The first fecal transplantation case that I reviewed involved a gentleman who was very ill with a common antibiotic-induced colon condition called C. difficile colitis. Despite multiple trials of treatment with the usual medications, his condition worsened. He was advised to undergo a fecal transplant, whereby stool from a healthy donor is "transplanted" into the recipient's intestines. He refused. This was an educated man, an attorney, but he just couldn't get past the idea of someone else's poop inside him. Only after his condition substantially deteriorated to the point of being admitted to the ICU did he agree to the simple procedure. He was discharged home, asymptomatic, within 3 days.
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Thomas Smith, Ph.D
1/30/2019 09:40:40 am
You ARE a scientist, young man. Everyone that contributes to knowledge deserves that title. Keep it up!
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Jimmy Underwood
1/31/2019 12:37:06 am
Thank you Dr. Smith! Does your work involve microbiology?
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