How Do You Get Trichomoniasis – Spread of Trichomonas Vaginalis
Q: Can you catch trichomonas any other way besides sexual intercourse?
-By Tiffany
Reply:
Yes, trichomoniasis can spread through non-sexual routes also, though the incidence is very rare.
Trichomoniasis is grouped under STDs. It is most often transmitted in the course of unprotected sexual intercourse with an infected partner. Almost all of the infections take place through penis-vagina intercourse or vulva to vulva intercourse with an infected partner.
The vagina is the most common site of infection in women, while the urethra is the most common site of infection in men. These areas also serve as reservoirs of infection.
Non-sexual Transmission of Trichomonas Vaginalis
The causative organism trichomonas vaginalis, a protozoa can live in the exterior of the body for around 45 minutes. So it can stay on damp towels, wet toilet papers, unclean commodes and even swimming pools used by infected people.
So, it is possible to contract trich STD if you come into contact with the following:
- Damp infected towels
- Infected bedding or bathing suits
- Contaminated douche nozzles or specula
- Toilet seats used by infected individuals. Here the protozoa find their way easily into the vagina.
- Infected swimming pool water
Live germs of trich STD have been found in urine and semen after several hours of exposure to air. They have been found live and active in swimming pool waters as well.
You cannot contract trichomonas vaginalis through kissing or sharing utensils.
Take Care,
Buddy M.D.
I was diagnosed with trich recently. I have been in one relationship for 13 years and married for 7 years with two children. We had moved to a new state 2 months prior to me getting symptoms. I went to a low cost clinic since I am uninsured but knew the symptoms I was getting were not normal and I needed to find out what was going on. I thought I may have been having issues with a IUD.
After a exam and the doctor stepping out for a few minutes with a swab sample. She returned to tell me I had a parasite called trich. She told me it was a STD and under her “interpretation” for I was infected. Needless to say my world shattered in that moment.
I asked is there any possibility this was incorrect or it can be contracted any other way than sexual contact and she said NO!
So there I was leaving a clinic not knowing what was going to be my life from that moment. After confronting my husband with the information, he was shocked and swore he has never and would never be unfaithful to me and our children. Now, I have absolutely no reason to not believe my husband other than this information I received from this doctor.
We have trusted each other 110% our entire relationship. He was on the phone trying to find a polygraph examiner while I was on the internet reading blogs and articles and found there was so much conflicting information about this parasite. I decided to call my OBGYN that delivered my two children and saw me through some tough situations.
I have gone through with my body and was assured that it is most definitely possible to contract this parasite without sexual contact! Through a public pool, hot tub, wet towels. We had visited a public pool about 7-10 days prior to my noticeable symptoms. We had also stayed with a family in a situation where towels could have been shared unknowingly to me.
There is not enough scientific evidence about the way this parasite is contracted if your gut says your partner is faithful go with it.
As you have read above, trichomoniasis does spread through non sexual routes. There is enough evidence of such modes of spread. Many patients have got infected this way.
Faith in a relationship is absolutely a different parameter. There may be many other ways by which you will be able to gauge your husband’s love and loyalty for you.
It would be advisable not to be impulsive in taking decisions.
What if I take my medicine for it but have my underwear for 2 days since does it stay longer or still go away ?
Can’t locate your original question thread, dear.
My primary doctor and my wife’s primary doctor both say that trichomonas vaginalis can only be caused by intercourse. Why are there so many conflicting professional opinions about the possible causes of trichomonas vaginalis? Your site and many other sites disagree with my doctor. I would really like to have some confidence in an answer either way. Whether is it only transmitted through intercourse or if other ways of transmission are possible.
The most common mode of spread of trichomonas vaginalis is undoubtedly sexual transmission. So, majority of the patients we deal with in our clinics can be grouped under this category.
So, statistically, the sexual way of spread of this disease is much common, comprising more than 95% of the cases.
However, non sexual spread is also possible, as you may read above.
