Getting a fecal transplant in a pill might be just as effective as getting one with a colonoscopy, according to new research. This could be very good news for people with a painful bowel infection, since taking a capsule by mouth is far less unpleasant than undergoing surgery.
Fecal transplants involve replacing a person's feces in the bowel with those of a healthy donor. They are used to treat a type of infection, brought by the bacteria Clostridium difficile, that causes severe diarrhea and sometimes fever, nausea, or even kidney failure. Because the C. diff bacteria disrupts the normal bacteria in the gut, fecal transplants — which include plenty of healthy gut bacteria — can solve the issue. Though the procedure is usually done via...
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