What Causes Colitis, Scabies And Enteritis?

Posted on Wed, 24 Feb 2016

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Question : My husband has colitis in his bowel. He also has scabies and enteritis. Could this all havehappenedwithouthaving sex. email. YYYY@YYYY

Answered by Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Yes, neither of these problems requires sexual contact.

Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome,

I am sorry to hear that your husband is having such a rough time.

Neither colitis nor scabies require sexual contact to get them. Scabies can happen among school children and their teacher, for example.

Is his colitis from an infection? I see that he is on an antibiotic. Or does he have ulcerative colitis or Crohn's inflammatory bowel as the cause of his colitis?

I hope this information helps. Please let me know any further information you might like to know.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar