FMT crackdown by FDA - stool is now a regulated substance

Wow...

I had a family member pass away today from C. diff. because the doctors were too dense to consider FMT (and my in-laws are too passive to raise hell) and instead, just kept prescribing super antibiotic after super antibiotic and saying, "Wow, I guess she just picked it up again in the nursing home" every couple of months when she would get sick again because the spores would hatch and take over. I feel terrible for the people suffering now as this decision will only ensure they continue to suffer needlessly. Absolutely ridiculous.

Good grief, all the US FMT providers will have to setup clinics in Tijuana now I gather as per helminthic therapy providers. But no biggie- just a 20 minute light rail ride and 3 minute walk from downtown San Diego.

I attended a lecture by Dr. Lawrence Brandt (has FDA permit to use FMT on C.diff patients in NY) last week. He said that the FDA considers stool to be "a biologic". Therefore, the agency is granting only limited permission to medical practitioners to use it on patients at this point. He commented that some researchers recently got cold feet about potential liability issues arising in the more distant future in case the donor had an undetected/undetectable health condition at time of transplant that might crop up yrs later in the recipient. He himself favors a universal donor system rather than individual recruitment of stool donors, and expects a synthetic stool substitute to become widely available in 3-6 yrs. He has seen a success rate over 90% in patients he has treated so he does have confidence that experimental FMT is leading researchers in the right direction for improved treatment of intestinal disorders. Many unknowns remain, however, such as WHERE in the colon the transplant should be placed for optimal benefit. He struck me as genuinely concerned about patient outcomes-- not a reactionary who wants to protect big pharma or colorectal surgeons! / Old Hat (32 yrs with left-sided UC; presently in remission taking brandname Colazal)

I think it's important to keep thinking for ourselves. If you have a partner that you are already sharing all bacteria with (kissing, inter course, ..) then I really can't see the major risk in using them as a donor for feces and administering these yourself.

In saying that; I see it as a inevitable first step that they start regulating who has a license to do this with patients on a formal basis

I hope this is a good sign . Makes me laugh thinking about how much $$ they will charge for a Rx for a poop pill. Also good names:

UCpoopris

Asaproop

Poopricade

Anyone else have a snappy name?

B

You'll have to forgive my lack of enthusiasm for having the FDA claim sole property of this method of treatment considering most of their high level officials now worked high level jobs at Monsanto in the past, which probably has a great deal to do with why so many of us our sick to begin with (thanks to GMOs)... The FDA allows food fit for consumption to be chalked full of hormones and antibiotics without a thought. I think I'll stick to my own donor for now, thanks.

Lol, Levi. I like Dookie too! But how much can you really charge for a little pill named dookie?? lol.
B

Lol Tornado!!!