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FECAL REVERSAL OF METABOLIC SYNDROME. "Obese patients with a constellation of symptoms known as metabolic syndrome improved insulin sensitivity with fecal transplants from healthy thin donors" in just six weeks (n=18, p

FIGHTING OBESITY WITH BACTERIA. "The microbiota from lean or obese humans induces a similar phenotype in mice and, more remarkably, that the microbiota from lean donors can invade and reduce adiposity gain in the obese-recipient mice if the mice are fed an appropriate diet." https://lnkd.in/eddH2Fj View in LinkedIn

MERCOLA ON FMT. "It is highly probable that many of our modern diseases are the end result of a dramatic disconnect from the natural world, which teems with microbiota, as predicted by the so-called Hygiene Hypothesis." https://lnkd.in/e6YrYYR View in LinkedIn

DIY FMT AND CRAPSULES. "Their latest venture is in capsules containing faeces. Similar products have been trialled successfully by researchers at the University of Calgary and Ilan Youngster is currently working on a further study. Thomas Borody also uses them - he calls them "crapsules". Taking faecal tablets, although still revolting as a concept, is less invasive than a colonoscopy or enema." https://lnkd.in/e_6wSXz View in LinkedIn

OPENBIOME STOOL BANK. "However, an extensive medical screening is required for potential donors. Of the first 1,000 people to apply to the program, just 40 met the requirements." https://lnkd.in/ewE3GRU View in LinkedIn

OPENBIOME STOOL BANK "pays donors $40 per sample, plus a $50 bonus for those who donate five times a week. A person providing samples five days a week could earn $13,000 a year from the company." https://lnkd.in/ewE3GRU View in LinkedIn

WIDESPREAD INTEREST. The Cleveland Clinic, John's Hopkins and other major universities all have active FMT programs. https://lnkd.in/ewXZCsD View in LinkedIn

DEFENSIVE ROLE. "D-amino oxidase (DAO) is a hydrogen peroxide-generating enzyme that uses D-amino acids as a substrate...DAO, together with myeloperoxidase, may play an important role in antibacterial systems in mammals." https://lnkd.in/efhXMP9 View in LinkedIn

MAYO FMT PROTOCOL. "If something goes wrong with nasogastric insertion, the complications could be disastrous....and implanting stool in the small bowel might lead to bacterial overgrowth...the terminal ilium is the optimal site" by colonoscopies infusion. https://lnkd.in/ewXZCsD View in LinkedIn

COMPLEX DISEASES clearly need more than single molecules to restore health. Like all disruptive treatments, change will be resisted, regulations need adjusting, and data needs to be gathered. View in LinkedIn