TESTING FOR PROCTOCOLITIS, PROCTITIS, AND ENTERITIS: SAMPLES OF STOOL OR ANY RECTAL DISCHARGE
Samples of stool or any rectal discharge may be examined under the microscope for white blood cells. The stool may also be examined for evidence of protozoan and bacterial infections. Any sores are tested for herpes and syphilis; if no sores are present, then blood tests for these two infections may be carried out, and these may be repeated in several months (see the sections on herpes and syphilis).
To diagnose enteritis, a stool sample is examined under the microscope for white blood cells and cultures are performed for the parasites and bacteria that can cause the disorder. The most common organism known to cause enteritis through sexual transmission is Giaidia lamblia, a parasite. Several stool samples are usually taken to evaluate for this pathogen. Bacteria such as salmonella, shigella, and Campylobacter can also cause enteritis and can be sexually transmitted. In persons infected with HIV many more infectious organisms can cause enteritis, and special tests must be performed for them.
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