Do tampons effect peeing?

[gg111 97]

So, tampons and period-stuff aren’t my thing, but I am interested in how they affect a woman’s ability to pee. 
 

I remember a girlfriend telling me about how she can’t pee with her tampon in. One time I watched her on the toilet (she knew about my pee fetish) and when she took the tampon out, she let out an audible sigh and an impressive piss stream. It almost reminded me of how champagne comes out after the cork is popped! Ok maybe that’s an exaggeration, but it definitely seemed like the tampon somehow also blocked the urethra and kept the piss in.

Do any of you have similar experiences? Does it make it more difficult to pee? On the reverse, does it make it easier to hold it in?

[Bacardi 10,131]

No. Tampons are so thin they've never stopped me from peeing. I've never heard of that before. 

My cup will tho if it's not where it's supposed to be. 

[dykepiss 85]

it depends on the person and the tampon. for me, it does not stop me from peeing but i do have to push a bit harder than usual.

[MRJH22 220]

I have an interest in periods and don’t think I have wondered much about this before. Interesting question. Will be interesting to read the responses from those ladies that will be happy to share their experiences on this.

[puddyls 26,253]

well first of all, y'all (the boys, specifically) do know that the urethra and vagina are two different orifices, right? one is, just like men's, for urination. the other is for reproductive things- like the 'mensies'. so a tampon in the vagina shouldn't affect the urethra too much. but, i suppose, like almost all things, there is a spectrum of abilities, and physical characteristics of the genital architecture, for each woman. no one i've personally had any conversation with about periods has had that be an issue. and as for my own experience, tampons aren't a hinderance to the physiology of peeing. and is usually why i'll use them instead of a pad. though, i feel like there is a kinda psychological stigma about it that may be why i often refrain from most of my shenanigans during my monthly. 

Edited October 13 by puddyls

[MRJH22 220]

ha yes I am aware. From my experience, my girlfriend can pee fine during her period while using a tampon. I have some friends though that have said they can’t use a tampon at all and stick to pads, so there must be differences for some ladies.

I think a lot of ladies feel bad for doing stuff during their period due to the way society views periods as a bit taboo. You shouldn’t be afraid to do as you please though.

[PeeOutside 67]

That's a good question, I am also curious. Does the string hanging out affect your pee stream at all? 

[UnauthorisedGuy 510]

Going on some of the replies that have been posted, I'm thinking any effect is probably psychological, rather than physical.

I've seen posts online from women who are worried about the hygienic aspect of peeing on the string, and because of this, they remove their tampon before peeing.

I'm guessing that concern (or being uncomfortable with tampons in some other way) might lead to a physical feeling of not being able to relax and pee until the tampon is removed. 

Edited October 13 by UnauthorisedGuy

[Hamster245 590]

8 hours ago, puddyls said:

well first of all, y'all (the boys, specifically) do know that the urethra and vagina are two different orifices, right? one is, just like men's, for urination. the other is for reproductive things- like the 'mensies'. so a tampon in the vagina shouldn't affect the urethra too much. but, i suppose, like almost all things, there is a spectrum of abilities, and physical characteristics of the genital architecture, for each woman. no one i've personally had any conversation with about periods has had that be an issue. and as for my own experience, tampons aren't a hinderance to the physiology of peeing. and is usually why i'll use them instead of a pad. though, i feel like there is a kinda psychological stigma about it that may be why i often refrain from most of my shenanigans during my monthly. 

Maybe with some, but I've had 3 partners who've had period sex and it's always been incredible. 

[Bacardi 10,131]

5 hours ago, PeeOutside said:

That's a good question, I am also curious. Does the string hanging out affect your pee stream at all? 

I've thought about this, but I used tampons all throughout my high school (switched to a cup about a year after I gave birth) and no, the string never affected me when I peed. Never received any UTIs or TSS whem i used them. Probably because generally speaking pee cannot travel upward toward the internal portion of the tampon so a little bit of urine on the string isn't going to hurt.

