Sentences with phrase «gave fecal transplants»

Veterinarians who gave fecal transplants to puppies with chronic diarrhea, or to adult dogs with gastrointestinal problems, reported similar success rates.

He had also told me, «Nobody's going to give you a fecal transplant.

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Dr. Kellermayer is studying the effects of so - called «fecal transplants,» which involve giving participants in the study stool specimens from healthy adult individuals to change the microbes in the patient's gut.

Much as fecal transplants from healthy donors treat life - threatening infections of the bacterium C. difficile, so they might be used to treat MS — or, if given before someone with a genetic risk develops MS, prevent it.

When germ - free mice with no gut bacteria received fecal transplants from responders, they did better on PD - 1 blockers than did mice given nonresponder feces.

When they are given a microbiome in the form of a fecal transplant from a human donor, however, they plump up within a day or two because the bacteria help them digest their food and develop a proper metabolism.

«To preserve patient access to this treatment option, and given the scale that we've reached, demonstrating the safety and efficacy of fecal transplantation through adequate and well - controlled clinical trials is the right thing to do,» explained Carolyn Edelstein, OpenBiome's director of Outreach and Public Affairs, in an op - ed published earlier today with the Fecal Transplant Foundafecal transplantation through adequate and well - controlled clinical trials is the right thing to do,» explained Carolyn Edelstein, OpenBiome's director of Outreach and Public Affairs, in an op - ed published earlier today with the Fecal Transplant FoundaFecal Transplant Foundation.

And then, we'll give a mention here to fecal transplant.