WhiskeyKid33 t1_jbpb555 wrote on March 10, 2023 at 6:05 PM

It's so frustrating the sheer amount of things the bacteria in our gut can help with that we just don't know. I think - and this may be radical - but we should have open access to FMTs administered my professional medical personnel. It's been shown to have amazing results on auto-immune diseases, cancer, even things like alzheimers. The FDA is an important institution, yes but this thing seems like a no-brainer. The most important thing is screening of donors which can be done right now. It's infuriating that FMTs are used to only treat c-diff and even then it's hard to get. No drugs, no artificial biologics, nothing like that. Make them available!

MaximilianKohler OP t1_jbpfxtg wrote on March 10, 2023 at 6:36 PM

I agree that FMT holds great potential, but it needs more research. How to select a safe and effective donor is unknown still. I've been trying to figure it out, and after screening 100k applicants I tried the #1 ranked donor and got worse.

It would be nice if other research groups would pair up with me to help try to figure out the donor quality puzzle.

grumpyfrench t1_jbs7kz9 wrote on March 11, 2023 at 8:15 AM

The brain is just the intelligence of the ship of bacteria civilization. Ai gone badly self aware.us humans

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ScienceQuestions589 t1_jbtm766 wrote on March 11, 2023 at 4:49 PM

What are FMTs?

bobtheplanet t1_jbttx5o wrote on March 11, 2023 at 5:43 PM

I believe it is Fecal Material Transfer?

WhiskeyKid33 t1_jbu2ioy wrote on March 11, 2023 at 6:43 PM

Fecal Microbiota Transplant. The process of using a donors stool to equalize / improve gut flora. Over time, through the consumption of processed foods, sugars etc is thought to remove the "good" flora and feeds the "bad" flora. Things like smoking, not exercising, lack of sleep, antibiotics, alchohol also contribute to the health of these "good" and "bad" flora. Using a donors stool is a straight-forward way of supplying the gut with flora thought to balance the immune system and reduce the number of bad flora responsible for a potential litany of bad-juju.