could I have an STD? - Sexually Transmitted Diseases Message Board

gboro · 06-23-2008, 05:53 AM

I am a gay man. About a week ago I had a sexual encounter with another man. We had protected anal sex and unprotected oral sex without ejactulation. The next day I started feeling bloated and full of gas then I had loose stool. A day later I noticed that it burned when I urinated. I went to the doctor two days after the encounter and he did an instant urine test to see if I had UTI. The results came back negative. The symptoms had also seemed to dissappear when I saw the doctor. Three days later It started burning again when I urinated and I felt a little bloated. I also noticed a new symptom which was a milky white discharge. I did a search online and it seems to point to an STD but if I had protected sex I dont see how its possible. My question is this, If the doctor had done a standard quick urine test and found no bacteria or abnormailties that would indicate I had something, does that rule out STDs, gonorrhea or clamidia? During that encounter it was also the first time I had been anally penetrated and the person was a little rough. Could that have caused my symptoms?

smokey22 · 06-23-2008, 07:19 AM

Hi there.

I was thinking it could possibly be male thrush, it can appear as sore, red, itchy penis and discharge and it can be passed on oraly. It is a yeast infection and can be treated quite easily. Gonorrhoea can also be passed on orally. Apparently there is a lot of pain when urinating which can be quite severe - and discharge. Your partner could have something like this and not even know it as some people don't show any symptoms.

Even if a man thinks he hasn't ejaculated there are small jets which leak out during sexual activity and any bacterial STD can be exchanged orally as well. Unless you are in a steady relationship with a person and KNOW they are clean of STDs it is always best to wear protection, even for oral sex.

The loose stools and gas could be a result of recent activity?!??

I am pretty sure the urine tests the doctors so don't check for bacterial STDs, i had a male friend who went through some pretty rough stuff with gonarreah and i know he had a lot more than a urine test! I think it would involved some sort of swab from your penis?

If they continue for more than a couple of days and are causing you concern i would go to the doctor for a full check up, checking for all STDs etc. STDs aren't very pleasant and can get worse the longer you leave it - so if you are concerned please don't sit and worry, get to the doctor!

Hope all turns out ok for you.

gboro · 06-23-2008, 07:28 AM

Thanks. But would a simple urine test indicate an infection even though it doesnt specifically check for gonoreah or other bacterial STDs? If there is no infection dected, no white blood cells, bacteria ect, would it rule out a bacterial std such as gonorreah?

smokey22 · 06-23-2008, 07:32 AM

sorry, just edited my previous post as i realised i missed this out!

Basically i think STDs don't show in urine tests. When a woman gets checked out we have to go through swabs taken from inside and for a man i would think the swabs would be taken from the penis or inside (ouch!). I think the urine tests usually just check for a urine or kidney infection.

Hope this helps!!

gboro · 06-23-2008, 07:44 AM

thanks alot. I didnt know if a urine test revealed "unidentified infections"