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When I stumbled upon an article a few years back (right here on this very site!) that revealed the shocking truth about not flushing tampons, I initially filed it under “Whatever.” It’s not that I doubted the advice; I just couldn’t comprehend this new reality. After all, I had been flushing tampons for 25 years without issue. Surely, the horror stories of clogged pipes and hefty plumbing bills only applied to older homes, right?
For several months post-epiphany, I felt a twinge of guilt every time I changed my tampon. I continued to flush, albeit with crossed fingers and a silent prayer that it wouldn’t resurface. I mean, what else was I supposed to do? Toss it in the trash? No thanks. I’d seen the warnings in public restrooms and on the packaging about not flushing tampons, but wasn’t that aimed at the applicators? I never flushed those! The actual tampon, though? That seemed flushable, didn’t it?
Fast forward a couple of years and I’ve come to categorize “don’t flush tampons” under “Lessons Learned the Hard Way.” You know, like how a shower curtain rod can’t withstand the weight of a teenager. True story.
Recently, we began to notice an unpleasant odor in one of our bathrooms—something akin to rotten eggs. Odd, I thought. Then my son mentioned the bathtub wasn’t draining. Not at all. Soon, the toilet wouldn’t flush either, and no amount of plunging could save us.
It was time to call a plumber, I told my partner. You can probably guess how this ends… $800 later, along with a stern warning about flushing feminine products, our plumbing woes were resolved. The plumber, bless him, reminded me not once, but three times that he removed “a lot of feminine products.” (He used that phrase as if he were teaching a health class in the ’80s.)
After recovering from the shock of the bill, my immediate reaction was disbelief—could tampons really be the culprit? I had flushed them for over 30 years without a hitch! While I’d love to say I’ve learned my lesson, breaking a 30-year habit is no small feat. A part of me still suspects it was the paper towels my son carelessly disposed of that caused this disaster, coincidentally during my period. Right?
But let’s entertain the idea that tampons were to blame. What on earth are we supposed to do with them? Toss them in the trash? Life just got a whole lot more complicated. My period is approaching, and I’m starting to panic. How will I break this long-standing habit? Am I going to have to take out the trash multiple times a day? Should I try a menstrual cup instead? It’s all feeling a bit overwhelming—kind of like that time I accidentally flashed a tampon string at a swim meet. Ugh.
Menopause is starting to look pretty appealing right about now.
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Summary:
Flushing tampons may seem harmless, but it can lead to major plumbing issues, as I learned the hard way. After years of flushing without a problem, a costly plumbing bill and a stern warning from a plumber opened my eyes to the reality of feminine product disposal. Now, as my period approaches, I’m left wondering how to break this habit and what to do with my tampons instead.
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