Can u get it through soap
Unlikely.
My only question is this: If neither partner has been unfaithful but you have been sexually active with this partner for the last 8 months, why is it all of a sudden flaring up now when it didn’t ever before that?
As documented above, trichomoniasis may spread through non sexual modes also, like using infected towels, contaminated toilet seats or swimming pool.
This disease can be treated, more efficiently if the treatment is started early. So, it is suggested that both of you go ahead with the treatment at the earliest.
I was recently diagnosed with Trich. I have only been with my husband and he has only been with me. So it doesn’t make sense how I got this. Unless I caught it when we went to the beach. I got in the public pool and hot tub while several other people (strangers) where also in them. After that I begin to notice the symptoms about a week later. Now places like that seem so gross, knowing that’s probably where I caught it.
It is very likely that you caught the infection from the public pool/ tub.
It is very difficult to maintain such pools. The water can’t be changed after each use. Though the authorities are using certain antiseptics in such places, still most of them are contaminated.
I have it for couple of mounts, and my partner doesn’t get it. Is this possible?
Very unlikely, since this disease is very infectious.
May be, your partner is taking antibiotics as a precaution.
My wife has it but I do not so how is this possible. I have not had sex with her since she was diagnosed with it. She has taken all of her medicine but wanted to divorce me because she thought I had cheated on her until I got tested and found out I don’t have it.
What is better to use tenonitrozole or metronidazole and what is the difference?
For trichomoniasis, metronidazole is better. This drug covers the infection better.
Tenonitrozole is also an anti-protozoal medicine. However, if you have any liver problem, it is better to avoid it.
If you get trichomonas from pools, does that mean our kids also have it?
How old are your kids?
It is unlikely for small kids to get the infection. However, teenage girls may get it from places like infected pools, toilets etc.
Watch their genitals carefully. Do they have any redness, swelling, pain during urination, or any other symptom?
If yes, they need further investigations to confirm the diagnosis.
Hello, I just got cured of chlamydia. I was given some big white horse pill and they said that one time treatment will cure everything. All my other std tests came back clean. So, now I’m starting to notice little tiny painless skin colored bumps around my clitoris area. If I try to pop them, it stings kinda. I just don’t know what this is and it’s freaking me out. Help me please! (The pimples are small like goose bumps on your arm when it’s cold. They feel gritty if you squeeze them together.)
Are they itchy or painful? Any discharge from the vagina? Any redness or swelling in the area?
No redness, no pain, no itching. A year or two ago, I got a bump under my arm pit. I messed with it till it opened and it was like a clump of deodorant under skin. Kinda hard and squishy. On my bottom, I messed with one and it was way smaller than the one on my armpit but the same white thing came out of it. It stung for a second when I opened it. Then the sting went away real quick. So I’m thinking what it would be. It couldn’t possibly be an std because I was just tested and before the test I haven’t done anything for three weeks. So I’m just bumfuzzled.
Though these lesions are unlikely to be STD lesions, it is better to get them checked by a doctor to rule out any possibility of STDs. This is just to be on safer side.
Your lesions sound to be sebaceous cysts. They are harmless lumps and may appear anywhere on the body, particularly in the armpit, groin and other moist places.
They are filled with a thick pasty, white colored fluid, called sebum. Most of these cysts get resolved on their own with time. If they pain or turn red, antibiotics are required.
I have little white bumps that look like they would be a pimple but they aren’t as big around my clitoral hood. Around my actual folds, there is redness around it and on my labia minora there may be little bumps too, I’m not too sure. I have never had sex before, so this can’t be an STD, right? I’m just scared and I would really appreciate if you could help me with this.
These are likely to be pimples on your genital area.
You need to keep the area clean and dry. Wash your genitals daily while bathing. Wear loose cotton underwear only, to let the area be moisture free all the day.
If any of the pimple becomes painful, you may apply mupirocin (bactroban) ointment over it twice a day for 3 to 5 days.
Read more on genital pimples and their management.
My wife was diagnosed with trich. The nurse told her that the only way she could have gotten it was through sex. However, I never experienced any burning sensation through urination or itching of my penis. Can she get trich through other forms of contamination?
Yes, trich spreads through non sexual ways too. You may read above about it.
Even if you don’t have symptoms, it is suggested that you treat yourself with the complete course of trich pills. This is essential.
My roomate was just diagnosed pregnant and with trich! The plumbing in my master bathroom is being worked on so we share a bathroom. Is it possible to spread through the shower? We dont share towels and have started bleaching the toilet after every use! Im afraid she may have been using my bar soap and im paranoid to shower without standing on a hand towel!
Hi! I had a pap smear in Feb 2014 and had another one on July 22 2014. In Feb, my result was fine. In July, my doctor told me trich was found in my pap. I have had 5 miscarriages. I have been with the same guy for a year and 5 months. He swears that he has never been unfaithful, about a month prior to my pap he was itching real bad around his penis and testicles and developed what looked like a rash of dry skin but the itching and dry skin went away after about a week or two. Is it possible that I contracted from him? Also about a month and a half ago, we swam in a lake where “blue algae” was present. We had sex while in the water. Is it possible that I could got trich from the lake? Lots of people swim there. I truly want to believe he is faithful. I’m just confused. I was clean 5 months ago and now contracted this. I’ve never had any kind of STD in my life. I’m 29 years old! Please help!
There is equal probability of any one of the modes of transmission to have happened.
Your boyfriend may be having some STD that you got infected with. He must have been honest and faithful with you since last two years. May be he had this infection before that. The infection stayed dormant in his body for those years, to express itself now in the form of rashes.
It is also possible that you got that infection from the lake. Public lakes are usually contaminated with such bugs.
The third possibility is that you may be having this infection from your past sex life. STDs may lie dormant (inactive) for a few days to years and may express themselves later on in life.
It is essential to get treated for this infection. It may be causing those abortions.
I was diagnosed with trichomoniasis and treated for it. So was my partner. We have since had sex. I’ve been taking baths with my 3 year old daughter. I have another test this Friday to ensure I don’t have trichomoniasis still. Can my daughter contract the disease in the bath with me? Please let me know I’m terrified:(
Yes she can get the infection during bathing with you, if your secretions happen to touch her private areas.
If she has the infection, she’ll get symptoms. Watch her closely for any symptom.
I don’t know if I have TRICH again for sure. I got diagnosed, I started treatment. During the treatment I was hospitalized for PID and put on 3 IV antibiotics. They cultured me in the hospital and I was negative for TRICH. I still completed the treatment after being sent home. The only symptom I have now (weeks later) is foul smelling discharge, but no other symptoms of TRICH. I’ve had bv before, it seems like that is what I have now. I have an appointment to be cultured again this Friday. But it is TRICH, what symptoms should I watch for in her? What should I look for? Should I check her privates daily? Also, if it is BV, can that have been passed to her too through bathing? I’m so scared I will never forgive myself if I compromised her health in any way. I thought I was cured, and still may be, but that’s the only reason she was bathing with me or I wouldn’t have if I thought I had anything. The discharge just started the last couple of days. I haven’t been bathing with her since. Please help:(((
Check her genitals daily. You need to watch for any redness or swelling down there. Note for any discharge or foul smell from the vagina.
I have been happily married for nine years. I was just diagnosed with trichomoniasis. I told my husband and he said he did not cheat. I have not cheated. My husband went to his doctor and he tested negative. My doctor and his doctor stated this STD is only passed through sexual intercourse. Again, I have not cheated. How and why is this happening to me? I just want an answer because this is driving me crazy. I feel like I want to die. My husband said he believes but I cannot let this go. How did I contract this STD?
Trichomoniasis spreads via non sexual modes also. You may read above about them.
You may give him some benefit of doubt. Nine years of happy married life deserves to be trusted further.
