet. I personally found that my bladder was more sensitive during my period and need to wee more often. Also was trained by my Mum - never miss the opportunity to use a loo - you don't know when / where the next one will be.

No news on where in the UK uses the term 'bathroom'.....

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Applecharm25 · 20/01/2025 21:39

Another similiar point to this thread.

I remember reading an article online a while ago. In it, a woman wrote that their needs to be much better period facilities at music festivals.

She said its so hard to have your period at a festival as the portaloos are in such a terrible state, and also have extremely long queues.

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Applecharm25 · 20/01/2025 21:35

FartfulCodger · 20/01/2025 21:32

It strengthens my theory that “she” is not a woman on her period but someone who wants to talk about tampons for some other reason. Why is it even necessary to mention a tampon? There aren’t enough public toilets, full stop. We all know it. We don’t need to explain why we might need to use them.

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Ooh the big bully called me a man again.

Mature. Not.

I'm not a man, pet.

And as a woman i have every right to talk about period products.

You can't bully me or any other woman into not talking about our bodies or our periods.

I've been nice up to now.

But the next person that insults me is getting reported.

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FartfulCodger · 20/01/2025 21:32

Plastictrees · 20/01/2025 20:39

I think her combative and obtuse attitude didn’t help. It’s a bizarre thread.

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It strengthens my theory that “she” is not a woman on her period but someone who wants to talk about tampons for some other reason. Why is it even necessary to mention a tampon? There aren’t enough public toilets, full stop. We all know it. We don’t need to explain why we might need to use them.

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Applecharm25 · 20/01/2025 21:32

Relaxaholic · 20/01/2025 21:27

And the fact that you aren’t dropping the point when so many women are sharing their experiences which explain why the idea is unrealistic suggests you aren’t really genuine here.

Women haven't said my idea is unrealistic.

Women on this page, have said that they're with me on this.

Can you read? Go back and read. It's right there.

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Applecharm25 · 20/01/2025 21:31

Relaxaholic · 20/01/2025 21:27

And the fact that you aren’t dropping the point when so many women are sharing their experiences which explain why the idea is unrealistic suggests you aren’t really genuine here.

So many women?
Lol. You're ignoring women on here.
Have you missed the women on this thread who said they don't need the loo when they go to change a tampon?

Why are you so angry exactly? On a thread that is talking about improving facilities for women.

Why be angry?

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Mrsphilmiller · 20/01/2025 21:29

next time just pull it out in the middle of the street and if anyone gives you funny looks, shout
“I HAVE FEMININE HYGIENE NEEDS” and throw the dirty tampon at them.
THAT should get you your own tampon changing room.

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Applecharm25 · 20/01/2025 21:29

Relaxaholic · 20/01/2025 21:26

Because even if your periods are so light that you could manage with a tampon changing rooms definitely and not a loo, I can’t believe that any woman would have so little awareness around the physical needs a woman has during her period and why a loo would be needed. I’m not going to get into more detail because I think that is what you must be wanting to hear.

Why a loo would be needed by women on their period. .

But multiple women have said on this thread that they don't use the loo, when they change a tampon. Did you miss that?

And obviously in my suggested scenario , to have toilets and period changing rooms,

The women are not forced to not use the toilet.

They would have the option of course.

If they're on their period and they need to use a loo they still can of course.

If they feel they don't need to use the loo, and just want to do a quick change of period product, eg. Pad/menstrual cup/ tampon they could use the changing room

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Relaxaholic · 20/01/2025 21:27

And the fact that you aren’t dropping the point when so many women are sharing their experiences which explain why the idea is unrealistic suggests you aren’t really genuine here.

Relaxaholic · 20/01/2025 21:26

Because even if your periods are so light that you could manage with a tampon changing rooms definitely and not a loo, I can’t believe that any woman would have so little awareness around the physical needs a woman has during her period and why a loo would be needed. I’m not going to get into more detail because I think that is what you must be wanting to hear.

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Applecharm25 · 20/01/2025 21:23

Rtmhwales · 20/01/2025 20:21

People are so hilariously off topic I feel sorry for the OP.

