Here's an explanation:
http://thefecaltransplantfoundation.org/what-is-fecal-transplant/
Fecal Microbiota Transplant (FMT) is a procedure in which fecal matter, or stool, is collected from a tested donor, mixed with a saline or other solution, strained, and placed in a patient, by colonoscopy, endoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, or enema.
The purpose of fecal transplant is to replace good bacteria that has been killed or suppressed, usually by the use of antibiotics, causing bad bacteria, specifically Clostridium difficile, or C. diff., to over-populate the colon. This infection causes a condition called C. diff. colitis, resulting in often debilitating, sometimes fatal diarrhea.
Hello everyone,
Thank you for sharing this session!
It's kinda funny in a "not so funny situation", my stepdad was experiencing this uncontrollable bowel movement. He simply could NOT hold his feces in, it was almost like he had diarrhea but it was not watery at all, but a very runny stool. My poor dad hid his condition for whose knows how long, until it got so bad, that he was leaking feces as he walked or sat down and even while laying down.
His doctor had him do all the regular test and came up with nothing unusual for his age (76yrs)
imo, I think they didn't know what to think & do.
Well, it was clear to the family that something was terribly wrong! He became weaker and meaner and could no longer walk without having to sit down and catch his breath. He even passed out and landed in the pool, while attempting to go swimming. [go figure!] They kept him at the hosiptal for three days with more test being done and nobody could give us a straight answer as to the cause of his condition. They acted like they were clueless.
So Dad came home and his condition continue to get worse. Now this was all happening while trying to pack and to get ready to move into each of our new houses. And that meant the house had to be cleaned. The horror of his room would make any weak stomach to puke. There were fecal everywhere, some soaked into the carpet, on his chair and etc, but anyways, I think you guys get the picture. It was not a pretty site for sure.
Now, my relationship with my dad is not on good terms, but being who I am, could not in good concise, have him continue to live in such an environment, let alone have buyer taking a peek at the master bedroom. So I put on my rubber gloves and face mask with mop at hand drenching the room with good old bleach! But this was only a temporary fix, cause my dad continue to eat what he always ate and so, the bowel continued to leak.
My dad was the first one to actually move to his new house and my mother and I followed soon after. It was less than a week after everyone had moved that on Oct. 4th 2016, my uncle found my dad dead sitting on his portable potty at his new house alone. His doctor said the cause of dead was due to a heart attack.
So reading about fecal transplant is something that my dad would have benefited from but it seem his doctor was not aware of such procedure.
thanks for listening.
okiron
