Hello all! FT pretty much saved my life. I have Crohn’s disease (diagnosed in 2007) and have been through ALL the meds and FAILED them all. This past Feb/March I got really sick. (Severe Flare). My GI wanted to cut… Read More ›
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FMT Hits Facebook
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. Margaret Mead I am pleased to announce the launch of an FMT discussion group on Facebook…. Read More ›
Get better or get out: how to support someone with invisible chronic illness
I receive many moving emails and am always inspired by the courage of cyber-sufferers battling invisible chronic illness as they struggle to hold their lives together in the face of disbelief, especially if they have yet to find a diagnosis…. Read More ›
Matt’s Story
My name is Matt Robinson, and I have Ulcerative Colitis. I have had it since 2002, but I haven’t always DEALT with it. By that I mean I haven’t always taken responsibility for my illness and for my healing. After… Read More ›
Digestive Illness Coach Tackles FMT
Matt Robinson is a US-based Digestive Illness Coach who has successfully managed Ulcerative Colitis without medication. He was diagnosed with UC in 2002 and has been living medication-free since early 2009. His approach has been holistic using many natural therapies, including… Read More ›
Shawn Shafner, Passionate about Poop
Shawn “The Puru” is a New York based artist, theatre-maker and educator who started The People’s Own Organic Power Project (www.thepooproject.org) in April 2010 to generate public conversations about our often private business, and encourage people to re-examine their relationship… Read More ›
How to Find a Donor
You would think that finding a fecal transplant donor in a world where people defecate daily would be easy. Your neighbours do it. The bus driver does it. The average person you ignore as you walk down the street… Read More ›
Exhilaration Rising
I scramble breathless to the top of the cliff where I have hung for two years. There is a stark panorama below. I shudder at the swirling abyss, the demons of mental dysfunction that recently threatened to engulf me. I recall the… Read More ›
Evenings with Oprah
I’ve taken to watching recorded episodes of Oprah. Her talk show may have ended after 25 years but the re-runs live on. A cynical reviewer observed of her new TV network, that even her documentaries focus on triumph and redemption “person… Read More ›