UTI (Urinary Tract Infection): common after unprotected anal Posted: 10-07-06 21:23pm
After having anal sex with my girlfriend,
in which I am and always have been her
only partner, I began to secrete a
puss-like yellowish discharge from my
penis. This condition was also accompanied
by painful urination. Can a infection
occur from having unprotected anal sex?
She has no symptoms of any kind. As a
percaution we have both started taking a
high dose of antibiotics as well as a
medication for a urinary tract infections.
Much to my surprise after 2 days I feel
better with near to no puss left. We have
been together for a LONG time I know that
neither one of us has slept with anyone
else and we've both had std check-ups
annually which are always negative. We
haven't ever had anything like this occur
before. Like I stated earlier, this only
occured after having unprotected anal sex
is this common? Please help us.
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Sexual Health - Men Answer A1623 Posted: 10-16-06 02:58am
According to the symptoms you describe
(yellowish discharge from the penis,
painful urination) and data about
unprotected anal sex, it seems very likely
that you have been experiencing a urethral
infection (urethritis) probably caused by
bacteria normally found in the rectum. The
most common bacterium found in the rectum
(and large intestines) is Escherichia
Coli. This bacterium (most of its
sero-types) normally lives in the bowels
and doesn’t cause infection in the large
intestines. If it reaches the urinary
tract, however, Escherichia Coli usually
causes a urinary tract infection (UTI).
The urethra is the lower part of the
urinary tract and Escherichia Coli can
cause urethritis if it reaches the area in
greater quantities (during anal sex).
Urethritis caused by Escherichia coli is
not considered a sexually transmitted
disease but it can be transmitted via
unprotected anal sex. You can use condom
to avoid this type of infection.
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