Is there scientific proof stating that Trichomoniasis can be spread without sexual intercourse?
As mentioned above, there are non sexual routes also through which the organism causing trichomoniasis can spread. There is enough clinical evidence for this.
However, in 99% cases, the spread is through sexual mode.
I was at a pub in Saturday night and was using the toilet. On Monday I was getting these symptoms of discharge of yellow and watery and on Tuesday there was a smell. I went to the clinic on Wednesday and they diagnosed me with trich. Me and my husband have been married for a year and 3nonths and we have been faithful to each other.I was so shocked cause I didn’t understand d where I picked it up from. Can you please help me?
Very likely from public toilet, common bath pools, used wet towels etc. You can get trich from these non sexual means also.
I am pretty sure I have Trich. I have all the symptoms; swollen, red, itchy vagina; painful around the clitoris and inside the vagina; redness & swelling, especially inside the vagina (it was so tight & swollen & inflamed, I couldn’t get a pencil in there). At first I thought I had a yeast infection, so I started treating for that, and putting the cream inside me, and on the outside, but then it seemed to make everything worse. Then it was hard to pee, painful to pee, etc. Then, all of a sudden I start getting this “God forsaken” vaginal discharge from hell!. It just won’t stop oozing out, and it’s greenish, yellowish, grayish – with a foul smell, (not fishy), just a bad smell. The thing is, I haven’t had sex with anyone in about 2 years. Only thing I can think of, (that I did recently), was that I had gone to a Tanning Salon, (and recently worked at one, cleaning the beds! Gross!) – now that I think about it. And because I usually lay “naked” in them, (which I will never do again), I am thinking that’s how it was transmitted to me – since those beds are “hot”, and people are going “in” & “out” of them, one after the other. I’m sure the other people were “naked” too. Unless it can be transmitted from washing clothes in the same washer with a roommate who has it? So, my question to you, is: could I have gotten it from the Tanning Salon, (by laying in the bed)? Or through my roommate, in the above described situation? Or could this have been lying dormant inside of my body for over 2 years? And it’s just now coming out because I’ve been masturbating too much lately, or over-using my vibrator? Thank you in advance! Jordan in TX.
Most likely from the salon, though nothing can be said for sure.
I was diognosed with trich and had not had intercourse for at least five weeks before I got symptoms. Would it take that long to appear or would it be more likely that I got it from another source?
Trich may stay in dormancy for long periods before you get symptoms.
I was diagnosed with trich 1 year and 4 month ago and now I’m pregnant is there any complication on my pregnancy because of it?
Were you treated fully for it then?
I am currently taking antibiotics to cure my trichomoniasis. I have a 3 year old daughter whose potty training. I teach her to use her potty but one day she decided to be a big girl and use the big toilet. I hadn’t had a chance to disinfect the toilet prior to her using it and I still have very bad symptoms as I had just started my treatment. Now she is saying she is itchy. Is it possible that she can get it from me after using the toilet? Is it also possible to spread to my son if he has to release a bowel movement which causes him to have to sit down as well?
Yes, that’s possible. You’ll need to sanitize the toilet seat every time.
I have symptoms of Trich (although I have not been to the doctor yet to get tested, I’m pretty sure that’s what it is from all that I have read). I have been with my partner for 9 months now and he says he is completely faithful and I have no reason to doubt him. I have had several sexual partners before he and I met. Is it possible for Trich symptoms to just now be appearing months to a over a year after being exposed?
Trich may remain dormant for long time periods. However, in most cases, you get symptoms within a month of exposure.
So my friend is being tested for Trich. He thinks he may have it. We never engaged in intercourse but have goofed around fondling and such while playing in a hot tub. The hot tub wasn’t up to real hot tub temperature at only about 85 degrees being its one of those inflatable ones. My question is, he has been symptomatic since about 2 weeks after our hot tub encounter. It’s now been 7 weeks and I have no symptoms or irritations…. how likely is it that we have Trich?
