Where do you live? Peoria, Illinois, USA How old are you? 48 What percentage recovered are you? 90% What was your diagnosis and what treatments did you try before FMT? I was diagnosed with Clostridium difficile (C.diff) after taking antibiotics for strep… Read More ›
Tag Archive for ‘clostridium difficile’
Linda’s Story
Where do you live? I live in Southern California, USA How old are you? I am 68 years old. What percentage recovered are you? I am 100 % better from Fecal Transplant. I am C-Diff free for 1 full… Read More ›
Jennifer’s Story
I live in rural Manitoba, Canada, under the canopy of an endless, ever changing prairie sky. I am 40 years old and find myself between 95% and 99% improved in health as a result of FMT treatments and the… Read More ›
Second stool bank established in the USA
A second stool bank has been established in the USA. AdvancingBio is located on the West Coast in Sacramento, California and opened its doors in February. Like OpenBiome on the East Coast, it is non-profit. ePatients please note that stool banks will not sell… Read More ›
Interview with Rebiotix’s Lee Jones
Lee Jones is the founder and CEO of Rebiotix Inc. a biotechnology company founded to revolutionize the treatment of challenging gastrointestinal diseases by harnessing the power of the human microbiome. The company has developed a unique biopharmaceutical platform called Microbiota… Read More ›
Dr Gary H. Hoffman on FMT for C. diff
The following guest post is written by Dr. Gary H. Hoffman, a board certified surgeon of Los Angeles Colon And Rectal Surgical Associates. Dr. Hoffman has experience with fecal microbial transplantation and is attuned to the nuances of c…. Read More ›
Louise’s Story
Where do you live? Australia How old are you? 57 What percentage better are you? From C Diff 100% What was your diagnosis and what treatments did you try before FMT? I have Crohn’s Disease and had C Diff… Read More ›
Caitlin’s Story
Caitlin is our first IBS success story, and hers is a particularly happy ending. Where are you from? Portland, Oregan, USA What percentage better are you? 100% What was your diagnosis and what treatments did you try before FMT? I… Read More ›
FDA to Ban Stool Banks?
In May last year the US FDA declared Fecal Microbiota Transplant an Investigative New Drug and confined its use to patients with Clostridium Difficile whose condition had not responded to other treatments. It has now issued a draft guidance paper… Read More ›
Mike’s Story
This story, told by a father, tells of the recovery of his 17 year old son from Ulcerative Colitis using FMT. Where do you live: Concord, California, USA What percentage recovery did your son achieve? 95-100% What was the… Read More ›
How to talk to your doctor about fecal transplant: a doctor’s perspective
Dr. Arnab Ray is a gastroenterologist at the Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He has performed over 20 Fecal Microbiota Transplantations (FMT) to treat Clostridium difficile and is currently enrolling patients in the Rebiotix Punch CD clinical trial. He is… Read More ›
Bob’s Story
In August, Bob a much loved 57 year old husband, father and state administrator was having regular outpatient treatment in the local hospital in Kentucky, USA, for a non-gut-related condition. One day he had his regular treatment, developed diarrhea that… Read More ›
Interview with Taymount Clinic’s Glenn Taylor
Glenn Taylor is Clinic Director & Food Bacteriologist at Taymount Clinic in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, UK. Taymount is a natural medicine clinic that specialises in health conditions influenced by the functions of gut flora. What’s your background, and how did you come to run a fecal… Read More ›
Interview with Dr David Shepard M.D.
RDS Infusions is a gastroenterology clinic that assists patients with Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT). R. David Shepard, MD. Is the head of RDS Infusions. He is Board Certified in Gastroenterology and has been practicing in Tampa, Florida, USA for… Read More ›
14,000 reasons to support Catherine Duff’s Fecal Transplant Foundation
Whenever one person stands up and says ‘wait a minute this is wrong” it helps other people to do the same. Gloria Steinem Catherine Duff is a C. diff. survivor, and was the sole voice representing patients at the… Read More ›
Melissa’s Story
As seen on Dr Oz Cured from Clostridium Difficile when everything else failed What % better are you? 95-100% (just IBS and colitis leftover but ZERO c diff) Brief summary of your condition and treatments you tried pre… Read More ›
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. This… Read More ›