What is the longest that you should leave a tampon in...?

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Depends. In what?

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personally i change it every time i use the bathroom, that is safest, but they say you can leave it in up to 8hrs.

8 hours. Its amazing what you read while taking a dump lol

I would say about a few hours, change them as often as you can so you don't risk getting an infection or somthing!!!

I hope that helped!

I also change every time I use the restroom.

No longer than a couple of decades.

8 hours

You shouldn't leave a tampn in for more than 8 hours. If longer, it may cause toxix shock syndrome(TSS).

depending on how heavy your flow is... but probably not for more than 6 hours (and thats only if your flow is light) but I have slept in tampons (for about 10 hours) its just kinda risky. But if you can you should change it every two hours when your flow is regular.

It depends on a lot of things. Like how heavy your flow is and there is that comfort level. But like the person before me said, 8 hours is the recommended cutoff to avoid Toxic Shock Syndrome.

The 'world record' is 12 years but that IS NOT something you should aim for.

Personally (I am NOT a licensed medical professional) I would say that whenever you start to get that 'not so fresh' feeling you should go ahead and change that bad boy.

i heard that it was severy four hours, but if you drink your normal 8 glasses a day then you should be urinating frequently, therefore your tampon shoul dbe getting changed regularly.

According to the box 4 hours but I think you are ok for up to 8 hours. The longer you leave a bloody tampon in the more likely you are to get an infection. Its best to use the smallest tampon appropraite to how heavy you are bleeding and change them frequently (every 1-2 hours) if at all possible. Keeping the area clean (including changing your tampon) will avoid infection!

A tampon should be changed every 4-8 hours. Tampax has some very good frequently asked questions about tampons.

The number one thing to be safest is to choose the right absorbency.If you choose the right absorbency you can leave it in for up to 8 hours.

It should not be left for more than 6 hours.

You should change your tampon every four to eight hours, or more if needed. This will help prevent leakage and give you the comfort and confidence that many thousands of women enjoy.

~~( I love how men are answering this question really thinking they know what they are talking about! lol) ; )

I'd say 6 to 8 hrs

Don't use them. They have fiberglass in them to make you bleed more, therefore you have to buy more, and they have asbestos in them. Not good!

I would say two hours.

u should change it everytime u use the bathroom because once u use da bathroom ur muscles done shifted the tampon and itz no longer in da position it was when u first applied it so it is possible that it may slide out afterwards so u should change it after ur bathroom use.

they say 8 hrs. but i like 2 change every 4-6 just in case :)

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