Doctors have upended assumptions about a rare gut disorder by turning to one of medicine’s strangest tools, a transplant of ...

Fecal transplants have emerged as a potential treatment for a wide range of conditions, including irritable bowel syndrome, diabetes, and even depression. These so-called poop transplants have ...

A non-randomized clinical trial examining the safety and acceptability of fecal microbiota transplantation in long-term acute care hospital patients revealed that the intervention is safe and ...

Fecal transplants have been successfully used to treat gastrointestinal conditions. Researchers are currently studying whether they may also be used for weight loss and other metabolic issues. A fecal ...

Fecal microbiota transplant was noninferior to vancomycin as the initial treatment for C. diff in a randomized, open-label trial. Transplant showed slightly higher cure rates without recurrence and ...

Scientific research continues to uncover interesting connections between the gut microbiome and human health, including everything from depression to PTSD to autoimmune disease. Another example of ...

What is the gut virome? The gut virome is a diverse community of viruses that inhabit the intestinal ecosystem. The gut virome is dominated by bacteriophages that infect and regulate bacteria, along ...

The fairest thing in nature, a flower, still has its roots in earth and manure. —D. H. Lawrence Yes, fecal transplants are a thing. And they are just as cringeworthy as you might imagine. But to ...

Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), shown to be effective in the treatment of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), also shows significant benefit in the treatment of primary CDI, ...

Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) may be an effective adjunctive therapy for depression, especially in patients with symptoms linked to gut disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).