The FDA issued a safety alert after a patient who received a fecal transplant and died due to an antibiotic-resistant infection. Here, doctors explain what to know about the procedure.

Learn about fecal transplant or bacteriotherapy, a procedure that may help treat gut infections, ulcerative colitis, and other diseases.

Fecal transplants use feces from a donor to help adjust the balance of organisms in your gut. Research is mixed on whether they can help treat IBS, but research is ongoing. Irritable bowel ...

A watershed moment in the use of fecal transplant, or what’s known in the medical literature as fecal microbiota transplant, occurred in 1958, when doctors tried the procedure as a last-ditch ...

Fecal transplants, though experimental, have been lifesaving, ... Patient dies after undergoing fecal transplant procedure by: Tribune Media. Posted: Jun 14, 2019 / 10:44 PM CDT.

Fecal transplants have been a buzzy (but gross-sounding) medical term thrown around a lot lately. But now the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has some scary information about the practice: It ...

A woman who had a successful fecal transplant to treat a bacterial infection in her intestines has experienced unexpected and rapid weight gain, causing doctors to consider the role of gut ...

Following the July procedure, “I’ve been so happy,” said Hunter, 20, ... To enroll in a fecal transplant study, visit clinicaltrials.gov. Ad Feedback. Ad Feedback. Ad Feedback.

Clostridium difficile is a dangerous infection that, as its name implies, is not always easy to treat successfully with antibiotics. In many cases, the infection is actually triggered by ...

WASHINGTON — Fecal transplants, though experimental, have been lifesaving, reports the New York Times, citing the cases of some patients who were being ravaged by “uncontrollable diarrhea ...

Fecal transplants are typically used as a treatment for C. difficile, which per CDC stats kills 29,000 Americans yearly. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now.