Doctor warns of sexually transmitted intestinal infectionsBy Sam Garcia / Staff writer, with CNAIntestinal infections previously thought to be gastroenteritis or food poisoning may be linked to sexual activity, posing a new public health issue, a physician at National Cheng Kung University Hospital said today. This type of infection is more common among those with multiple sexual partners, men who have sex with men, HIV-positive people and those with a history of sexually transmitted infections, Tsai said. National Cheng Kung University Hospital infectious disease specialist Tsai Chin-hsiang displays data on a computer in his office in Tainan in an undated photograph. From 2020 to 2023, sexually transmitted disease monitoring at the hospital confirmed that rectal LGV is spreading in Taiwan for the first time, Tsai said. The key to treatment is accurate diagnosis, which can include stool tests and sexually transmitted infection screenings, Tsai said.

Source: Taipei Times January 07, 2026 15:04 UTC