Sentences with phrase «dysbiotic conditions»

Liver cirrhosis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, with complications such as HE resulting in recurrent emergency hospitalizations, irreversible brain injury, and a poor prognosis.2 - 5 There is some evidence that HE patients have a reduced relative abundance of certain beneficial gut microbiota (e.g. Lachnospiraceae and Ruminococcaceae) and an enrichment of potentially pathogenic Enterobacteriaceae ¬ - a microbial profile that has been linked to cognitive impairment and systemic inflammation in cirrhotic patients with HE.1 Faecal microbiota transplants have been used successfully to correct dysbiotic conditions such as recurrent Clostridium difficile and ulcerative colitis,6 - 8 and a preliminary report suggested that FMT may be promising in the management of HE.9

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Fecal Transplant FMT, also known as fecal microbiota transplant, human probiotic infusion, bacteriotherapy, and fecal transplant, is a powerful infusion of healthy colon flora treatment which has been used to treat c diff, aka C difficile infections, inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, autoimmune disease, dysbiotic gut flora as well as other conditions.