'Artificial' stool can cure C Difficle, report suggests

RePOOPulate
Mention has been previosuly made in the blog of the concept of 'fecal transplantation; being used to 'cure' forms of gut dysbiosis in the colon, most anecdotally being used for treatment of stubborn Clostridium Difficile infection. A team of researchers in Canada have gone a step further and 'purified' the fecal matter so that hopefully it contains all the 'good bacteria' (probiotics) and has a much lesser chance of carrying any possible infectious organisms. It seems to be at an early stage of development but already they seem to be having good results in anecdotal cases of c.difficle bowel infection. The synthetic stool is known as RePOOPpulate.

'Fecal Body Odor' : is gut dysbiosis a factor ?
Many people with what is commonly referred to as 'fecal body odor' often feel there is a 'gut dysbiosis' connection to their own condition, though currently it is not known what would be the cause of this dysbiosis if it is a factor.

Allen-Vercoe hopes doctors will one day use the RePOOPulate concept to treat other GI conditions, such as inflammatory bowel disease, obesity and even autism by replacing abnormal gut microbial ecosystems.

Links :
Science Daily : Synthetic Stool Can Cure C. Difficile Infection, Study Suggests
Daily Mail UK :  Synthetic poo packed with probiotics
CBC Radio interview : RePOOPpulate 
'rePOOPulate' : Full paper in Microbiome Journal
CTV News

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