anyone hear of a Stool transfer?

DiannaM · Feb 27, 2003

I work for a BUSY gastroenterology practice; and, as of yet; I have not heard of a bowel transplant. I'll ask my docs in the AM. Have they tried Questran with the patient? Maybe it's not a C diff colitis; but more? Has the pt been scoped? (colonoscopy) Just my 2 cents worth.

Dianna

CoffeeRTC, BSN, RN · Feb 27, 2003

oops! I did a little more research under c-diff and found some info. There's a few procedures used for it. One is a fecal enema. Basically they get donor tissue (good germs from a health colon) and insert them into the other pt. They can do this with a cononoscopy too. I'm also reading about probiotics. Their is a really interesting support group for pts with c-diff.

ps. I just wanted to get some info or the staff at the nursing home I work at. I just love learn about new and different treatments:)

Sally_ICURN · Feb 27, 2003

FYI, albiet rare, small bowel transplants do happen.

http://www.uhn.ca/programs/transplant/smallbowel.htm

ShandyLynnRN, BSN, RN · Feb 27, 2003

eww

OBNURSEHEATHER · Feb 27, 2003

A very dear coworker of mine has an 8 year old grandson that was born with gastroschesis (hope I spelled that somewhere close to correctly) and has had a bowel transplant. He is rejecting it. The docs have told them he is not a candidate for retransplantation of the bowel alone, so they will have to wait until his condition deteriorates enough so that they can put him on a liver/bowel transplant list. So they're basically waiting for him to get worse.

They have a website for him, I'll have to find a link for it.

Heather

CoffeeRTC, BSN, RN · Feb 27, 2003

Thanks for the responses! I have been reading alot of info on the subject. The procedure isn't really a transplant of actual intestine it's more like transfering the fecal bacteria to reestablish a normal flora..Who would of ever thought fecal germs were so great:eek: Thanks again!

OBNURSEHEATHER · Feb 27, 2003

Ummm, is it "donor" stool?

I'll echo the sentiments of Shandy....

Ewwwwwwww.

renerian, BSN, RN · Feb 27, 2003

Did they try to recolonize the bowel with yogurt? I have seen it work once on a home health client. I learned that in my masters program (major in nutrition).

OMG donor stool?????EEWWWWWWWW

renerian

plumrn, BSN, RN · Feb 27, 2003

But it's probably only 'the best' stool!

(couldn't resist!)

probable cause · Feb 27, 2003

Man, you guy's are sick and wrong.

sjoe · Feb 27, 2003

pc writes: "Man, you guy's are sick and wrong."

Now THERE's a really useful post (as well as being ungrammatical). With this and a totally pointless thread you started, you have now earned a place on my ignore list.