What Do I Do if Tampons Hurt?

China News Service, November 18, 2013. According to the website of Taiwan Dongsen TV Station, a 14-year-old girl from Wales, Natasha, used tampons for the first time, which caused toxic shock syndrome and died unfortunately. Her The family hopes that her death will remind the world of this rare but deadly disease.

Sanitary napkin poisoning incident

According to Taiwan media reports, a 14-year-old British girl died of poisoning when she did not understand the tampon when she first used it. The girl who died of tampon poisoning used a tampon with high absorption capacity, which caused the vagina to be too dry and injured the mucous membranes. The Staphylococcus aureus invaded the blood to produce toxins, which eventually led to toxic shock syndrome and killed her .

Can tampons kill you if you use tampons? This undoubtedly sounded the alarm for women's health. According to the teenage family, generally speaking, if tampons are placed in the body for too long, toxic shock syndrome may be caused. But 14-year-old Natasha died of poisoning purely because tampons were inserted into her body. Toxic shock syndrome is a very rare disease and a fatal disease. Netizens were shocked: It seems that for young girls who use tampons for the first time, they must be used under the guidance of their mothers or close people, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous.

Bupa (British largest medical insurance company) said in a statement that it is still not possible to fully confirm why the use of tampons is related to toxic shock syndrome, but the absorption of tampons (the amount of menstrual blood absorbed by tampons) Considered a factor. "The company recommends that women use tampons, choose tampons that are suitable for their menstrual blood volume, that is, the" lowest water absorption "is suitable, and often change the tampons and switch to tampons when sleeping." The "minimum water absorption" is chosen because if the absorption is too good, the vagina may be too dry and the mucous membranes may be injured, and S. aureus inside will invade the blood to produce toxins. ^[2]

It is reported that 5 days before her death, Natasha developed fever, vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness and other symptoms. The doctor originally thought that she was infected with Norovirus, but the treatment was not effective.

Natasha s family is sighed. All the family members are very shocked and regretted. So she lost this beautiful girl. Shock syndrome. "," We decided, at least in the UK, to make everyone aware of its symptoms and what the risks are. "

Bupa (BUPA, the UK's largest medical insurance company) said in a statement that it is still not completely clear why the use of sanitary napkins is related to toxic shock syndrome, but the absorption of sanitary napkins (Blood volume) is considered a factor. The company advises women, "To use tampons, you must choose a tampon that is suitable for your menstrual blood volume, that is," minimum water absorption ", and change the tampon frequently and use tampons when you sleep. " ^[3]