TSS and the Keeper?

[adjectivegail]

just on an information-gathering quest at the moment, and haven't been able to find anything...

there's lots of info on the Keeper site about how tampons give you TSS and therefore you should use the Keeper. except that, if i understand it correctly, what gives you TSS is when Staph. aureus bacteria get into your vagina, and get into microscopic cuts/tears in the vaginal wall, and enter your bloodstream. or at least, i think that's what current theory is.
well, if that's the case, surely wearing a Keeper, or using Instead, or sea sponge tampons or whatever would have at least the same level of risk as tampons? in the case of the Keeper and sea sponge tampons, if you're taking it out and reinserting it, surely the risks are then increased?

i'm not trying to bad-mouth alternative products; i'm wearing my Keeper at the moment, and i love it *grins* but i do want to get clear on this point, because i think it's important.

thanks :)

Comments

[puttysan.livejournal.com]

The reason tampons are more dangerous than the alternative forms is because the fibers of the tampons stick to the dry walls of the vagina, and tear off the outer layers. This leaves small open wounds, which makes it easier for the bacteria to enter the body. Just by the nature of the Keeper, and the texture of the sea sponges, they aren't nearly so rough on the vaginal walls. It is quite possible to, say, cut yourself with a fingernail while inserting/removing the Keeper (yes, I have cut myself before. not fun.), but this is much less common than the tampons being rough on the walls. Sea sponges just aren't as dry and "sticky" as tampons. Alternative forms can lead to TSS, as anything inserted into the vagina can, but the incidence is much lower than with tampons.

[thevargasgirl.livejournal.com]

tampons are also bad cause they absorb EVERYTHING in your vagina. all the good bacteria, the personal lubricant, the blood.
a dry cunt is an unhappy cunt. its also easier to get cuts because all your personal lube is gone.
*t*

[amber-moon.livejournal.com]

you get TSS if you wear the tampon too long, that's what i've read
hrm
trick business...

[lizdefiance.livejournal.com]

there has been only one reported incident of TSS with a sea sponge, and none with a keeper.