Are you doing fecal transplants very often?

[Vtachy1]

I know that they've been around for at least 10 years. Just read about their effectiveness in research lately. Sounds like they are very effective, even though icky.

[gymnut]

When I first read the title of this thread I thought this was going to be some sort of euphemism for something else.

Then I read the thread and did a bit of research and realized that it was not and my stomach did a little flip flop.

What I want to know is how they go about getting the donor sample? Common sense tells me they ask the spouse or other family member. However what if they don't have any family? Where does the donor sample come from?

Now my mind is thinking about things such as instead of Red Cross blood drives there were Red Cross poop drives to help the cause.

[That Guy, BSN, RN, EMT-B]

Yep. Recently too. Mother was the "donor". Whipped up in some saline to make a soup and down the NG it went....

[flashpoint]

My parent's neighbor had it done...they used stool from her youngest healthy relative (a three year old grandson). They placed the NG, gave her Versed, Valium, and Reglan, and instilled the stool. They kept her sedated for three or four hours after the "transplant." She now suffers from constipation and is much more healthy and happy.

[Marshall1]

Never heard of this until I read something a few days ago about a Mayo clinic patient...wasn't able to read the whole story but he seemed happy w/results........

[DennRN]

Haha, this is fascinating!

I wonder if there is any reason to do a snot transplant.

Now open wide (HAAWCCK)...

Seriously though, thank you OP, interesting topic.

-Dennis

[gatoraims RN]

Lol I thought this was a joke at first. Never heard of it before. Then used trusty google and it blew my mind. :) You learn something new everyday.

[Indy, LPN, LVN]

I feel so sorry for the blender. It comes out of the factory, ready to make smoothies, mixed drinks, puree soups, crush ice, all sorts of lovely things. Next thing you know, someone puts a glob of poop in it, and after that experience it gets to sit in bleach solution... I don't know how they clean it but my GOD I hope it involves a separate dishwasher, bleach and boiling water, and twice of every cycle.

[SimonJester]

Note to self, never accept the banana smoothie while in the hospital...

[xtxrn, ASN, RN]

Note to self, never accept the banana smoothie while in the hospital...

Good plan

This is seriously disgusting. But, I suppose it's not all that much worse than pig and cow insulin, maggots in wounds, leeches in microvascular surgery, etc.... this could be a starting point for a better, less 'recycled' treatment in the future. At least I can hope it doesn't stop with the fresh donations..... recombinant DNA crap sounds so much more appealing

[hiddencatRN, BSN, RN]

I've seen it done once in three years. Patient had resistant c-diff. Brother brought in a sample. WHIZZZ in a blender, then, installation... the gastroenterologist did the procedure.

Let me translate:

Brother brought in a sample: brother crapped in a cup and brought his crap in to the hospital.

WHIZZZ in a blender: poop milkshakes!

installation: Brother can and probably will, for the rest of his life, remind the patient "hey remember that time you had bad diarrhea so I crapped in a cup and you had to eat it?"

[dscrn]

Does sound really gross...but so are leeches-and some places are using them for various procedures...I guess asking a family member do donate could work-how in the world could stool be screened-infectious diseases, etc?

[wanderlust99]

Never heard of this, scared to google it. How does it work? A fecal transplant??? huh?