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Originally Posted by DavidHC
Has anyone here done one him/herself, or known of anyone who has had one done? To be precise, I'm asking about people with our kind of problems, with PN/SFN.
Of late I've been researching how to do one at home - very simple - and considering doing one if I'm not healed or much better at the latest by the summer or fall. It's important to mention that I believe my SFN is due to an infection leading to my immune system being compromised/damaged, and the hope is that it's reversible. The idea is that if I don't remove the cause, the immune issue, the infection, etc., my nerves will never be able to heal properly. And having a healthy microbiom is at the heart of all this, so goes the theory.
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Fecal transplants are not simple or a DIY project, unless you wish to risk infection or death. So far the only successful use of fecal transplants (of TESTED freeze-dried donor stool in an acid resistant capsule....which is swallowed)..is only for one specific bacterial infection. I've read it may hold promise for other disorders, such as Parkinson's Disease, but the mechanisms are now unknown.
As far as I can tell you are not yet diagnosed with an immunological disorder, and if you were, messing with gut bacteria would not address it. Testing is a time-consuming process....but necessary to determine whether autoimmune disease may underly your neuropathy.