Can I swim with a tampon inserted?

During menstruation, it is generally not recommended for women to swim or take a hot spring bath. On the one hand, there is a concern that water may enter the vagina and have an adverse effect on menstruation; on the other hand, there is a concern that bacteria may enter the vagina and cause gynecological problems such as vaginitis, as the body's resistance is relatively low during menstruation. However, if you use an internal tampon, you can swim, but you must pay special attention to hygiene. Next, let’s take a look at some answers to your questions about internal tampons!

The biggest concern of many women who have no sexual experience about using tampons is whether tampons will damage the hymen? According to a study published by a certain doctor in 1994, there was no significant difference in the hymen between habitual sanitary napkin users and habitual tampon users among women with no sexual experience. The reason is that the hymen is an elastic tissue with an opening diameter of about 2.5 cm, while the diameter of a tampon is about 1.5 cm. If used correctly, it will not cause much damage to the hymen.

You can still use tampons during sleep at night, but since the night time is longer, you can choose tampons with weaker absorption to use with sanitary napkins. If you still have health concerns, you can use sanitary napkins instead.

Some women use tampons in order to engage in activities such as swimming and hot spring bathing during their menstrual week. Due to the physiological structure of the human body, water will not enter the vagina, but when using tampons to engage in such activities, they still need to pay attention to hygiene and cleanliness.

Some people also worry that the cotton thread (drawstring) will break. Since tampons are high-density compressed bodies, the cotton thread is tightly pressed into the tampon body, so that the cotton thread can withstand a tensile force of more than three kilograms, and there is no need to worry about the cotton thread being broken.

The above is some knowledge about internal tampons during menstruation. It can be seen that if you use internal tampons, you can swim, but not for too long. If you are using a sanitary napkin, you cannot swim. Another thing to note is that women should not touch cold water during menstruation. If the water is too cold, it will inevitably affect the smooth menstruation.