I did the poop enema...it worked!

That is fantastic! I hope more people will try it. It got me out of my second flare when I was pred dependent.

Be careful with taking antibiotics. I had to take antibiotics several times after doing fecal transplantation, and my poo is no longer as good as when I had done the fecal transplantation. I'm planning to do it again, using my three-year old granddaughter's poo. In fact, I'm visiting my daughter's family right now. Problem is my granddaughter goes something like once every three days now.

Wow. That's so great. What did you mix it with? How much did you use? Details would be great!

Why did you do it for four days? Are you supposed to do repeats and how do you know for how long?

Can you leave it in as a retention enema, or do you have to get it out after a few minutes?

What are the risks if you use a healthy donor?

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Lynn, I just winged it. I found out as much as I could on the internet, but there isn't much. One research study I found did it for five days, using the nasogastral or something method (through the nose and into the tummy). They used a cup (!) of poo and I certainly didn't even come close to that.
I don't know much about the risks regarding donors, but if you do it in the hospital they at least check for parasites, aids, and hepatitis.
I read another website calling for using a breastfed baby between 3 mos. and two years because they have healthier bowels.
I felt like I was taking a small risk by doing this on my own and without knowing for sure that my son didn't have some weird parasite from playing in the dirt or something, but I was desperate to get well and enjoy my new baby, meds free for his sake.
I asked my doc who is from Germany about fecal transplant. He said he had done it for C Diff and while he wasn't a great fan of it, he was willing to look into treatment for my sake. I didn't wait becasue I was in a hurry AND I didn't have insurance. But the point is, there are doctors that will do it if you don't feel comfortable doing it at home.
I am passionate about this. People should not have to live with this disease and have to poison their bodies with meds that don't even always work.

Interesting that it worked without having to retain it. I just leave it in there. I use only one to two syringes worth; so it's not difficult. It usually slows down my having to go to the bathroom too.

Oh, yes. I was able to do one treatment while visiting my daughter. I pooed about 24 hours afterward. My poo was better than it's been since having to be on the antibiotics, but it wasn't nearly as good as the last time I did fecal transplantation. I was able to do three treatments that time. It still might improve over the next few days though.

I find this absolutely fascinating!

Thank you all for sharing.

pokesmom said...
The only advantage I see of quick and dirty (no pun intended) over retention is that perhaps the former gets further up the colon and covers a larger area with that good bacteria.

Yes. I didn't think about that. When my colon gets inflamed, it starts at the butt. However, it's probably not like that for everyone.

KSpace, when I first read about this treatment, I was horrified and skeptical as well. However, I did some research and read some success stories. I tried it because I was desperate to be well and protect my new baby. I would climb mountains for my kids, or try strange cures.
Conceptually, it's very simple. Like a blood transfusion, a person has lost what they need up there, so with the enema they are supplied with bacteria that they don't have. The bacteria can repopulate the colon with the very substance it lacks on its own. It's a matter of attacking the problem rather than the symptoms.