What are the risks of Fecal Transplants for treating Ulcerative Colitis?
Question: When I first mentioned fecal transplants to few close friends and family it created quite a stir. Beyond just the “ick” factor, a doctor talked about the risks of infectious diseases and a biologist expressed concern over changing the gut flora in the body, given all of the factors it is involved in. However I […]
How can I stop the bleeding from Ulcerative Colitis?
Q: We are dealing with some blood in my daughter’s poop again, after almost a year of remission from Ulcerative Colitis following several weeks of fecal microbiota transplants (FMT) administered at home in consultation with a doctor. We’ve decided now to try a course of Vancomycin. If that doesn’t work, I am looking into other […]
Fecal Transplant for Ulcerative Colitis – how many do you need to do?
How many Fecal Transplants do I need to do? One question I have often gotten is how many Fecal Transplants do I need to do and for how long. Since until very recently very few doctors would perform the Fecal transplant procedure (also known as Fecal Microbiota Transplants, Fecal Enemas and several other names) in […]
Fecal Transplants at home cured Ulcerative Colitis – update a year and a half later
I have gotten many questions and comments on whether I am still symptom-free. I’m happy to say that I am still symptom-free and actually doing better than I was before getting Ulcerative Colitis. Today it will have been exactly 18 months since I did the last of my self-administered Fecal Transplants at home to cure […]
Bupropion as a treatment for Ulcerative Colitis
This article is about drugs that can help work with Fecal Transplants to make them more effective for Ulcerative Colitis. It grew out of several responses I have written to emails from people who have visited this site. What dramatically tipped the illness in my favor was when I started taking the anti-depressant drugs Bupropion […]
Fecal Transplant: Slow diarrhea and urgency so good bacteria can colonize
Q: How do I slow diarrhea with my case of Ulcerative Colitis? At this point I am having a hard time and there are sudden urges and bloating that I can often barely make it to the bathroom most of the time. What do you recommend I do with my diet, are their any drugs […]
How do you select a donor for Fecal Transplant?
I recently got a question from a reader about selecting a donor to do the Fecal Transplant for Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis. Q: Can you post something about how you collected a sample from a friend? I am mortified about the social part. I would also like to make it the physical process as […]
Fecal Transplants are under way – Day 7
I started with the Fecal Transplants /Human Probiotic Infusions / Bacterial Therapy to treat Ulcerative Colitis last Sunday night June 12, so that would make today day 7. A quick note is that there are many names for the simple process of taking fresh stool, mixing it with salt water and then infusing it using […]