If he has Trich, you are likely to have it too.
Symptoms may take 2 to 4 weeks to appear.
I have just been diagnosed with trich. Same as everyone else. Faithful etc. I was in a swimming pool on a florida vacation. I fell under the water and couldnt see at all. My vision was very blurry. This has never happened to me before. I always swam with my eyes wide open and never had these problems. When i came back from the pool i didnt shower right away. I became very itchy and alot of gray discharge came out. Are clothes and everything else to be disinfected and washed after my husband and i finish treatment?
Just the clothes that were exposed to your body those days. Also, towels, bath tubs and commodes.
I was treated for trich 4 days ago i dont normally wear underwear and wore the same pants i wore when i was infected to take out the trash now im nervous i reinfected myself is that possible can your own infected clothing allow it to return
Yes, in cases wear the temperatures are warm and humid, or if the pants were stored in a moist place.
Hi I was just diagnosed with Trich. and I am taking metro. I have 2 sons ages 8 years old and 3 years old and we casually share towels on a daily. i am so scares they have it now. What are the symptoms to lool for in little boys??
It’s unlikely that they’ve got infected. However, it’s better to use separate towels, just to be on a much safer side.
Your kids may not show any symptom even if they are infected. Only a lab test would confirm the diagnosis.
I have been diagnosed with TRICH. married for 15 yrs and my husband says he has never cheated and I have never cheated but a month ago my towel was chewed by a dog then I just washed it. Could I have gotten it from there or my hubby is not telling the truth?
Unlikely to be from the dog.
Can u get trichomoniasis from oral sex?
Yes.
I was informed that I had Trichomoniasis. I had the symptoms. However, my husband had none. I know I have not been unfaithful and my husband says he has not been either. How did this happen? Please help, I don’t want this to harm my marriage.
You may get Trich from non sexual modes as well, like using infected pools, toilet seats etc. Read the article above for more info.
I was diagnosed with truth I thought it was a yeast infection cause I’m not sexually active so I was using my son’s coconut oil that I use on him instead of diaper rash cream. I am scared I may have forgot to wash my hands or something Is there a possibility I could pass it to my son through the oil? And I got treated for trich truth and my symptoms started going away until I used my loofah today in the shower now my symptoms are coming back. Could I have redirected myself.
I have a lot of typos I didn’t notice bc of my error correct I hope u can read it
Yes, you can potentially infected him by contaminating the oil.
I was diagnosed with trich a month ago and took the antibiotics properly and the symptoms seemed to go away . i wore a pair of shorts i wore while i had trich and now my vagina is itchy and i just had sex again for the first time and it hurt really bad . could i have gotten trich again from the shorts ?
That’s unlikely.
I was diagnosed with trichomoniasis and I took the pills to curead it but as I read on top that it could be spread through non sexual ways I have a 2yr old and a 1yr old I’m worried about. Can they catch it if I didn’t wash my hand’s n changed there diapers? Or if I bathed with one of my babys?
Transmission of the bug requires contamination by intimate fluids. They could have caught the infection if you used your towel for them.
Bathing together or changing diapers are unlikely to have infected them.
Didn’t u tell a mother earlier in the thread she could have infected her child through bathing
You’re unlikely to have contracted the bacteria, unless you share same damp towels or toilet seats. If the seats are cleaned after each use, it’s alright.
I had been treated for trich two months ago. I wore a Pair of old underwear yesterday and now I smell that smell again. Havent has sex in 4 months. Could I get it back from the old panties?
It’s unlikely.
I have been diagnosed with trich bout a month ago I have taken the medication for it as well as my husband but we had intercourse before his week was up after taking the medication could there be a possible way i have it again? Can I pass it on to my kid who is still in diapers if I haven’t washed my hands before changing him?
Unlikely, as he was already under antibiotic coverage.
