diarrhea after 4 months of exposure

[alfatee]

In early February I had a mutual masturbation session with another male. We also fingered one another. He gave me oral for a long time. I didn't have sex or give oral. I'm worried because he fingered me while having a bit of precum on his finger. He also touched my urethra with his fingers. I took a home access hiv test at 80 days post exposure. I know conclusive is 84/90 days. Now for about three weeks I been having loose stools, diarrhea and some stomach pain. Can this possibly be HIV. The home access hiv test might have not picked it up because it was not 12/13 weeks. It was more like 11.3 weeks. Some help would be appreciated.

[Teak]

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[mike_no]

You are not accepting the assistance that we have to offer, we have already given you the logical reasoning, reassurance and insight. You just need to understand that you didn't have a risk as simple as that.

But, for the sake of information only, I'll tell you, for an individual with a 'real risk', testing negative at 11.3 weeks would have sufficed, the likelihood of the result changing in the matter of next 4 days was practically impossible.

Please move on. See a shrink for your paranoia.

[alfatee]

If I would have being exposed how good of a test result did I get at 11.3 weeks? I guess I have to test again.

[Teak]

Once the virus is exposed to air, ph and temp change it damages the outer shell of th virus which makes it inactive. You had no risk.

[alfatee]

I've read it can take minutes before the virus is not infectious. The guy fingering me did it right after touching his precum. I read most people will have antibodies by 8 weeks with 3rd and 4th generation testing. Home access is not 3rd generation so I'm worried about its validity at 11+ weeks.

[Teak]

HIV is unable to reproduce outside its living host (unlike many bacteria or fungi, which may do so under suitable conditions), except under laboratory conditions, therefore, it does not spread or maintain infectiousness outside its host.

[alfatee]

Thanks to everybody. I've read some posts from the doc that said precum and fingering was risky and I also read some that said it wasn't. I read 6 to 8 weeks for all exposures. Then I see him say 12 or 13. I'm very troubled with this.

[disturbed777]

11.3 weeks testing is more than reliable and is conclusive ... you  never had a risk and your tests are conclusive ...

[mike_no]

No it's not. HIV is not your problem. See your doctor for the cause of your discomforts.

[alfatee]

Fingering with precum isn't an exposure? The stomach issues got me worried since I read hiv causes chronic diarrhea and stomach pain.

[Vance2335]

You never had an exposure to begin with and your test proves you don't have HIV.