Fecal transplants could become a mainstream treatment. Companies are trying to identify populations of bacteria from healthy donors that could be used to treat specific conditions. But for the rest of us, there is this yuck factor. Do you think we can get over that? And if we can, what kind of difference could fecal transplants make?
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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