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towel V tampon - the great debate

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What do you use?

ok so which are better in your opinion? are you a towel girl/ are you a tampon girl? share your pros and cons, and tell me what you personally prefer. what works best for you especially on your heaviest days?

Im a towel user but i find them unreliable, so i guess id like to find out if tampons are better to use. but i hope this thread will help out those of you who are experiencing problems with whichever method you use.. and maybe those of you who are worried about using tampons (like me)

advice, thoughts and opinions please...

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Reply 1

Mooncup :p:

used to use towels, moved onto tampons, then got a mooncup... Ill never go back..

Reply 2

I prefer Tampon to be honest with you. The feeling of it inside me makes me feel secure.

Reply 3

Is it just me or does talking about stuff like this just make you feel icky.

Reply 4

Not much of a debate in my opinion.
I think towells are disgusting- its like wearing a nappy- walking around in your own filth. Its uncomportable and messy and gets stuck to you. Dont even get me started about how revolting it is in the summer.
Never again :biggrin:

Reply 5

^ nah, i prefer towels. that might be because i'm really light so i don't get this sticky/sweaty/whatever feeling but towels ftw in my case

Reply 6

louisedotcom
Not much of a debate in my opinion.
I think towells are disgusting- its like wearing a nappy- walking around in your own filth. Its uncomportable and messy and gets stuck to you. Dont even get me started about how revolting it is in the summer.
Never again :biggrin:

and tampons isn't walking in ur filth?^o)
I don't like tampons I use pads or "towels" if you wish. If you go to the bathroom enough times a day you won't be walking in your "filth"

Reply 7

louisedotcom
Not much of a debate in my opinion.
I think towells are disgusting- its like wearing a nappy- walking around in your own filth. Its uncomportable and messy and gets stuck to you. Dont even get me started about how revolting it is in the summer.
Never again :biggrin:

A nappy?! What kind were you wearing?? I dont think they are that bad just the security of a tampon is better for me.

Reply 8

yea dude seriously.. don't come in here^o) you've done this to yourself...
and you never know.. some dudes might want to share stories.. gfs w/e

Reply 9

Tampons definitely!

Reply 10

I choose lesbian vampires.

Reply 11

Pads for me
Hate the thought of tampons - to quote a wonderful young lady of these boards "No way am I putting one of those in my holiest of holies!"

Reply 12

Towels....I don't understand why some women use tampons all the time. To me they're only useful for swimming and I don't swim.

Reply 13

Tampons are just so much more comfortable, convenient and less messy :/

Reply 14

fleur de lis
Tampons are just so much more comfortable, convenient and less messy :/

Wouldn't they absorb less? Plus there's the problem of them getting stuck...

Personally they don't sound comfortable to me but I suppose that's individual.

Reply 15

They don't get stuck :s-smilie:

It depends, if you use a tampon with a high absorbency, they can hold a fair amount!

Reply 16

fleur de lis
They don't get stuck :s-smilie:

It depends, if you use a tampon with a high absorbency, they can hold a fair amount!

A friend of my mother's had to a tampon removed in hospital after the string broke.

Reply 17

Eek, that's not too nice!

I'm sure it doesn't happen that often though.

Reply 18

Tampons. So definitely tampons.

They are way better for heavy periods in my opinion, they are cleaner and you can actually forget all about periods (for 4 hours at least..). And uhh, I have never heard of the string breaking, and even if it did it's hardly going to get lost, it would be a bit disgusting but you could get it out yourself! I think a lot of people are just scared of using them and so invent all these excuses, but unless your period is very light they're an infinitely more efficient way of dealing with things.

Reply 19

Mooncup. Mooncup > tampon > towel.


Towels....I don't understand why some women use tampons all the time. To me they're only useful for swimming and I don't swim.


I don't understand why some women use towels some of the time. They are only useful for never.