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There may be an existing solution to the chronic disease crisis, but a disabled patient seems to be the only person motivated enough to try to obtain it. And they've been failing going at it alone. (www.humanmicrobes.org)
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[–] [S] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Yes, FMT is super experiemental. The point of the blog/website is not to convince people to buy poop, it's to find ideal stool donors who may be able to cure a variety of diseases.

Maybe FMT is a good idea, but it’s still too unknown for me to accept it.

It can't become "more known" unless a highly effective donor can be found. And such a donor can't be found unless people start helping...

I don't think FMT is appropriate to regulate as a supplement. The ingredients of supplements are known and standardized. FMT is an extremely complex and dynamic ecosystem. Yogurt is a handful of known microbes in a highly controlled environment. FMT vs yogurt is like the universe vs a zoo.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Agreed

    I feel like coordination with a professional sports coach would be a good start, the players are already accustomed to many tests, the team doctor would probably be interested in gut biome v performance, and it's a pre-selected pool of young, healthy, athletic people with at least semi-controlled diet.

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