Fecal Transplants Success Stories?

[sunshine1]

I am a 38 yr. old woman suffering from rectal pain. Three years ago I started experiencing mouth sores and new food sensitivities causing diarrhea. They did all the blood/stool work/colonoscopy and found nothing. Two years ago I developed what I think was a fistula from my rectum to my perineum. Then a year ago I had to have an emergency appendectomy. The same time I got another perianal fistula. Now this last May the bleeding and stinging sensation in my rectum developed. They did a MRI and surgery to remove a hemorrhoid, but found nothing abnormal in the biopsies. They gave me a prescription for Amoxicilin and after that penicilin. They helped a little, but now the stinging is back. It feels like I have a strep infection in my butt. The last stool test did show an elevated amount of Citrobacter Freundi (bacteria). Right now I am on Cipro and taking all sorts of supplements, probiotics and natural anti-biotics (Oregon Grape, Coliodal Silver...)

Anyway... My latest thought is to try a fecal transplant. Any thoughts??? Looking for answers!

 

[nogutsnoglory]

Do you have crohns? Fecal transplants are highly effected against C-difficile but potentially other strains of bacteria as well. It's a mixed bag on whether it can help crohns but it's currently being studied.

 

[DJW]

I've heard their is success treating c diff in UC patients.

It's not a do-it-yourself treatment.

 

[sunshine1]

They have done biopsies and found nothing but inflamed tissue.

 

[nogutsnoglory]

I'm not sure than because the clinical trials center around a clear cut diagnosis but there may be legitimate practices that can try this on you. Please dont deal with any pseudoscience quack doctors because this procedure can carry all kinds of risks too if the stool has infectious organisms or the process of delivery isn't sterile.

 

[wild_one353]

follow the link below for more info, there are some success stories in medical journals and few good testimonies on the web.