Please, I’m desperate!!! I’ve just been told that I’ve got Trich! However, I’m engaged to be married to the love of my life of 6 years, and I’m in complete panic. I’ve never, ever been unfaithful, never crossed my mind! He himself is the most loyal and faithful man I know, so there is no way for him to cheat eather. But now I got this bull***t somehow! I am known to use a wet towel after showers at times, and we have visited a pool within the last 5 months. Please tell me that there is a chance that I’ve gotten it that sort of way, because for me there is no other way of me getting it. We are planning a wedding and a pregnancy and I am so scared that something like this could put in danger our whole future…
It’s possible to get it from infected pools or damp used towels. You need to treat yourself and your partner with the full does of antibiotics before planning pregnancy.
I recently dignosed with trich by my gynea. I had this itchy sensation and cottage cheese discharge which I tot is yeast and I self treat it. But after 5 days I still feel the itch but no more discharge of the cottage cheese but it turned to yellow and green instead. I started to feel swollen inside my vagina and severe burning sensation.
I went to my gynea after inspection she told I had foamy discharge and this is trich. I have been with my husband for 6 years. We only see each other. Could this bug stay dormant for 7 year which I get out from my previous bf?
The doc prescribed me with 5 days of metronidazole, I have taken it for 2 days and I still feel the burning on and off and my vagina still very swollen. Am I being treated with the right medicine? I am still waiting for my swab result. Besides we are going foot holiday in a few days, can I go to the swim in the pool with my 3 year old daugther. Will I pass it to her? I am so upset. Hope to hear from ur reply.
It’s unlikely that you had the bug for 7 years without getting symptoms. May be you caught this infection in recent past from some infected pool or toilet seat.
Medicine is alright. You need to complete the course. Better avoid common pools till you get well.
Thanks for ur reply.
One point I have forgotten to ask. My doc also prescribed me with albothyl suppository for me to inside every other night. During the insertion, I feel that my vagina is never the same. It is so swollen inside that make me so hard to push the suppository as deep as possible. My question is will trich make my vagina swollen like that? I could feel the entire vagina is swollen..
I am not confident that after the last pill all the symptoms will go away. In case I still.feel the symptoms will the doc prescribed me the same antibiotics or I will never heal again?
Look at my symptoms, am I really infected with trich or some other std? I am so so worried.
Did they do a swab culture to confirm Trich? If not, you may request for it.
May be you’re feeling the inner musculature of your vaginal canal, as you insert the suppository. It’s unlikely to be a massive swelling.
I’m afraid I might have trich I was diagnosed with BV a few months ago and took Flagyl for it. However, my husband did not take any medication because obviously he can’t get BV. We had sex after I concluded the medication and a few weeks later I’ve noticed that I’ve been bleeding in between period (spotting) and have had a lot of menstrual like cramping when I’m not on my period. I’m afraid it could be trich and need to be tested. I sometimes bathe with my daughters 3 and 7 and share a towel with them. Is it possible that they too could have trich? It doesn’t seem like they have any symptoms no redness or pain and obviously no spotting but should I take them to the dr to be tested as well just in case ?
It’s unlikely that they got infected from you, unless you share the same towel for rubbing the private areas too. May be you can get yourself screened out first.
Could trick be passed, hand to genitals? Someone putting their hand inside you then touching their penis?
Yes, it’s possible.
If u have Trich dose that mean u have hiv
No, these are separate infections.
I have burning when I ejaculate. I have not had sex with my wife for years. I was on vacation in Cancun where they had a swim up bar. They also have two hot tubes in the bar area. There are hundreds of people using this pool. I have not had sex in a long time so I am sure this pool is where I got this. I do think some of the people use the pool as their bathroom. I am going to the doctors to find out what is going on but if it is STD it must have come from this pool. I do not think my wife would believe it so I will not say anything to her until I get my results from my doctor.
Likely to be an infection. Very much possible that you got it from the pool.
I recently found out I have Tric and me and my two year old son took a bath together could I have given it to him?
