A fecal transplant involves taking bacteria, or sometimes poo from a healthy person and getting them into the guts of somebody who is suffering an infection with Clostridium difficile. The hope is that these crapsules could one day be prescribed for a whole range of diseases. But is this something people are ready to swallow?
Madeleine Finlay hears from science correspondent Linda Geddes about her experience becoming a faecal transplant donor, how getting a dose of someone else’s gut bacteria could treat illnesses like arthritis, diabetes and cancer, and asks whether a pill made from poo is an idea we are ready to swallow. Help support our independent journalism at
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