Gut Bacteria Cocktail May End Need for Fecal Transplants 183
sciencehabit writes "A tonic of gut microbes may be the secret recipe for treating a common hospital scourge. Researchers have pinpointed the exact mix of microbes required to cure mice of chronic infection by Clostridium difficile. The hard-to-treat bacterium infects alomst 336,000 in the US each year and causes bloating, pain, & diarrhea. A similar bacterial cocktail may be able to replace the current controversial treatment involving the intake of a healthy person's fecal matter to restore the right balance of microbes in the gut."
Yogurt does the same thing (Score:1, Funny)
Um, ew (Score:2, Funny)
I'd never heard of this before, and I still wish I hadn't.
Slashdot: News for Turds (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Um, ew (Score:5, Funny)
This treatment is nothing but a load of crap.
Re:Yogurt does the same thing (Score:5, Funny)
If they do this to a politician... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Slashdot: News for Turds (Score:5, Funny)
Stuff that Splatters
Re:Um, ew (Score:5, Funny)
Yeah, the whole idea kind of leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
Re:Yogurt does the same thing (Score:4, Funny)
"Your gut naturally contains E. Coli, and Enterococcus, neither of which you want to get from the grocery store."
Grocery store?
I know a local restaurant where you can get a fecal matter cocktail for years now.
Re:Um, ew (Score:4, Funny)
"Eat shit and live!"