Nov 15, 2007 11:52 AM GMT
I guess we can get over it!
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2007/11/13/fecal-transplant.html
I saw the news item on TV last night too. C. difficile is an exceptionally awful bug to get stuck in one's gut, and has been particularly troublesome for seniors. Somehow there's an extra level of "grossness" to the concept of fecal transplants - but if one's life is on the line it beats removing the colon or other drastic medicine... I guess not all healing is "neat and tidy".
What I find really interesting is how this shows the careful application of a biological solution can turn out to be superior than the (usual and wreckless) use of chemical antibiotics.
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2007/11/13/fecal-transplant.html

I saw the news item on TV last night too. C. difficile is an exceptionally awful bug to get stuck in one's gut, and has been particularly troublesome for seniors. Somehow there's an extra level of "grossness" to the concept of fecal transplants - but if one's life is on the line it beats removing the colon or other drastic medicine... I guess not all healing is "neat and tidy".

What I find really interesting is how this shows the careful application of a biological solution can turn out to be superior than the (usual and wreckless) use of chemical antibiotics.