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Common ways that Shigella can be spread during sexual contact can be through having anal sex with someone who is infected, performing fellatio on someone who has had sex with someone who is infected, or through [[anal play]] such as fisting or fingering someone who is infected. It can also be spread through sharing contaminated lube. | Common ways that Shigella can be spread during sexual contact can be through having anal sex with someone who is infected, performing fellatio on someone who has had sex with someone who is infected, or through [[anal play]] such as fisting or fingering someone who is infected. It can also be spread through sharing contaminated lube. | ||
== Symptoms and treatment == | |||
It has very similar symptoms to [[Giardia]]: chronic diarrhoea, stomach cramps, bloating and nausea within 12 to 24 hours of infection. Because of the risk of infecting others, and in terms of trying to track and manage the spread, if you have chronic diarrhoea for more than 48 hours you should contact your doctor or sexual health clinic and ask for a test. | It has very similar symptoms to [[Giardia]]: chronic diarrhoea, stomach cramps, bloating and nausea within 12 to 24 hours of infection. Because of the risk of infecting others, and in terms of trying to track and manage the spread, if you have chronic diarrhoea for more than 48 hours you should contact your doctor or sexual health clinic and ask for a test. | ||