It is essential for people who lack certain gut flora.
The flora/bacteria cannot come back because it is in competition with too many other bacteria, most of the time of which are often infectious, and considered "bad."
In reality, they are only bad if they lack competition and are allowed to take over.
There's some doublespeak on this page, but for the most part it is right.
The procedure is wildly underutilized, however. If anything, it proves that frequent contact with one another's germs is ideal for diverse gut flora. They don't like that, expressly because it encourages wholesome activities and discarding fear of one another.
Oh I'm not doubting it's real after seeing your comment above. That's what south park does. They poke all the bears. Even us. So when I saw this episode I just thought it was an over the top poop joke based on nothing. Pretty neat.
No, it's a real thing.
It is essential for people who lack certain gut flora.
The flora/bacteria cannot come back because it is in competition with too many other bacteria, most of the time of which are often infectious, and considered "bad."
In reality, they are only bad if they lack competition and are allowed to take over.
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/gastroenterology_hepatology/clinical_services/advanced_endoscopy/fecal_transplantation.html
There's some doublespeak on this page, but for the most part it is right.
The procedure is wildly underutilized, however. If anything, it proves that frequent contact with one another's germs is ideal for diverse gut flora. They don't like that, expressly because it encourages wholesome activities and discarding fear of one another.
Oh I'm not doubting it's real after seeing your comment above. That's what south park does. They poke all the bears. Even us. So when I saw this episode I just thought it was an over the top poop joke based on nothing. Pretty neat.