Fecal Transplant - I took the plunge! PART I

Good luck, I hope this helps you!

I definitely want to hear how this works out for you.

Goodluck to you! It is a pretty simple thing to try so why not give it a shot?

I hope you see positive progress.

Keep us updated!

Yeah, I definitely didn't bring it up with my GI. If it works, I'll tell him. 6 hours in, solid poop. WooHoo! :)

Here's my End of Day Report (don't worry, I won't give hourly reports or anything from now on):

Today was the best day I've had since increasing my carb intake ~6 months ago (on doc's suggestion). Performed the fecal transplant first thing in the morning, even though I felt really gassy and ready to go. Since then I've gone once, and it was SOLID. I felt just as good as if I was eating low carb, and even ate 6 pieces of GF toast (something that would have put me in the bathroom 5 or 6 times by now a week ago).

I know, one day is nothing to get excited about, but even if it's only one day I'm pretty happy. Since going back to the doctor in the Spring, I've spent over $3,000 in deductibles and copays, coughed down over 2,000 pills, lost some hair, had sleeping problems, and only saw my symptoms get FAR worse (since he convinced me to eat higher carbs, or "more normal").

In the past 5+ months, I've never had a single day like today ... it's like I'm on my old low carb diet but with lots of energy too! I even went out for a run, and made it almost 14 miles without stopping (something I haven't come close to accomplishing in 16 years)!

I'll keep you all posted ... I am keeping my fingers crossed that today wasn't a fluke.

Thanks Joy! I usually work from home, so i had hoped to do it 3-5 times, but my work schedule is off this week (I'm at the whim of someone else's GI tract, and didn't want to use a 12 hour old sample). I may revisit and do a 5 day trial in a few weeks once I'm at home again. I'm so glad you've found success (you're one of the reasons I tried it)!

BTW - what anti-inflammatory foods have you found to be most beneficial?

Good luck, keep us posted!

I'm so glad to hear that. I really hope you continue to show improvement.

Remember, though, you can do fecal transplantation again if your improvement slows done. It's supposed to be done at least five to 10 times.

I'm so glad to hear that other people are trying the fecal transplant. I have been doing a lot of reading about it lately and I too will be attempting it here soon. I even went to the extent of getting my husband fully tested. My GI is completely on board with this and has even brought up wanting to do my first one via colonoscopy to get it throughout my colon since I have pancolitis. I havent talked to her recently though, but last time I did, she said the "clinic" is giving her a hard time about it and may not be able to help me afterall. I am keeping my hopes up that she still may, even if I sign a waiver releasing them of any responsibility. I'm very grateful to have such a great doc =) I did want to comment on the baby feces that some have used. I am no expert, but when i brought it up to my GI about using my new born nephew's poo, my doc was against it. She stated that adult samples from a healthy individual would be best b/c they have more bacteria. She states babies have not been exposed to enough to be a great benefit. Now if it worked for others, i think that is wonderful, but I just thought I would throw that out there b/c it does make a little sense. I am curious how it works out for everyone who trys it and I will definitely post once I complete it too.

awesome. a lot of people have been waiting for some info on this. keep us posted!

I attempted this about 6 months ago with my newborns stool. I had a very slight improvement, but nothing big. I wonder if he may have more established bacteria now, and if it may be more beneficial.

toastneggs - You take a healthy donor stool sample and "implant" it into your own colon. The easiest way to do this is to mix up someone's poo with homemade sterile saline solution and use an enema bottle to squirt it in (then hold it there as long as possible, I made it 6 hours).

This has become the gold standard last resort for sufferers of C Diff, and some studies have shown it to be remarkably effective for UC. The theory is that UC could either be caused, or exacerbated, by an abnormal mix of bacteria in the colon (too many bad bacteria, not enough good). Proponents of the technique say that healthy individuals' bacteria can colonize and help the colon of UC sufferers.

So far I've found it to be extremely worthwhile, but it's only been 5 days. I don't think it's a placebo effect either, as my BMs no longer smell rank (and smell exactly like my wife's, who was my donor). Even my 4 year old the other day came in surprised and said "daddy, your poop didn't stink!" after leaving the bathroom.