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I left my tampon in for a while. Will anything happen?
So I was at school and left my tampon in for 7 hours. Then when I put my next tampon in the day after it hurt REALLY bad (like my lower stomach). Is this normal??
If you're worried that you have toxic shock syndrome, you don't. That usually only happens after 16-18 hours of having a tampon in, and once you get it, you'd be deathly ill within hours. I have left a tampon in for more than 7 hours and I've always been fine. I'm not a medical professional, but you probably just have cramps or just are in pain when you insert a tampon, which is normal. Hope this helps!
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