Do you change your tampon every time you have a bowel movement?

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Hi, I'm just curious because I don't really have a ton of people irl to talk with about period stuff. When I poop with a tampon in, I COULD hold the string up and out of the way, but usually I just change the tampon because I'm paranoid about accidentally transferring fecal matter to my vulva with the tampon string. Any thoughts?

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Absolutely every single time.

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I have to because if i dont it will come out itself😂 i dont know but when i try to poop my vagina sort of squeezes it out lol

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Unless I had JUST changed it and know it's barely used, I always remove it before I #2. Mostly because 1) I'm a back-to-front wiper (I know, shaaame!), and 2) I actually HAVE dislodged a tampon just from pushing out a poo, lol. 😂

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I change it every time I pee...don't want to risk it

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Yeah you should change it bc pooping can actually dislodge the tampon and make it uncomfortable so it's just a good idea to change it beforehand

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I put the string in my leg crease to hold it out of the way

Do you change your tampon every time you have a bowel movement?

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