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I wonder whether its possible to transplant the bacteria out before such a treatment and introduce them again later..

• webmaven 6y ago
  > I wonder whether its possible to transplant the bacteria out before such a treatment and introduce them again later.. In theory yes, but there is the challenge of avoiding re-infection with the one species you're being treated to eliminate.
  • Demigod33 6y ago
    Is the gut usually the main target or just as byproduct getting wiped? If not then its not necessarily an issue.
    • webmaven 6y ago
      The target species may not be thriving in your gut, if the location of the infection you're treating is elsewhere, but it is probably present.
• whitehouse3 6y ago
  Perhaps if a sample could be collected when healthy and frozen for long-term storage. In my experience antibiotics were prescribed for acute symptoms that quickly worsened. I don't think they would have delayed my treatment for the hours or days needed to collect a pre-treatment sample.
• newsclues 6y ago
  Or find a way to trigger creating the positive bacteria. Kevin rose did a podcast with https://pendulumlife.com/ https://pendulumlife.com/ that made that seem like a great path