Sentences with phrase «through fecal transplants»

Augmenting the microbiome through fecal transplants (bacteriotherapy) is already a validated treatment for C. difficile colitis, a complication that can arise from antibiotic therapy.

The researchers found that aspects of the illness that were impacted through fecal transplants included gastrointestinal transit (the time it takes for food to leave the stomach and travel through the intestine); intestinal barrier dysfunction; low grade inflammation; and anxiety - like behaviour.

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The procedure, called a fecal transplant, typically involves collecting and processing stool from a healthy relative and feeding it through a nasal tube into the patient's small intestine.

«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.