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Tried and Tested: Fecal Microbiota Transplant, Part 2

This is the second part of my experience with receiving a Fecal Microbiota Transplant (FMT, a.k.a stool transplant). After having received 5 implants at the Taymount Clinic in England, I took home 5 more (frozen) implants to administer at home by myself.

If you haven’t read part 1 yet you can read it here.

If you’re not sure what I’m talking about you can read all about FMT here.

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Poop as Medicine – What is FMT?

FMT stands for Fecal Microbiota Transplant, which is ‘the process of restoring the bacteria commonly found in a healthy human gut’ (according to the Taymount clinic).

Or, to put it in plain English: implanting a healthy person’s stool (+ microbiome) into a sick person’s gut.

The reason I wanted to share this information is that I’ve had FMT myself and will be sharing my experience in the future.

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