Poop Pills Can Combat Deadly Infections

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By Dr. Mercola

By Dr. Mercola

While it would seem that a fecal transplant in capsule form would be a somewhat bitter pill to swallow, scientists conducting a randomized clinical trial1 found this mode of transportation, in a matter of speaking, for fecal therapy was easier and just as effective for treating patients infected with the serious and dreaded Clostridium difficile infection (RCDI), or simply “C. diff.,” as receiving a fecal transplant via enema or colonoscopy, also known as fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT).

Further, FMT in pill form has the capacity to improve patients’ quality of life, as it caused fewer adverse events.<a target=_blank …read more

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