Everyday Medicine by Dr Luke Crantock

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Episode 14. Faecal Microbiota Transplant with Dr Darcy Holt

The transfer of stool from a healthy donor into the gastrointestinal tract of a recipient (FMT) at first consideration does not seem like a reasonable or scientific approach to the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. Historically however, it has been used by communities for over 3,000 years, gaining credibility in 1958 after a paper by Eisemen in Denver who described treating pseudomembranous colitis this way.

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