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Gut Bacteria Cocktail May End Need for Fecal Transplants

Posted by timothy on from the or-do-you-prefer-it-old-school dept.

sciencehabit writes "A tonic of gut microbes may be the secret recipe for treating a common hospital scourge. Researchers have pinpointed the exact mix of microbes required to cure mice of chronic infection by Clostridium difficile. The hard-to-treat bacterium infects alomst 336,000 in the US each year and causes bloating, pain, & diarrhea. A similar bacterial cocktail may be able to replace the current controversial treatment involving the intake of a healthy person's fecal matter to restore the right balance of microbes in the gut."

6 of 183 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Um, ew by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    This treatment is nothing but a load of crap.

  2. Re:Yogurt does the same thing by 2.7182 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, but yogurt tastes like shit.

  3. If they do this to a politician... by jd2112 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Do they call it a brain transplant?

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  4. Re:Slashdot: News for Turds by BlueScreenOfTOM · · Score: 5, Funny

    News for Turds
    Stuff that Splatters

  5. Re:Um, ew by queequeg1 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, the whole idea kind of leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

  6. Re:Um, ew by Impy+the+Impiuos+Imp · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Eat shit and live!"

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