A fecal transplant, also known as a fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) and sometimes bacteriotherapy is a procedure in which the transfer of healthy microorganisms from the stool from a donor to the gastrointestinal (IG) tract of another person is done for treating many health conditions. Recently it has been found to be effective treating children and adults within the Autism Spectrum, after several weeks of daily FMT infusions from top donors, all symptoms seem to improve, not only the gut related ones but also behavior and social skills.
Fecal microbiota transplant contributes to improving the gut health of a person by introducing a healthy microbial diversity from certain selected donors, gut bacteria into the patient’s IG tract. In the last few years the use of fecal transplant for autism is quite popular and parents report very good results, in many cases children after 6-12 months of treatment they are not considered within the spectrum any longer but it FMT is also demanded for treating other medical conditions as well.
Types of Fecal Transplants
Generally, fecal microbiota transplants are done using three different methods mainly, colonoscopy or enema, nasogastric tube, and FMT capsules. The choice of any of these methods is done as per the location of any issue in the colon and the personal comfort of the patient.
- Colonoscopy – It involves the delivery of a liquid stool preparation directly into the large intestine using a colonoscopy.
- Enema – This method is also used to introduce the transplant directly into the large intestine through an enema.
- Nasogastric Tube – In this method, a tube (running through the nose) is used to deliver a liquid stool preparation into the stomach. Then, the stool travels to the intestines from the stomach.
- Capsules – It is the easiest of all fecal transplant methods as it involves swallowing FMT pills for the preparation of a stool.
How Stool is Arranged
The arrangement of the stool used in fecal transplants is made from a stool bank where healthy human donors donate their stool. The stool can be used either in a liquid form or a grainy substance for carrying out the FMT procedure. All the necessary testing and screening is done for selecting an FMT super donor for a patient.
Microbioma.org is the world’s first and largest microbiome super donor & stool bank that provides high-quality Fecal Microbiota Transplants by making a selection of donors for all the needy people. This online source also provides the FMT pills that can offer an effective FMT treatment for patients to cope with many serious issues.
Effectiveness of FMT in treating Multiple Chronic Diseases
The use of FMT procedures is mainly made for treating Clostridium Difficile infections. But many medical conditions have observed that an FMT procedure also helps in treating many other chronic health problems. It is useful in treating ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, obesity, autism, and IBS.
