A mother-of-one has told how she nearly died from toxic shock syndrome after forgetting about a tampon for five days. Toxic shock syndrome can cause the body to go into septic shock, a serious case of sepsis, which can cause multiple organ failure and eventually death if left untreated. I felt something with my fingernail and it dawned on me that there was a tampon inside me. Shortly after she was diagnosed with toxic shock syndrome. She says: 'I couldn't believe a tampon nearly killed me.

Source: Daily Mail October 10, 2020 12:08 UTC