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My twin brother was born by caesarean. He gets asthma attacks from allergies that I don’t have. I’ve wondered for a while what effect a faecal transplant could

My twin brother was born by caesarean. He gets asthma attacks from allergies that I don’t have. I’ve wondered for a while what effect a faecal transplant could have...

blitmap 7y ago
"I want my brother to eat shit." huehuehue
- NullPrefix 7y ago
  It's not eating. They stick it up the ass.
  - ryanong 7y ago
    It can be eating too
    - arcticbull 7y ago
      I think it can be capsules that you swallow haha.
  - bitwize 7y ago
    You can also swallow a crapsule.
- dang 7y ago
  Please don't do this here.
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yumraj 7y ago
Had he had a skin test done to see what all he is allergic to? He may be able to get allergy shots to help treat allergies.
asveikau 7y ago
I thought allergies are built up over time and so vary greatly with individuals, a perfect sample of the "nurture" side of the coin. (Though I'm sure you can have genetic predispositions.) Here is one thing that came up after googling: https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/25/science/q-a-twins-and-allergies.html https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/25/science/q-a-twins-and-all... > In other studies, asthma, which is often tied to allergies, showed up in both identical twins only 20 percent of the time.
chapium 7y ago
This is something that his doctor should be concerned with.
- sxv 7y ago
  The idea that there is some doctor who will employ the latest and greatest of medical research to take care of me is at odds, to say the least, with my experience in the healthcare system.
samstave 7y ago
If you decide to do this, please document heavily and report back on results. Anecdotally, I am Norwegian genetically, and it has been said that the scandanavians are the group that developed the gut biome to be able to eat cheese/dairy - and I eat a TON of cheese each year (and I suffer no ill affects (I’m super lean and tall and skinny)) Whereas one of my exes was Asian and would get IBS whenever she ate cheese.
- braindeath 7y ago
  > group that developed the gut biome to be able to eat cheese/dairy Why would one need to "develop" a gut biome to eat cheese/dairy? Have you ever heard of breast-feeding? Yes, you may be surprised to hear that even Asians can breast feed. What you seem to be thinking about is lactose intolerance, which is not due to a gut biome issue but due to genetic or environmental factor causing a deficiency of lactase, a protein, after infancy. Lactase persistence is not common in many ethnic groups. There is evidence that a biome habituated to certain strains of lactobacillus can allow those that would otherwise be intolerant to become tolerant, but that has nothing to do with the cause of lactose intolerance. > Whereas one of my exes was Asian and would get IBS whenever she ate cheese. IBS is a functional digestive pain syndrome. It has nothing to do with lactose intolerance. For someone epeening about their medical knowledge, you seem to know very little to back it up.
  - samstave 7y ago
    Sure dude: adult lactase persistence in ancient skeletons in Northern Europe, Scandinavia, southern France and elsewhere. https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2012/12/27/168144785/an-evolutionary-whodunit-how-did-humans-develop-lactose-tolerance https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2012/12/27/168144785/an...
    - braindeath 7y ago
      What are you trying to say? How does this contradict anything I just said? Lactose intolerance is an issue involving lack of endogenous proteins, not the gut biome. Asians, all humans, except for rare cases can digest lactose in infancy. IBS is a functional gut pain/dysfunction syndrome. Those with lactose intolerance don't get IBS when they eat cheese.
jmts 7y ago
As a guy with a brother, I can't help but read this as yet another ploy to get one-up on the brother, but this time in the name of science!

My twin brother was born by caesarean. He gets asthma attacks from allergies that I don’t have. I’ve wondered for a while what effect a faecal transplant could have...

blitmap 7y ago

"I want my brother to eat shit." huehuehue

NullPrefix 7y ago
It's not eating. They stick it up the ass.
- ryanong 7y ago
  It can be eating too
  - arcticbull 7y ago
    I think it can be capsules that you swallow haha.
- bitwize 7y ago
  You can also swallow a crapsule.
dang 7y ago
Please don't do this here.

deleted 7y ago

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yumraj 7y ago

Had he had a skin test done to see what all he is allergic to? He may be able to get allergy shots to help treat allergies.

asveikau 7y ago

I thought allergies are built up over time and so vary greatly with individuals, a perfect sample of the "nurture" side of the coin. (Though I'm sure you can have genetic predispositions.) Here is one thing that came up after googling: https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/25/science/q-a-twins-and-allergies.html https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/25/science/q-a-twins-and-all... > In other studies, asthma, which is often tied to allergies, showed up in both identical twins only 20 percent of the time.

chapium 7y ago

This is something that his doctor should be concerned with.

sxv 7y ago
The idea that there is some doctor who will employ the latest and greatest of medical research to take care of me is at odds, to say the least, with my experience in the healthcare system.

samstave 7y ago

If you decide to do this, please document heavily and report back on results. Anecdotally, I am Norwegian genetically, and it has been said that the scandanavians are the group that developed the gut biome to be able to eat cheese/dairy - and I eat a TON of cheese each year (and I suffer no ill affects (I’m super lean and tall and skinny)) Whereas one of my exes was Asian and would get IBS whenever she ate cheese.

braindeath 7y ago
> group that developed the gut biome to be able to eat cheese/dairy Why would one need to "develop" a gut biome to eat cheese/dairy? Have you ever heard of breast-feeding? Yes, you may be surprised to hear that even Asians can breast feed. What you seem to be thinking about is lactose intolerance, which is not due to a gut biome issue but due to genetic or environmental factor causing a deficiency of lactase, a protein, after infancy. Lactase persistence is not common in many ethnic groups. There is evidence that a biome habituated to certain strains of lactobacillus can allow those that would otherwise be intolerant to become tolerant, but that has nothing to do with the cause of lactose intolerance. > Whereas one of my exes was Asian and would get IBS whenever she ate cheese. IBS is a functional digestive pain syndrome. It has nothing to do with lactose intolerance. For someone epeening about their medical knowledge, you seem to know very little to back it up.
- samstave 7y ago
  Sure dude: adult lactase persistence in ancient skeletons in Northern Europe, Scandinavia, southern France and elsewhere. https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2012/12/27/168144785/an-evolutionary-whodunit-how-did-humans-develop-lactose-tolerance https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2012/12/27/168144785/an...
  - braindeath 7y ago
    What are you trying to say? How does this contradict anything I just said? Lactose intolerance is an issue involving lack of endogenous proteins, not the gut biome. Asians, all humans, except for rare cases can digest lactose in infancy. IBS is a functional gut pain/dysfunction syndrome. Those with lactose intolerance don't get IBS when they eat cheese.

jmts 7y ago

As a guy with a brother, I can't help but read this as yet another ploy to get one-up on the brother, but this time in the name of science!