Giardia, Entamoeba, Cryptosporidium and Shigella
(Shigella is a bacterium and the others are protozoa)
\uf0d8 The vast majority of enteric infections are passed through
contaminated water and food via fecal-oral contact (poor hand
washing, river water, etc.).
\uf0d8 Sexually transmitted enteric infections are passed through
contact with the anus (feces) through oral-anal sex or
\u201crimming\u201d. The microscopic organism must be ingested in
order to infect.
\uf0d8 Often asymptomatic, but symptoms can include: diarrhea,
abdominal cramps, bloating, fatigue, and weight loss.
\uf0d8 Infection is usually self-limiting unless the person is HIV coinfected
\u2013 then the infection is more serious and prolonged.
\uf0d8 Curable with specific medications.
V. Douching
\uf0a7 Several recent studies reveal that women who douche get more PID
than women who do not douche.
\uf0a7 Women who douche also are more likely to get Bacterial Vaginosis
(BV), a common sexually associated vaginal infection.
\uf0a7 Experts in women’s health recommend that women do not douche.
\uf0a7 Although more research needs to be done on the effects, anal
douching, enemas, or colonics are not recommended.
\uf0a7 People who receive anal sex and want to douche anally, using only
water is one form of risk reduction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Giardia, Entamoeba, Cryptosporidium and Shigella(Shigella is a bacterium and the others are protozoa)\uf0d8 The vast majority of enteric infections are passed throughcontaminated water and food via fecal-oral contact (poor handwashing, river water, etc.).\uf0d8 Sexually transmitted enteric infections are passed throughcontact with the anus (feces) through oral-anal sex or\u201crimming\u201d. The microscopic organism must be ingested inorder […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-about-std","category-blog"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t