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Never! I have a septic at home and I've always heard it's bad for the plumbing. Just wrap it in toilet paper and toss it.

I flush them unless there's a sign.

Edited to add: I grew up in the country and lived on a septic system until I married my husband. I've never been told not to flush them and both my sisters flush them, as well.

Wow, I always flush unless in public bathroom that says not too. I had NO idea so many people don't.

I voted "yes always" but there have been exceptions. The last place I lived our toilet clogged couple of times because of them so I stopped flushing them there. But I grew up in my parents house and flushed for probably over 10 years with no issues (and then lived in subsequent apartments for another 5 years before the last one ). so I saw my last apartment as the exception not the rule. I used to even flush the cardboard applicator. I think I just use plastic now so that's why I can't say I do now.

And I can't say that today's threads will even make me stop flushing. I'm pregnant so it will be a while before my next period and I'm not sure if I'll remember or think it's a big deal by then.

We have a septic tank, so I don't flush. When we used to live in the city and were on the city's sewage system, I flushed. So much easier than wrapping it up to throw out!

Never ever in a private home (my mom taught me early on not to) but I have a couple times in public restrooms when they do not have the little garbage attached to the wall in the stall.

@MoonMoon: I've never seen a sign that specified tampons- I assumed the more generic wording referred to pads. And I've never been somewhere without flushing toilets, nor do I anticipate going somewhere like that. Just not something I'd have occasion to do.

My dad's house has septic, and as far as I know my stepmom and little sister flush theirs. I always did when I was there. My stepmom is a major rule follower, and would have let me know real fast if I shouldn't be.

I always flushed until about age 17 when we had a major plumbing backup at my parents' house and the guy told us it was our tampons!! My sister and I were so embarrassed!

Haven't flushed since ... wrap it up with excessive amounts of tp + simple human trash can in the bathroom.

I read once that charmin tp is even too thick for some plumbing and def for septic.

And on a separate note my son threw a wipe in the toilet the other day and I debated getting it out ...but ended up flushing. Haha. I'm scared of plumbing problems.

I used to until a contractor friend told us it's one of the worst things you can flush besides wipes. He's a landlord and said there was an awful clog in one of the apartments he owns - all due to tampons. Now that we live in a house with septic, we flush nothing but TP!

I always have without thinking...But we recently had a backup with unknown cause, and I haven't had a period yet since before I was pregnant with my now 6 month old, so it's not due to tampons, but it will make me think about not flushing them because I don't want to pay another Roto Rooter bill:)

Yes, always. I grew up in a house with 4 sisters, and we all did.