HSV Proctitis but I have UC r they one in the same?

[therearemiracles]

I've done some reading and you can get HSV in the rectum and possibly the colon, very rare (colon) however I have had UC (ulcerated colitis) for 6 years and my doc says it's just my immune system out of wack. If I get a cold sore and take Valtrex my stool become less painful. Right now, I have bloody skin, skinny stools and pain! when I go to the bathroom, this is nothing new for me. It's been 6 years! and I cry a lot because sometime I will just go to the bathroom and it will be bloody, skin like stuff. A usually diarreah.  My doc says it's just UC and she doesn't believe it would be Herpes ...and I have tested positive for 1 & 2 (never a outbreak vaginally) only cold sores and the test I had was a blood test. I sure just want to take Valtrex for a while and see if my UC improves, I've only taken it for maybe 4 or 5 days. How much and how long can I take it? Is it really toxic to the liver? I worry about that too.  Can you help me please. Anyone have herpes of the rectum and can it go up further? I have it at the rectum and left side of colon (ulcers)

[gracefromHHP]

your hsv2 igg is a low positive. you'll need to confirm it with further testing to make sure it's not a false positive. A herpes WB blood test is the best test for this since you've never had genital symptoms to get a lesion culture of. If your provider uses quest labs, it's test #34534.

[therearemiracles]

my results were for HSV 1 Igg tpe spec 3.69H
HSV 2 Igg 3.16H what does this all mean?

[therearemiracles1234]

Hi Grace, thank you for responding. What if I get tested again from a different doctor, can you tell me the tests to ask for please? Thank you.

[gracefromHHP]

if you can get your actual herpes test results to post, I can help you with those. all you need to post are the actual numeric results - e.g. hsv1 igg 5.9 and hsv2 igg 3.2 or whatever they are.

no, herpes antivirals aren't toxic to the liver.

you would need biopsy's and cultures of the colon to diagnose a herpes infection there. I'm sure your gi doc did biopsy's that diagnosed your UC originally?

grace