A new comparative study led by researchers at the UNC School of Medicine found that a new therapy for prevention of recurrent ...

Scientists fighting the ever-growing threat posed by antibiotic-resistant 'superbugs' are increasingly confident that they ...

Early data suggests superbugs can be flushed out of the dark murky depths of the bowel and replaced with a mix of healthy gut ...

They are hailed as a promising method to restore gut microbiomes, but a study suggests fecal transplants may bring unintended ...

FMT is a medical procedure where a pill prepared from the stool (poop) of a healthy person is transferred into a patient’s gut. The procedure has been successful in treating C. difficile ...

C. diff infection can cause diarrhea. While it may lead your poop to change color, there are no specific colors that are definitive evidence of having C. diff. According to the Centers for Disease ...

This includes via: Touching an infected object: C. diff is contagious and can pass from person to person. Touching objects, including food and surfaces, that have been in contact with feces (poop ...

All had suffered at least four C-diff infections and relapses, but none had a recurrence after taking the poop pills. Margaret Corbin, 69, a retired nurse's aide from Calgary, told of the misery ...

The healing powers of poop can now officially come in a more ... altered by things like antibiotic treatment, including C. difficile infections. These bacteria become overabundant in the gut ...

If you are experiencing recurring infections with Clostridium difficile (C. diff.) in your colon, your doctor may recommend a fecal transplant. Fecal transplantation is also called fecal microbiota ...

This was the suggestion made to Carol Goble recently after she contracted Clostridium difficile (C. diff), a bowel infection ... bacteria is taken from the stool of a suitable donor.