Fecal Transplant

[Fla]

Today, I went to a holistic dr for the first time to see if he could help my fatigue and neuropathy. He suggested a fecal transplant. My first thought was the he was weird. When I got home, I checked the internet and found that it is an accepted procedure that even the Mayo Clinic has done. It has a success rate of 90-98% for C diff and might be good for Crohn's. Even the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation is hopeful that it can work for Crohn's. Is anyone familiar with it or has had it done?

 

[wild_one353]

Today, I went to a holistic dr for the first time to see if he could help my fatigue and neuropathy. He suggested a fecal transplant. My first thought was the he was weird. When I got home, I checked the internet and found that it is an accepted procedure that even the Mayo Clinic has done. It has a success rate of 90-98% for C diff and might be good for Crohn's. Even the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation is hopeful that it can work for Crohn's. Is anyone familiar with it or has had it done?

yes we have heard of fecal transplants!!
http://www.crohnsforum.com/showthread.php?t=52400

I wrote this thread almost a year ago in the research section of this site and continue to update it at least once a week with news. Lots of info here, if you have any questions message me!

 

[Fla]

Thank you for your reply. There is certainly some good information there. Do you know how many drs are doing the procedure in the US? Do you know of anyone with Crohn's that has had the procedure?

 

[lbligh]

It really is a scary idea when you first hear about it, because of all our societal taboos about poop, but there's a lot of good science behind it. We haven't needed to explore more about it (knock on wood) because our daughter is doing well with SCD, but I keep it at the back of my mind. I know they do it at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, and it is becoming much more mainstream. Here's a link to a NPR story about it: http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/201...lants-treat-some-diseases-that-drugs-cant-fix