Unlikely, unless you used the same towels to dab dry your genitals.
My partner may have Trich and we split up and they ended up having sex with someone else and oral sex and we got back together and the person they had sex with got blood work back and that person has Trich and we were together for 9 plus years so they aren’t showing symptoms and thank god neither am I but like I said they had sex and oral with this person and that we got back together and had sex after this person that just confirmed they have it should I worry that I have or that my partner has it?
I was just diagnosed with Trich. I started looking for information about non sexual contraction because I have, on occasion, shared a bath or shower with my daughter, including bathing with her recently after being mistakenly told I didn’t have an infection. You say to watch for symptoms but you also say the disease can be dormant for many years. So should I get my daughter tested just in case or would this just cause unnecessary trauma? Could it do her harm if she had it and didn’t know? I am also worried about the ignorance of some doctors who may suspect sexual abuse. My daughter is 16 months old.
Let us know your symptoms. Do you have any discharge? If yes, how heavy?
I did have moderate discharge, yes. That was my main symptom along with itching. It wasn’t crazy heavy but it smelled strange, which is why I got checked out. My daughter isn’t showing any symptoms so far. I have been keeping a close eye.
Most likely, your daughter doesn’t have it. However, the only way to be sure it getting it tested.
Or may be you can wait. If she doesn’t give any symptoms, she’s well. For now, avoid bathing with her or using common pools, towels etc.
Ok thanks very much.
Welcome!
I recently bought a bathing suit i did not wash before wearing is it possible to get it that way
Very unlikely, unless it was wet or moist.
Hi, I was just diagnosed with Trich. I finally went for my full physical and had a pap. I thought I had a yeast infection for about a year. I treated it and the symptoms went away but then came back. I have not had intercourse with my husband in over a year due to painful intercourse. Could I have had Trich this entire time? And just being properly diagnosed now? I’m making my husband go to the Dr because he was unfaithful during our marriage. I thought I saw a parasite in my urine in the toilet about a month ago. Is that possible? You know us good moms, I get so busy working & taking care of everyone else, that I finally got around to taking care of myself. I am getting on Flagyl and am making my husband go in too. I’m hoping to feel better soon!
Well, both symptoms and medications for yeast area different than that of Trich. If you had that typical whitish discharge with intense itch in the past, that’s likely to be yeast. Both these conditions may co exist.
Trich, however, may stay dormant for long durations before giving symptoms. So, if you didn’t have any itch or typical discharge that fungal infections have, may be it was Trich all this time bothering you.
It’s unlikely to see a parasite in urine with naked eyes. Most pathological parasites require a microscope to be seen.
Been with my boyfriend 2 years, I’m 4 months pregnant was just tested a month ago (know my body well and thought I had just a bacterial infection, I did but no trich detected) and then noticed green discharge and went to ER immediately and tested positive for trich. I don’t use public toilets (if I do I stoop above never sit on seat) haven’t been to public pool or used anyone’s towels or clothes. Just curious how I would’ve contracted this if I’m only having sex with him and have had no possible exposure any other way.
Commonest mode to transfer is sex. Other modes include infectod pools, toilets, using damp infected towels or linen.
You need treatment at the earliest.
I was diagnose with trich a week ago I share everything with my 4 year old daughter.im so scared she can contract it some how we have took baths together I have walked in the bathroom and she has my toothbrush in her mouth she drinks after me she eats after me like I said feels like we share everything im so scared what do I do???? Can a 4 year old be treated for something like this….this is not something I want my child to go thought ?
She needs no treatment, until she tests positive.
Trich may spread through genital contacts. In your case, only if she has used your damp towel infected with the bug used over her genitals, or similar situations.
No problem sharing utensils.
Does she have any symptoms?
