LOVE ISLAND STAR CLAIMS SHE NEARLY DIED FROM TSS

BY JAMES SMITH

Maura Higgins has claimed she almost died from toxic shock syndrome (TSS) after a tampon got stuck inside her for 3 months. TSS is usually associated with tampon use in younger women but it can happen to anyone, and can be deadly if not treated.

Maura was speaking to TV personality Keith Lemon, and brought it up as a warning to others. She said:

"I did have a very bad experience. I'm not a doctor, I don't know much about that [TSS], but I know you are not meant to leave a tampon inside for more than, I think it's nine hours, I think that's the max. There was a tampon inside me for three months. When the doctor found it, it was stuck to my cervix. And I was so ill. I did not know what was going on..."

The Scottish Sun

"There were people that have died from that happening. Young girls might not have noticed, like you go on a night out, what if you got really drunk and forgot, like, these things actually do happen, and people don't speak about it. I remember even being in school, I used to get my tampon out the bag, push it up my sleeve and then go to the toilet like that... thinking back, why was I doing that? It's nothing to be ashamed about, that's why I think it's an important topic isn't it?"

Source: Daily Mail