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Could faecal transplants be the next frontier in health?

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The Science of Fecal Transplants

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?

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