have they read about this?
By Cristina Luiggi
Same poop, different gut
For physicians and researchers alike, fecal transplants present an opportunity to gain insight into disease
[Published 3rd November 2010 02:47 PM GMT]
Most people might find the idea of having another person's feces injected into their intestine hard to stomach, but for those with intractable gastrointestinal problems, another person's bodily waste is all that's standing between a lifetime of severe illness and a full recovery.
This therapy — known as fecal transplants, bacteriotherapy, or human probiotic infusions — has taken to the limelight in recent
What's the poop on fecal transplants for PD?
By Brian K. Fiske, PhD, Associate Director, Team Leader, Research Programs, Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF)
Some recent news around fecal transplants for treating severe C. difficile/colitis mentions a trial in people with PD showing some potential benefit as well. Does anyone know more about this approach and how/why it might have PD potential? Is there a higher prevalence of C. difficile in people with PD or could such an approach as fecal transplants help to normalize gut function and improve ldopa pharmacokinetics to reduce fluctuations and dyskinesias, etc.?
swept this isn't directed at your post...i will respond to it but was working on this one when you posted.