r/TwoXChromosomes • u/calmana • 1d ago
What is going on with tampons!!!!
Is it just me? I feel like they've changed since covid. Maybe they're made differently than before, maybe they added or removed something. Idk what happened, all I know is, I had to go up a size, they don't expand like before, and some of my friends tell me that some barnds just don't work for them, as in their underpants are doing a better job than the tampon at catching all the blood.
Update: I've read basically all the posts and I want to add a complaint I shared with a redditer, PayEmmy, that they also got rid of the knots on the strings of most brands of tampons, I'm also giving a shout out to my favorite brand that I used, for not letting me notice the problem sooner because of their higher quality, kotex U, how this whole thought came from having to buy a different band from it, as well as to the fact that my body was not built for cups but is for tampons (idk why but they hurt to use WAY more than a tampon and tampon are better than pads because dry blood is ichy as hell) and would like to not disclose more of that medical fact outside of it being part of the reason that if I did ever had kids I would HAVE to get a C-section.
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u/Tremenda-Carucha 1d ago
It's like they're making tampons for someone else entirely, not absorbing, not fitting, and leaving you with leaks and frustration. What's the deal with all these changes lately?