Heading to Australia in May for Fecal Bacteriotherapy.

Right now I'm willing to try anything, no matter the price. I'm going to be flying out to Sydney to try it in May. My cousin and I are going, he's going to be the healthy donor. I know it's early to be telling you guys now but i'm still excited. I'll let you guys know all the details. From the procedure to the results.

Really? I didn't know that they had it here in America. I've heard great things about the Australians with it. Besides I'll be getting a nice trip to Australia too (:

Where in the US can you get fecal bacteriotherapy?

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Rio in Maryland, what clinics in the US are doing HPIs?
Thanks

bosnianboy...just wondering, do you (or anyone else) know the approximate cost of getting the treatment done at the center in Australia?

hey sorry for the delay. yeah rio in maryland. It's approx. 10,000 AUD. That is about 9,233 American. It is pricey, but to me it's worth it. Even if it doesn't work I might as well give it a try. My brother isn't the healthiest guy in the world either so I'm going to be taking my cousin with me.

hm that's weird idk how he did it at home. It's in all a four week process. When you get to Australia they start you on antibiotics for two weeks. I'd imagine thats to kill any bacteria or anything you have in there. They also screen the donated stool for any parasites or anything. After you have completed the antibiotics they then start to administer the liquid through enemas or a cable that goes through your nose while you sedated. They do that everyday for two weeks. So in all it's a four month process. I'm fairly sure that that person didn't follow the steps correctly.

Doing it in Canada for c-diff. Read the article - Dr comes to your home - or maybe hotel room ;) to avoid administration issues.

Check it out: www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/183/5/541

Never thought Australia was leading the research in anything... Anyway, welcome to the great down under! While ur here I recommend seeing our koalas.

I did it twice, at home. It cost less than $5. I was quite sure of my donor, my granddaughter. She really was too young for me to worry about picking up any diseases from her.

I had to do it twice. The first time it worked (only three treatments). It put me immediately into remission. But I had to be on antibiotics a few times for bladder infections that I got after having been on pred. I started flaring again after having been on antibiotics although not as bad as before.

I've been in remission since doing fecal transplantation the second time (only two treatments) and so far have not had to be on antibiotics. I don't even eat meat that contains antibiotics just in case. I did get some sinus infections, but I took Sudafed, used a Neti Pot, and waited them out.

I think it's great that you plan to try fecal transplantation. $10,000 is quite high, but if you can afford it then go for it.

I have never read of anyone having a serious issue from doing fecal transplantation at home or in a medical office for that matter. Perhaps this person choose someone who had an overabundance of bad bacteria. It's good to make sure your donor's poo is healthy, which is why I choose my granddaughter's poo.

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