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Fecal Transplant Fights C Diff

The intestinal infections caused by a germ called Clostridium difficile are very difficult to treat. The nasty infection that can cause debilitating diarrhea often appears in the aftermath of antibiotic treatment and may be a result of killing off many other bacteria that are normal residents of the gastrointestinal tract. As a result, antibiotic treatment for C. diff, as it is called, may not be effective.
Now Dutch researchers report that fecal transplant was more effective than the usual treatment with the heavy-duty antibiotic vancomycin. The feces from healthy donors provided a diverse array of bacteria and were delivered through a nasoduodenal tube. The only side effects were mild cramping and diarrhea.
[New England Journal of Medicine, Jan. 17, 2013]
There are many reports from readers who have suffered C diff following a course of the antibiotic clindamycin. Read them here. You can also learn more about what People’s Pharmacy visitors have said about fecal transplants.

7/6/17: redirected to:  https://www.peoplespharmacy.com/articles/recurrent-diarrhea-is-more-common-harder-to-treat/

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Joe Graedon is a pharmacologist who has dedicated his career to making drug information understandable to consumers. His best-selling book, The People’s Pharmacy, was published in 1976 and led to a syndicated newspaper column, syndicated public radio show and web site. In 2006, Long Island University awarded him an honorary doctorate as “one of the country's leading drug experts for the consumer.”.
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