Sentences with phrase «about fecal transplants»
I was hoping not to say this again after my recent post about fecal transplants, but apparently the advice bears repeating: Don't try this at home.
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In part 2 of our conversation with journalist and author Maryn McKenna, she talks about antibiotic resistance in agriculture and human health, MRSA, and offers a brief coda on the subject of fecal transplants
Today, in Microbiome Digest: interesting papers about Clostridium difficile, the use of Fecal Microbiota Transplant, studies in mice model, effect of Lactobacillus on Candida, antibiotic - resistant bacteria in sewerage biofilms, and more!
«The excitement about the successful use of fecal transplants to treat the gastrointestinal infection C. difficile has also led to a premature interest among the general public suffering from ailments for which it is completely unproven and untested.
Make sure your PCP knows that you have undergone a fecal transplant to treat C. difficile so that he or she may factor this history into decisions about your care.
If you have recently undergone a fecal transplant for your C. difficile infection, your doctor may talk to you about possible temporary side - effects, such as nausea, bloating, and mild cramping.
Even if your donor is the epitome of good health, both doctors believe people should just say no to DIY fecal transplants as little is known about the procedure and there is no evidence it can help with other medical conditions.
Then you will learn more about it at the Corner from OpenBiome, a non-profit organization that helps collect stool samples from healthy donors to support physicians in fecal microbiota transplants.
Learn about one of these successful manipulations — fecal microbial transplant (FMT), also known as «poop pills.»
I did a fecal transplant, hoping to cure myself, about a year ago.
Read more, including about treating pets with fecal transplants, in Pet Connection, the weekly nationally syndicated pet feature I co-write with Kim Campbell Thornton and my daughter, trainer Mikkel Becker.