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JennK13
07-13-2010, 04:03 AM
Ok, so you've all been warned from the title! :)
Im having issues with irritation from the tampon string. Ive tried putting chamois cremes on it to no avail. Any of you ladies have a way to make it more comfortable? Im not going to not ride for 3-7days a month!
Thanks
OakLeaf
07-13-2010, 04:31 AM
Tuck it up inside.

Or use a Diva Cup.
rubywagon
07-13-2010, 04:50 AM
Tuck it up inside.

Or use a Diva Cup.

+1 Exactly what I was going to say. :o
oxysback
07-13-2010, 05:23 AM
I use this. Works great!

http://www.softcup.com/
BleeckerSt_Girl
07-13-2010, 06:32 AM
Tuck the string inside whenever you are going to do some exercise stuff. Works like a charm. :)

(This is not really my idea of 'extreme graphic'.) lol!
sarahspins
07-13-2010, 07:33 AM
I use this. Works great!

http://www.softcup.com/

Ditto :) The diva cup doesn't work for me (it leaks, no matter what).. but these do. I usually one one per cycle, washing it like I would the Diva then tossing it.

Instead was actually developed by a triathlete :D
arielmoon
07-13-2010, 07:41 AM
Diva cup for me too.
JennK13
07-13-2010, 07:45 AM
Thanks, ladies. I'll give those a shot. I have tucked, but the little bugger works its way down on long rides. :)
Irulan
07-13-2010, 07:53 AM
you can just cut it off, too.
zoom-zoom
07-13-2010, 08:06 AM
I've been having this issue, too. And, joy of joys, I just started TOM this AM (only 22 days since the start of my last cycle, which is "normal" for me...and I hate it. I cannot wait until menopause). My first century ride is Sat. :mad:
ny biker
07-13-2010, 08:08 AM
you can just cut it off, too.

This has worked for me, too.
jenniferh
07-13-2010, 09:03 AM
Don't they make tampons without the string?

Any a similar thought...I noticed last week I had more chaffing while wearing a tampon. I was wondering it that was due to more dryness than normal or if my soft tissues are different at certain times of the month.
JennK13
07-13-2010, 09:52 AM
Both cups say they dont dry you out like tampons do, since they collect the fluid rather than absorb. I would imagine that probably plays a roll.
Zen
07-13-2010, 10:10 AM
(This is not really my idea of 'extreme graphic'.) lol!

L- we're old. Nothing phases us anymore ;)
Grog
07-13-2010, 07:44 PM
One of this forum's best attended thread: The Diva Cup:
http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=2010&highlight=diva
KnottedYet
07-13-2010, 07:51 PM
L- we're old. Nothing phases us anymore ;)

There is certainly a benefit to being old...
(you couldn't PAY me enough to be in my 20's again!)