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Not really. Usually it's inserted in your colon. It's no more invasive than colonoscopy.

• nomel 3y ago
  Correct. A colonoscopy is not a surgical procedure: https://mackinawsurgerycenter.com/colon-rectal/colorectal-cancer-screening-endoscopy-vs-colonoscopy/ https://mackinawsurgerycenter.com/colon-rectal/colorectal-ca... > Technically, a colonoscopy is a type of endoscopy. An endoscopy is a nonsurgical procedure
  • Ygg2 3y ago
    There is a pill form, but I'm wondering how will those bacteria survive the acid? Also it can be done via nasal/oral tube to the guts.
    • nomel 3y ago
      > but I'm wondering how will those bacteria survive the acid? They don't release in the stomach [1]: > The oral capsule tested in this study was specifically designed to open and release its content at the end of human small intestine only. There are many pills that release at different points, and speeds, through the digestion. This is why some pills are labelled "do not cut". See enteric coating [2]. [1] At least the early ones didn't. I doubt there would be a point in putting fecal matter in the stomach. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7918368/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7918368/ [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enteric_coating https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enteric_coating