super poo donor

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To my double amazement this morning: being a 'poo donor' is apparently a thing.

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Claudia Campenella, 31, works as a student support administrator at a UK university, and in her spare time she is a poo donor.

"Some of my friends think it is a bit weird or disgusting, but it doesn't worry me. It's very easy to donate and I just want to help with medical research. I'm glad to contribute."

Her faeces, teeming with "good" bugs, will be put into the bowel of a sick patient to help their poorly gut get better.

Claudia knows her donation is extremely useful - that is why she does it - but is her poo extra special?

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My second surprise is beating the usual RSS feed suspects to a GD favourite topic.
 
It's really not that grim, faecal transplants have been used for a few year for a nasty condition called c.difficile, which is basically where all your gut bacteria gets wiped out. At the moment, most of us don't have an appreciation of how important our gut bacteria is, and how much it does for us. It's a huge emerging topic in medical research. But it can affect your weight, mental health, energy levels and all sorts.

I think the transplant is a very small amount, and it's just inserted up you without you really feeling it. Or potentially you can take it as a pill that doesn't release anything until it gets to the gut.
 
dl8860 said:
It's really not that grim, faecal transplants have been used for a few year for a nasty condition called c.difficile, which is basically where all your gut bacteria gets wiped out. At the moment, most of us don't have an appreciation of how important our gut bacteria is, and how much it does for us. It's a huge emerging topic in medical research. But it can affect your weight, mental health, energy levels and all sorts.

I think the transplant is a very small amount, and it's just inserted up you without you really feeling it. Or potentially you can take it as a pill that doesn't release anything until it gets to the gut.
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Indeed, I have noticed marked improvements since starting to make my own sauerkraut a few years ago, and buying proper live yoghurt.
 
I'm interested, but only if you get one of those donor cards to put in your wallet like with donating blood.

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krooton said:
Indeed, I have noticed marked improvements since starting to make my own sauerkraut a few years ago, and buying proper live yoghurt.
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I've been eating a lot more live yoghurt - a colleague told me to look out for the L.Bulgaricus culture, which I could only find in Fage and some Yeo Valley greek yoghurts. But it certainly seems to have helped my colitis. Also trying some kefir, sauerkraut is next on the list.
 
wolfie138 said:
if they don't have a letterbox to donate in rather than a beaker or such, it's a missed opportunity
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How did it take until post 9 for a letterbox to be mentioned?!

Seriously though, there is huge research into the gut microbiome going on at the moment. Extremely promising studies at the University of Birmingham using faecal transplant to treat inflammatory bowel disease. I’d be surprised if the gut microbiome wasn’t a key component in solving the obesity crisis also.
 
dl8860 said:
It's really not that grim, faecal transplants have been used for a few year for a nasty condition called c.difficile, which is basically where all your gut bacteria gets wiped out. At the moment, most of us don't have an appreciation of how important our gut bacteria is, and how much it does for us. It's a huge emerging topic in medical research. But it can affect your weight, mental health, energy levels and all sorts.

I think the transplant is a very small amount, and it's just inserted up you without you really feeling it. Or potentially you can take it as a pill that doesn't release anything until it gets to the gut.
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Indeed, the latest research is remarkable, with reference especially to the gut being the "brain" of the human, having more of an influence on well being than basically anything else.

As a long time sufferer of Ulcerative Colitis research like this gives me hope.

If there comes a point where having someone else's poo makes me feel better, I'd be up for it. Can't see how it's much different to having someone else's blood!
 
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