I get regular paps and although I do not have a sexual partner and have not been with anyone for years I get tested each time for STD’s because I work in medical and understand how many things can be silently transmitted through blood and saliva regardless of proper sterilization. I have always tested negative for everything. I recently moved from my house to an apartment and I’ve been enjoying the pool for months. I went for a well exam a week ago and I was told I have trichomonas although I had no symptoms. I was shocked and realized after research I contracted it from the pool. I was wearing my bikini all day and often I would return to swim at night not changing out of it on the weekends not realizing this increased my chances of getting it due to it’s survival in moist clothing. I want to report it to management, but I feel that would not guarantee I would not contract it again. My question is.. if I return to swimming after treatment, changing clothing, washing towels, and showering after am I still at risk of contracting it again and if so how often should I be tested?
Your pool water needs to be treated. That’s the only way to guarantee that you don’t get it again. Of course, changing clothes and drying yourself up immediately after the pool session would greatly minimize contracting this disease again.
This thread of questions and answers has been very informative. Thank you
You’re welcome.
Can a toddler get Trich from bath/pool water
Very unlikely, as they have tight protecting membranes.
I was treated for bv with Flagyl. Discharge mostly went away after a few days, but itching remained. I finished the antibiotics this past Friday, and on Sunday had clear discharge once but by Monday was yellowish green, more than once a day, and generally only when I wipe. My urine was tested when I first went to the clinic on Monday Oct 22, and it came back negative for trich, chlamydia, and gonorrhea. Could it have been Trich instead of bv? Is that why the antibiotics didn’t work completely?
This is difficult to say. Sometimes you need more than one antibiotic to eradicate BV.
A swab culture may be done before starting any other medication.
My husband and I had our first child, a baby girl about 5 months ago. We both were virgins when we got married. A week or two after giving birth to my daughter, I started noticing some weird discharge, but I assumed it is part of the postpartum process. I recently went to the hospital for abdominal/pelvic pain and was told I have a UTI, trich which is causing vaginitis. I pray it hasn’t progressed to PID. I have no idea how I acquired this. My husband is a faithful man. And when we began having sex again we’ve used condoms. Looking back, on the day I was to give birth my obgyn (who is no longer my OB, my new OB is so good and such a blessing!) never told me what he was going to do and burst my water without my consent. I was livid, and still am to this day. I was told he used a hook-like instrument.
1. Could I have gotten trich from an unsterile medical tool? (what kind of doctor walks around with that in their pocket anyway???!)
2. I am also breastfeeding my daughter, and worried she may be affected…can this infection pass through breastmilk? Can it affect the bloodstream?
This is all so new to me, I’m so sad that this is happening. I just want to be rid of this. I’m so nervous about my daughter contracting this vile thing.
No, you haven’t passed the infection to your baby through breastfeed.
Restrict breastfeeding for some time and continue with your antibiotic treatment for trichomoniasis. Metronidazole is usually the proscribed drug of choice. Tindazole is avoided in women who are breastfeeding.
It’s difficult to say how you got the infection. You may get it from contaminated toilet seats, infected pools/ towels etc. If the instrument was damp or moist, it could have been a carrier too.
You’ll need to wait for a day or two before you resume breastfeeding.
Ok so I’m a recent ex smoker…. I applied and landed a job but wasn’t clean yet ….. I used a Freinds urine I boothed it but some urine leaked out of the bottle I was using….. I just found out my Freind had trich I go to the doctor now I have trich is this really possible?! I
Could be.
Me and my bf had trich. I’m worried if my daughter could get it from sleeping on our bed and me changing her diapers on our bed? I’m so worried
Unlikely.
Just be careful while handling her. Your discharge should not tough her private parts. Avoid common bathing sessions.
She acts like she itches down there’s sometimes and I don’t really know what it is. What signs and symptoms should I be looking for? My daughter is a little bit more than a year old.
Redness, itch, discharge or rashes down there.
How long does trich live on an infected towels and beddings? And does wearing the same underwear after taking meds possible for getting reinfected?
You’ll need to wash all your towels and linen with disinfectants.
After proper wash, same undergarments may be used. No problem.