• Health.What is the toxic shock syndrome associated with tampons?

Maëlle was 17 years old . A little over a week ago, the young Belgian was returning from the gym around 8:30 p.m. when she began to feel ill. At 11 p.m. the thermometer confirmed that she was sick: she had a fever and suffered nausea and vomiting. The first visit to the hospital concluded with a common diagnosis: gastroenteritis . But his condition would only get worse.

On Tuesday night, vision problems and very low tension were added to his discomfort. Again, he goes to the hospital, this time by ambulance, and again, the same diagnosis: gastroenteritis . The thing would go from worse to worse, reports Paris Match .

When they see that Maëlle suffered severe dehydration, her parents take her to another hospital, where she enters the ICU directly. The diagnosis finally arrives, too late: toxic shock .

It was the mother of the young Belgian herself who has decided to make her public history on Facebook to try to prevent something like this from happening to other girls.

The toxic shock , of which the prospects of most brands of buffers speak, can be caused by two types of bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes , some of whose strains are capable of producing a toxin with great power to trigger a sepsis But not all infections by these pathogens cause a toxic shock syndrome (SST) , but it only appears in people whose immune system has not developed antibodies to cope with the action of these toxins.

It is not fully known why the use of tampons is related to the appearance of OSH, although the absorption capacity of these products and their placement inside the vagina, which allows a greater concentration of oxygen in the area, favors toxin production. Therefore, it is recommended to adapt the level of absorption to the amount of menstrual flow always opting for the lowest degree of absorption and it is not advisable to keep the same buffer for more than eight hours.

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