Dr Oz discusses fecal transplants
This aired earlier this year. While in this segment Dr. Oz primarily focuses on using fecal transplants to treat C. diff infections he gives a great succinct animated description about how fecal transplants work. http://www.doctoroz.com/episode/americas-wackiest-health-trends-tested?video_id=2389768108001
Fecal Transplant Advice: How long to stay on mesalamine medication?
Q: I have been reading your blogs and articles and watching videos on you tube. I have had UC for past 5-6 years and last month I finally decided to do FT. I have been on Mesalmine medication for few years on and off. I like ulternate treatments instead. Recently I had my colonoscopy done […]
Fecal Transplant question: Where can I get a rectal syringe and how much poop should I use for the enema
Q: I was hoping you could tell me where to get a rectal syringe? Also, how much fecal matter should I be using? A: Hi, thank you once again for getting a copy of my ebook, Poop Power: How one man used fecal transplants to cure himself of Ulcerative Colitis and how you can too. Not only […]
Question about the use of Fecal Transplant for stomach issues
Here is a question from a reader of my site submitted through the contact form. Q: Hi, I have stomach issues about a year ago. Original symptom was that I felt bloated ONLY after eating. Went to a doctor, did a blood test, was prescribed with antibiotics with pph for 2 weeks. All my symptoms […]
Repoopulate: Synthetic poop to treat GI problems
Here is an interesting article about the work of some Canadian doctors whom I met at the Human Microbiome Conference in Bethesda, MD in July. Basically bacterial cultures are used from people who are healthy and creates a more standardized mixture than just getting stool from a donor on any given day. Advantages include safety, […]
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 […]
FDA restrictions on fecal transplants relaxed
The FDA recently formally announced that it would exercise “enforcement discretion” for its rule that an Investigational New Drug (IND) permit be approved before fecal transplants could be used to treat Live-threatening infections with Clostridium Difficile bacteria. While not changing written policy guidelines the FDA’s existing policies, the announcement gives doctors an opportunity to treat […]
Fecal Transplants from a friend cured Ulcerative Colitis
Here is an article telling a similar story to mine. Two years ago a friend of mine who I first met through my dating coach business became my donor for fecal transplants. Two years later I am still healthy and free of Ulcerative Colitis. Now The New York Times is featuring a similar story where […]
Poop Power: do-it-yourself guide from a man who cured himself of Ulcerative Colitis
Poop Power: Poop Power: A do-it-yourself guide from a man who cured himself of Ulcerative Colitis is now here. Get your copy today in electronic form. This book details my experience with Ulcerative Colitis and how I got to the point where I ended up using self-administered Fecal Transplant (enemas) to treat and ultimately cure myself […]