For what it’s worth, I’m with you. I’m American and we say restroom. And I also don’t usually need a wee when I change my tampon so wouldn’t necessarily need a loo, but the loo roll comes in handy for cleaning up afterward if it’s a particularly heavy period.

Thanks for feeling sorry for me!

Yeah I never need to go for a wee at the same time as changing a tampon or pad, usually.

So I was just thinking that female toilets could be better organised.

There are always really long queues.

Women who need to wee, or change a pad/tampon are all queueing for the same toilets.

When if they had toilets ,

and if they also had a couple of small tampon/pad changing rooms , the queues would me much shorter and more efficient

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Applecharm25 · 20/01/2025 21:20

Relaxaholic · 20/01/2025 21:08

I think the OP is a man and the whole thread is a wind up because tampon changing rooms definitely would not work.

Why do you think I'm a man exactly

Also is that not the most immature, purile insult someone could come up with

"You cant talk about womens issues. You're a man!"

I'm not a man.

You're a man!

See how immature it is?

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Relaxaholic · 20/01/2025 21:08

I think the OP is a man and the whole thread is a wind up because tampon changing rooms definitely would not work.

enkelt2 · 20/01/2025 20:54

MereDintofPandiculation · 20/01/2025 20:45

Just pondering on the many long days I've had in the mountains without a loo in sight, and wondering how I coped, not being able to pee behind a bush.

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You've been trained your whole life to cope.

MereDintofPandiculation · 20/01/2025 20:49

So far no one has mentioned a she-wee - has anyone ever used one without getting wee everywhere ?

Yes.

Firstly, you need the little pipe extension, else it gets over your clothes.
Secondly. it takes that concentrated relaxation you need when you're using a bed pan. There's no question of directing it out quickly, you just have to relax and trust to nature.

MereDintofPandiculation · 20/01/2025 20:45

enkelt2 · 20/01/2025 18:38

No one is encouraging men to do that. It's just that they do have that option in absolute emergency while women don't.

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Just pondering on the many long days I've had in the mountains without a loo in sight, and wondering how I coped, not being able to pee behind a bush.

Plastictrees · 20/01/2025 20:39

FartfulCodger · 20/01/2025 20:30

This thread is mad. The OP, who is most probably Jessica Yaniv, getting their thread completely derailed by the use of the word bathroom.

I think her combative and obtuse attitude didn’t help. It’s a bizarre thread.

notedbiscuits · 20/01/2025 20:38

Another idea - hotels. They usually have toilets in the reception area or listed on the board of things such as restaurant(s), gym etc.

I have used toilets in hotels before, here in the UK and abroad. They are clean, free and nice.

It boils my piss when councils close public toilets to save £20k a year when they waste that much plus more a week on red tape etc.

FartfulCodger · 20/01/2025 20:30

This thread is mad. The OP, who is most probably Jessica Yaniv, getting their thread completely derailed by the use of the word bathroom.

Borborygmus · 20/01/2025 20:24

My apologies if this has already been mentioned (I can't be bothered to check the entire thread!), but this can be useful:

https://www.toiletmap.org.uk/

Toilet Map: Home

https://www.toiletmap.org.uk

NattyTurtle59 · 20/01/2025 20:23

ohtowinthelottery · 20/01/2025 13:43

I'm not sure if you are in America or are American (use of the word bathroom to mean toilet is not common in the UK), but public toilets are sadly the victims of spending cuts by Local Authorities in the UK. So whilst I agree that they should exist, they are becoming rarer in the UK (as I'm sure they are in other countries) due to running costs.

I live in a small rural town in NZ and we have plenty of public toilets, there are even some new ones. I also use toilets in some shops (without the need to buy anything), the hospital (just when passing), the cinema (without seeing a movie), the local sports centre, McDonalds, supermarkets etc (again just passing).

Rtmhwales · 20/01/2025 20:21

People are so hilariously off topic I feel sorry for the OP.

For what it’s worth, I’m with you. I’m American and we say restroom. And I also don’t usually need a wee when I change my tampon so wouldn’t necessarily need a loo, but the loo roll comes in handy for cleaning up afterward if it’s a particularly heavy period.