I have had troubles with herpes infection since I was 14 when I had a massive initial infection. I had immunotherapy shots. The symptoms were a mouth full of sores, which I have had all my life. At 23 I developed ulcerative colitis. Had an ileostomy at 31. Continued to have canker sores orally all my life. I am 70 and have just had an outbreak of genital herpes. I am faithfully monogamous. one husband for 47 years. He has been faithful. Could this outbreak be related to the herpes in my body and did the herpes cause my ULCERATIVE COLITIS?