Very interesting to see. Maybe this form of treatment can become more acceptable and mainstream?
http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/26/...-medicine/index.html
I especially liked the Bristol Stool Chart .. we can all relate! Love to see some 3s, 4s and 5s!
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An amusing take on a serious subject! I do think fecal transplant will become more available, and even in pill form. We are getting there.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10...to-swallow.html?_r=0
Jan 
Wow! It is finally mainstream and acceptable to talk about on CNN...
I asked a friend of mine who is a Vet andhe says that he uses the technique regularly on dogs who are antibiotic resistant...no problems at all with doners...They are everywhere!
He obtains great results.
Seems that Vets have fewer prejudices and contraints than humans on many treatments.
Sharon
ps. Thanks for the article
I am curious what other form of medication can get as high a success rate as FT against C. Diff? And since it's a treatment that pharmaceutical cannot make billions on, would that slow the rate of adoption rate versus other forms of treatment? I also wonder if this treatment would be effective against all forms of inflammation, including Chrones, Colitis, pouchitis, etc?
(Oh, thanks, Sharon .. now the neighborhood dog owners will charge us for their stool donations!)
Oh, I am sure there is profit to be made, as there is a great expense in preparing the transplant. I would suspect that over time they will grow the perfect fecal microbiotica in the lab, removing the need for continuous donors. They then can market it in pill or capsule form, or even enema or suppository form.
But, the jury is out on whether it will be useful for IBD without C. diff infections. This is because they are unsure of the role of bacteria in the inflammation cascade. The current thought is that there is an inflammatory response to the bacteria itself (same as pouchitis), so it is not known if specific bacteria strains are the problem, or if it is simply the autoimmune disorder. This is also why there are inconsistent and conflicting results with probiotics and IBD treatment. IBD is a collection of some of the most complex diseases out there. But, they keep looking.
Jan
