Fecal transplants are typically done with stool either very similar to your own in terms of the microbial makeup (preferably a family member that lives with you

Fecal transplants are typically done with stool either very similar to your own in terms of the microbial makeup (preferably a family member that lives with you) or with synthetic, cultured stool that has been made free of pathogens. It's still not a fun procedure, and the side effects are unpleasant. They're just less unpleasant than recurrent C. difficile.