IT'S ALSO GREAT FOR PRANKS
Fake poop could replace real stuff in fecal transplants
(Thanks to W. von Papineau)
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January 09, 2013
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Palatable? On what plant is poop, either real or synthetic, considered "palatable"?
And how would she know? "Wipe that 'poop-eating' grin off your face, lady!"
Posted by: PirateBoy | January 09, 2013 at 01:15 PM
I've been a nurse for a long time and this is the first time I've ever heard of fecal transplant. I call B.S. on this one. Or fake B.S.
Posted by: nursecindy | January 09, 2013 at 03:03 PM
"I don't give a shit."
"O yeah, well I don't take no shit."
cindy - I've worked in tissue transplantation for almost 30 years, been on and chaired several national committees, and even served as a consultant for the FDA and U.N. on the subject. I've never heard of it either.
Posted by: Layzeeboy | January 09, 2013 at 03:18 PM
I've heard of it to combat C. difficile and Crohn's Disease. And, in fact, to replace a normal intestinal bacterial population after some antibiotic treatments cause untoward effects.
However, as I told my wife, "When we win the lottery, no more sham-poo for us! It'll be the real thing after that!"
Posted by: Steve | January 09, 2013 at 04:02 PM
It's a very effective treatment, guys; if you ever get a c. difficile infection you'll want it. Personal experience here...
Posted by: Digger | January 09, 2013 at 04:20 PM
My cousin, who suffers from Crohn's, had a fecal transplant and it transformed her life.
Posted by: Jan in Grimsby | January 09, 2013 at 05:07 PM
Also, our two young 'uns attend this university, and son was very impressed to hear he could earn $20/donated hot stool (has to be in the lab within 5 mins. of seeing the light of day). You're welcome.
Posted by: Jan in Grimsby | January 09, 2013 at 05:11 PM
Several of my relatives have had C-Diff, NurseCindy, and I can attest that the transplant worked for one of them. Sure, it sounds unpleasant, but so is scrubbing their homes down with Lisol, top to bottom, 3x, in a vain attempt to kill off the C-Diff spores. It's the most common "superbug" out in the wild now, and the origins all point to sub-standard cleaning practices in hospitals and resthomes.
Avoid this infection like the plague!
Posted by: PirateBoy | January 09, 2013 at 09:01 PM
Fecal Transplant: WBAGNFAB
Posted by: Dan Barr | January 10, 2013 at 08:28 AM
A fecal transplant healed me from ulcerative colitis in October 2012 after 3 1/2 years of suffering.
Read my blog -http://healed-from-uc.blogspot.com
It WORKS!
I am symptom free and drug free!!!
Posted by: Teri | February 07, 2013 at 10:53 PM