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Just trying to learn

So I am just trying to learn more and become more educated on this subject. I have a few questions, not necessarily about me.
1. I know some stds/STI are asymptotic, but can you have symptoms and they go away for a while and then come back?
2. On symptoms are they constant or can they come and go. Like example one day something is bothering you and then for a couple days you don’t have the same issues?

Just a couple of questions I have as I am just trying to be more educated about this. I am sure I will have more later. Big problem is information on the web is so confusing.
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Hi.
1.  coming and going of std symptoms is really not something that happens. Either you have them or not. For example, having an urethra infection from Gono or Chlamyida which consists of a white puss penis discharge, burning while urinating or urethra itching, once they appear would only go away from treatment or the bodies natural infection fighting system. They would only come back from treatment failure or re-infection.
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Ok another question they say std/sti can cause other issues besides typical symptoms. Like proctitis or gastritis things like that. Couple questions.
1. Could you have those issues without showing std symptoms?
2. If so can those issues come and go without getting treatment?
If you have an STD anally, you might have anal symptoms. You might have some rectal pain and discharge, not so much the bleeding (though it's possible) or diarrhea.

You wouldn't get gastritis from an STD.

Again, STD symptoms don't come and go.

You have another thread going. Let's keep all your questions to that thread to avoid (my) confusion, which is easy to cause. :)

Oh sorry. I was kind of off that thread and now just trying to become more educated about this..
Oh no worries. It's just easier for me to keep it all in one place, and not having to look at your other threads to see what other questions you've asked, etc., so I can give you a complete answer.
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