Re:Nanoparticle-remodeled gut microbiota slows neurodegenera...
by andai on Saturday November 11, 2023 @12:01PM
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The guy who died wasn't DIYing it.
> The first person known to die as a result of a fecal transplant is a 73-year-old man who developed a fatal infection with antibiotic-resistant bacteria that were in the donor's stool sample.
> News of the man's death surfaced in June; he was one of two patients in separate clinical trials who became ill after receiving fecal transplants from the same donor
I haven’t followed the topic for a long time, but I distinctly remember how many people were disappointed with the results of their self administered FMT. This is probably because they had unreasonable expectations about their health conditions being caused by the microbiome. The only real success stories were from people who had C. Diff and treated it with a combination of antibiotics and FMT.
However, there were a lot of negative stories. Some people had major bowel problems for a while. One person even died, though it was speculated that it was due to some of the microbiome altering antibiotics he was experimenting with.
Interesting research topic, but please don’t DIY it.