New Evidence Reveals Impact of Fecal Transplantation upon Gut Flora and Digestive Health
American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is effective in resolving Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in immunocompromised patients with few serious adverse events according to an retrospective series presented at the 78th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology. Two other studies looked at FMT in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) patients who also suffered from C. difficile infection, as well as the impact of altering gut flora with transplant of fecal bacteria upon symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome.