Can people with tuberculosis have sex?

  Sexual function is one of the normal physiological functions of the human body, is an indispensable part of the life of the couple, the couple has a healthy and harmonious sex life can add fun to family life, can stabilize the family, and can make the couple share happiness. Therefore, TB patients how to have a good sex life is a common concern of many people, including their spouses. Many married patients often ask their doctors when they are discharged from the hospital “whether they can have sex after discharge” or very politely ask “what problems to pay attention to in life” and other similar questions, some patients are embarrassed to ask such questions because of their faces, but in the process of sexual life often Some patients are embarrassed to ask such questions, but they often cannot concentrate during sex, fearing that sex will have various adverse effects on tuberculosis, resulting in long-term psychological barriers, leading to a crisis in the relationship between husband and wife.  Can patients with tuberculosis actually have sex? Since TB is a chronic, wasting, infectious disease, the loss of physical strength and energy of the patient during each sexual intercourse can increase the physical and mental burden, which is not conducive to the recovery of the disease. The infectious period of tuberculosis, especially in patients with severe tuberculosis, should suspend sexual life. After the disease has improved, sex can be properly resumed, but should also consciously control the frequency of sex. Such as young people not more than 1-2 times a week, middle-aged people not more than 2-3 times a month, the elderly not more than 1 time a month. Frequency is not absolute, its principle can be seen after the bed the next day there is fatigue as an indicator, if the next day of sex feel tired, lumbar fatigue, loss of appetite, can be considered excessive sexual life, should be consciously corrected, extend the spacing, or suspend sex. Therefore, if one of the couple is suffering from tuberculosis, their sexual life should be limited, and their spouses should be aware of this, and they should reach an understanding together. Only when the tuberculosis disease is cured or basically cured, can they have sex as normal people.