A fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) not only cured a case of Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection in a 66 year old man; it eliminated populations of multi-drug resistant organisms both in the ...

Fecal microbiota transplant has been used as the traditional treatment for C. diff. infection for a little over a decade. The procedure, which is done via colonoscopy, involves transplanting a small ...

Stollman is chief of the Division of Gastroenterology at the Alta Bates Summit Medical Center and works at the East Bay Center for Digestive Health, both in Oakland, California.. Twenty years ago, a ...

Frozen fecal transplantation is effective at providing relief to Clostridium difficile (C. diff) patients, according to a new study co-authored by University of Guelph researchers. The study found ...

In the first comprehensive evidence-based guideline on the use of fecal microbiota-based therapies for gastrointestinal disease, the American Gastroenterological Association recommends fecal ...

A fecal transplant, as it's often called, is exactly what it sounds like. One person's, um, poop is put into another person's body. It works, scientists theorize, by re-introducing good microbes into ...

Fecal microbiota transplant was noninferior to vancomycin as the initial treatment for C. diff in a randomized, open-label trial. Transplant showed slightly higher cure rates without recurrence and ...

Fecal transplantation through colonoscopy is an effective treatment for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the ...

Q: I was sick for months with debilitating pain, extreme weight loss, fatigue and loss of appetite. I was diagnosed with C. diff related to an abdominal surgery. I’m being treated with antibiotics, ...

The Food and Drug Administration approved the first therapy using bacteria from stool samples to treat a bowel disorder on Wednesday, paving the way for several similar treatments in development. The ...

A stool test is a diagnostic procedure that involves analyzing fecal matter, or poop, to check for signs of infection, inflammation, or disease. The specific analysis depends on a person’s symptoms ...