Dutch “Poop Bank” Will Offer Treatment, Research of C. diff

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By Julie Fidler

Going to the bathroom has deep meaning in the Netherlands – now that its first “poop bank” has opened.

The Dutch Donor Feces Bank (NDFB) is open for business at the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), bringing new reason and meaning to relieving oneself. The bank was set up in an effort to reduce the prevalence of infection by Clostridium difficile, or C. diff, bacteria in the human digestive tract.

There are about 3,000 reported C. diff cases in the Netherlands each year, often occurring after a course of strong antibiotics to treat other illnesses. In about 5% of cases, C. …read more

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