UK Poo Study

[CeeCee101]

not sure this link will work as it comes via my Apple News feed but the story appeared in the BBC science section. I’m a believer that our gut micro biome seems to play a role in our disease. Anyway this will be interesting to follow, it’s for cirrhosis patients.

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[Buddy2017]

Link doesn't work for me ....can you copy and paste ?

[Candy12]

Link will only work if your subscribed toApple News. Is this the Zoe poo study.?

[CeeCee101]

here’s part of it, for those of you in the UK you should be able to find easily on BBC News Science online. It’s about cirrhosis basically and how a bad gut micro biome impacts infections, etc.

The UK is set to begin a clinical trial to fight advanced liver disease with a new tablet – made of faeces. The ‘crapsules’ contain the good bacteria from the dried and powdered faeces of healthy volunteers. Apparently, they don’t smell or taste of poo.

“There’s an urgent and unmet need to tackle infection and antimicrobial resistance in chronic liver disease,” said Dr Lindsey Edwards, senior lecturer in inflammation biology at King’s College London. “If we can boost liver patients’ own immunity to reduce infections by modifying the microbiome, we can reduce the need for the prescription of antibiotics.”

The trial aims to establish whether faecal microbiota transplants (FMT) can reduce the likelihood of infection in liver disease patients. The scientists also hope the trial will confirm initial findings that FMT can improve gut health in the microbiome.

The advanced stage of liver disease, known as cirrhosis, is irreversible. It’s the third most common cause of death in the UK, as well as the third most common reason that people have to stop working.

People with cirrhosis have ‘bad’ bacteria in their bowels that make them more vulnerable to infections, which are more severe and can even be fatal. Scientists hope that this bad bacteria could be replaced with the ‘good’ bacteria in the pills. (BBC News copyright)