Thank you God! I was getting so depressed. I tried natural remedies to get the smell to go away but nothing worked. I came across this thread. There were way too many responses saying it was a tampon to the point where it was fishy (no pun intended hehe). But something told me to try because, hey, you never know. I searched and searched...and what do you know? I pulled out THE foulest smelling thing EVER. So disgusting. Needless to say, IT WAS THE TAMPON! Check yourselves ladies. This thread is accurate and a life saver!!