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Those poo transplants have saved a lot of people suffering from Clostridium difficile colitis, a very serious and potentially fatal condition.
by geomark 11y ago
Those poo transplants have saved a lot of people suffering from Clostridium difficile colitis, a very serious and potentially fatal condition.
- sridca 11y agoAlso there are a bunch of clinical trials to see to what extent FMT helps with other diseases (inasmuch as those diseases stem from dysbiosis). https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?term=fMT&Search=Search https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?term=fMT&Search=Searc...
- geomark 11y agoIs dysbiosis being considered as a possible contributor to colorectal cancer? It's a big killer in the US. Lists of risk factors only include eating processed meats, type 2 diabetes, alcohol consumption and being overweight.
- tstactplsignore 11y agoWell, there are changes in the intestinal / colonic microbiota changes associated with CRC, and some putatove mechanisms of causation. See: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312813002552 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312813...