10 hours ago, puddyls said:

well first of all, y'all (the boys, specifically) do know that the urethra and vagina are two different orifices, right?

I wish I had a dollar for every time I've had to explain this to someone on here 😭  

[MC Cumzy 1,641]

On 10/13/2024 at 2:46 AM, puddyls said:

well first of all, y'all (the boys, specifically) do know that the urethra and vagina are two different orifices, right? one is, just like men's, for urination. the other is for reproductive things- like the 'mensies'.

I think knowing about my pee fetish helped educate me on this from a young age, despite being male

Edited October 14 by MC Cumzy

[gg111 97]

Yes, I know it’s two different orifices. I didn’t mean to offend or insult anyone. I was just reporting on what I saw with an old girlfriend. 

[PissDude 479]

My ex wife claimed she couldn't go with a tampon in. I didn't know any better at the time.

[Alpian 687]

It was not in the context of peeing, but I once heard or read that a surprising number of women don't know how to properly insert a tampon (maybe not so surprising, if I think about my first experiences with condoms - it's not as if you'd want your parents / teachers or even friends to sit down with you and practice...).

A tampon that's not inserted deep enough will apparently hurt and generally feel uncomfortable. It would also be sitting in the tight zone where vagina and urethra pass between the muscles. So I can imagine it to push against the urethra and create a blocking feeling.

If the tampon is inserted all the way, it should be sitting above the urethra and not obstruct peeing. None of my girlfriends ever seemed to have issues peeing with a tampon.

I'll stop mansplaining and let the real experts tell us...

[MRJH22 220]

1 hour ago, Alpian said:

It was not in the context of peeing, but I once heard or read that a surprising number of women don't know how to properly insert a tampon (maybe not so surprising, if I think about my first experiences with condoms - it's not as if you'd want your parents / teachers or even friends to sit down with you and practice...).

A tampon that's not inserted deep enough will apparently hurt and generally feel uncomfortable. It would also be sitting in the tight zone where vagina and urethra pass between the muscles. So I can imagine it to push against the urethra and create a blocking feeling.

If the tampon is inserted all the way, it should be sitting above the urethra and not obstruct peeing. None of my girlfriends ever seemed to have issues peeing with a tampon.

I'll stop mansplaining and let the real experts tell us...

Ha I agree on leaving it to the experts but I have also heard this reported. My girlfriend also has mentioned to a friend who had issues with tampons that if a tampon is not inserted far enough, it will always be felt and may be painful. I am also minded of a tv add campaign that ran here advising ladies to ‘get it up there’ or some wording along those lines.

[swekiss 1,066]

To me it definitely has an effect. Not on the physical ability to pee, but my willingness to because of the consequences.

I don't pee with a tampon in because I don't want pee potentially travelling up and in. (And yes, @Bacardi, it actually can travel up the string and in to the tampon because of capillary force, I know from both physic lessons as well as first hand experience.)

And since one isn't in, there is the risk of unwanted mess that needs to be adressed. Therefor it will take longer and require more work from start to finish to pee/go through the processes. To me that makes it a hastle which makes me often hold off a bit longer before going. To top it off it's too expensive (and painful) to change a tampon too often, so that further makes me not want to pee unless I really have too. Or of course if the tampon needs to be changed I pee to prevent needing to in an hour.

So, basically, for me having my period/needing a tampon ruins everything that I enjoy about peeing. 

[on the porch 709]

Ruth here , growing hip I was never allowed to use a tampon ,  it was forbidden , religious cult I was in , I had to use a rolled up cloth napkin .

Now all them days as behind me .

[oliver2 4,418]

1 minute ago, on the porch said:

Now all them days as behind me .

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[on the porch 709]

7 minutes ago, oliver2 said:

This line hits like a freight train 😭

Growing old ,or my life ?.... Ruth 

Edited October 20 by on the porch

[oliver2 4,418]

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[on the porch 709]

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