tampons and swimming pools?

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I read somewhere ago about the germs from the swimming pool travelling up the tampon?? is that true? should I be worried?

thanks

If you wet to a pool that wasn't treated with any chemicals (such as chlorine) then i suspect it is probably possible.

Most modern pools use chlorine to kill bacteria.

wet = went

the chlorine in the pool is supposed to kill all the bacteria.

If you are worried, just change your tampon after you get out of the pool.

you could jsut change your tampon after swimming or get a mooncup.

or try a mooncup :)

x posted cpa

no more than they could without a tampon in - if the germs can travel up a tampon, they can travel up your fanjo in the water

But wouldn't the germs in the pool travel up the..erm..."gap" in which a tampon sits if you go swimming at other times of the month?

You are being silly, if you immerse yourself in water then some of the germs in the water will get into all nooks and crannies - tampon or not!

Hah, xpost

some of us have a more watertight fango than others.

i never liked using tampons in the pool. i always had visions of an octopus style squirtage during a particular vigorous breast stroke

i should be fine then as my fango is very tight, both my children came out of the sunroof and there's not much happening in the bedroom of late!

thanks ladies!

on a sidenote, i heard the tampon string gets wet hence the germs travelling up! guess i will change it as soon as i get out or tuck the string right in and hope to find it later!

Of course the string gets wet

Are you taking the P?!

If you are that worried, just go swimming next week instead.

On that note...what about when you go for a pee? Doesn't that make the string wet and the germs go up? Isn't unadulterated pee in the vagina worse then chlorinated water?

pee is actually sterile.

You can catch all kinds of infections from swimming pools including ones in your fango.

Chlorine works to an extent.

I suppose the tampon risk is that the germs stay in place for a while when you are swimming, rather than sloshing out again through force of gravity.

Used tampons whilst swimming for years and in a number of swimming pools (competitions). Never got an infection, never crossed my mind I might.

Just be sure to change it straight afterwards to avoid damp knickers

So why is there a problem wiping after a pee if you wipe towards your fanjo? (now really confused)

because it might transfer germs from your anus whp :)

WHP means backwards from wee to fanjo.

If you really want to worry consider this: the water soaks up the string and swells the tampon, thus filling the tampon with water and meaning it can't absorb any blood. So when you get out of the pool, a flood of blood comes out. You think that can't happen? Unfortunately, it can.

I don't swim during my period now.

oh sorry am dense