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How Fecal Transplants Can Save Lives
Yes, your poop can save lives.
Modern science is surely doing crazy stuff every day. I guess everything is recyclable ;)
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I don't even want to think about this. I just had a bad case of the C. Difficile bacteria. C. Dificile is no joke and can be fatal if not treated. I just finished writing a 5 post series on how I ended up in the hospital because of this awful infection.
Thankfully, after it recurred, my doctor decided to put my back on antibiotics and taper them off. However, if that fails again, I may be getting a much more personal experience with this than I wish!
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nothing to be ashamed of! If it saves lives who cares. I hope you have a speedy recovery!
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Thank you. I'm not ashamed, so much as I am grossed out. Basically, the C. Difficile is a bacteria that can colonize in the colon, especially after certain antibiotics kill off other bacteria that normally live there and keep each other in balance.
C. Dificile is notoriously difficult to get rid of (perhaps the reason for it's name "difficile") and as a last resort (before removing the colonized part of the colon), the stools of a healthy person are implant into the colon (orally or rectally) to restore the balance of other bacteria and prevent the C. difficile from getting out of control.
Just nasty to consider having someone else's poop put inside you. Ewww!
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