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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFecal transplant more effective than antibiotics for bacterial infection: study
While many people might be more comfortable taking pills to fight off a dangerous infection, it turns out that there may be a more effective treatment: excrement.
A new study found that fecal transplants can be a dramatically more effective course of treatment than antibiotics in the case of at least one kind of bacterial infection, reported the Los Angeles Times.
The study found that transplanting the feces of a healthy individual into someone with the infection Clostridium difficile, or CDI, which kills about 100,000 people annually, cured three times as many people as those who took just antibiotics.
In fact, the study ended early because the researchers decided it would be unethical to continue to provide some participants with only antibiotics, reported the New York Times.
Fecal transplants has garnered more interest recently, as bacteria have become more resistant to antibiotics, although records of the treatment can be found as far back as the 4th century in China.
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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/01/17/fecal-transplant-more-effective-than-antibiotics-for-bacterial-infection-study/
appleannie1
(5,067 posts)AgingAmerican
(12,958 posts)Does that mean they take poo from the patient and replace it with poo from the 'doner?'
Hopefully it doesn't mean they inject it or something. Serious yuck factor either way...
get the red out
(13,466 posts)No way, no how; though my dog swears by it.
muriel_volestrangler
(101,316 posts)You wouldn't taste anything, but ...
http://vitals.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/16/16550799-fecal-transplant-may-relieve-severe-diarrhea
cthulu2016
(10,960 posts)That said, the question would be whether they could culture the desired microbes.
But again, maybe not. (?)
Zoeisright
(8,339 posts)Right now, transplanting the fecal matter works. It cured 15 out of 16 patients, while antibiotics only cured 7 out of 27.
NoOneMan
(4,795 posts)Not to be confused with my original special sauce formula.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)... explains why so many Republicans have shit for brains.
denverbill
(11,489 posts)AgingAmerican
(12,958 posts)n/t
Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)And no, if you don't know what the acronym means I'm not telling you.
zappaman
(20,606 posts)On second thought, who gives a crap?