• Evia@lemmy.world
    44·
    10 months ago

    I can’t speak for all women but I think I’d try to have enough of both food and pads/tampons if I could. Pads are much more efficient at absorbing than a bundle of cloth and are cleaner, so wouldn’t cause thrush and other infections

    Pads and tampons are also good first aid supplies - I think tampons were first invented to plug bullet holes

    • Kusimulkku@lemm.ee
      11·
      10 months ago

      I think tampons were first invented to plug bullet holes

      I think tampons are older invention than bullets. I know tampons have been used for battlefield wounds, but I don’t think that’s their original intended use.

    • medgremlin@midwest.social
      1·
      10 months ago

      Tampons are useless for wounds as they typically hold less than 30mL/1oz of fluid. If you have a large wound that is bleeding despite applying pressure, use a tourniquet (which you can make out of any sufficiently strong fabric and a stick)