Would you donate a poop sample to help someone with health issues?<\/p>\n
Sure, this one sounds a bit\u2026 left-field.<\/p>\n
BUT the science behind faecal microbiota transplants (FMTs) \u2013 the transplant of faecal matter donated by a healthy person into the large intestine of someone who is ill, to restore the balance of the microbiota in the latter’s gut \u2013 is incredibly promising.<\/p>\n
Here’s some key info<\/strong><\/p>\n F<\/span>MT has been used for MANY years in mainstream medicine (yes in all the big hospitals) to help people with a very severe gut infection that don\u2019t respond to antibiotics- it\u2019s seen amazing cure rates of around 90%! Saving thousands of lives each year.<\/p>\n Faecal matter was typically delivered to the recipient’s large intestine via colonoscopy (a tube up the back-end) but is now being done via endoscopy (a tube down the top-end) and even more recently being made into capsules to be taken orally.<\/p>\n Research groups all over the world are now exploring how else this treatment might be harnessed. With studies spanning type 2 diabetes, ulcerative colitis, IBS, liver disease, types of arthritis, just to name a few!<\/p>\n In fact, some of my colleagues at King\u2019s College London and St Thomas\u2019 Hospital are soon to embark upon some exciting FMT trials. If you\u2019re intrigued by the potential of this cutting edge treatment, we\u2019d love it if you would consider taking part either as a:<\/p>\n Keen to know more? I\u2019ll be sharing all of the specifics in my March newsletter. It\u2019s free to join and takes just a minute, via the link in my bio.<\/p>\n Ever heard of FMTs? Curious about how they work? Let me know!<\/p>\n I know the desperation that can come with many health conditions and despite the private FMT clinics popping up, promising the world, it\u2019s still risky business so please don\u2019t be tempted to go privately, I\u2019ve seen some bad cases in clinic. Ill keep you updated with the latest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Would you donate a poop sample to help someone with health issues? Sure, this one sounds a bit\u2026 left-field. BUT the science behind faecal microbiota transplants (FMTs) \u2013 the transplant of faecal matter donated by a healthy person into the large intestine of someone who is ill, to restore the balance of the microbiota in…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":16455,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gut-issues"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n