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Posted 1/14/2018 3:00 PM (GMT 0)
I recently underwent 16 sessions of FMT at Macmaster Hospital here in Hamilton.
Prior to starting into the program I went through a Sigmoid to get a look at my colon.
I now have finished the series of sessions and again went through a Sigmoid for them to make a comparisons.
Although not in remission my colon has made a great recovery.
At their suggestion I am continuing in the program but just on a weekly basis.
Posted 1/14/2018 4:02 PM (GMT 0)
That's fantastic. Are you on a modified diet as well or taking other meds?
Posted 1/15/2018 2:42 PM (GMT 0)
I am still on Humira and like everyone else I try to be careful in what i eat.
Posted 1/15/2018 5:22 PM (GMT 0)
So great to hear that FMT seems to be working for you! Would you be willing to share how you got into the program and what the treatment sessions are like for you? I’m a bit away from McMaster but have been really interested in FMT for my UC.
Posted 1/15/2018 8:17 PM (GMT 0)
I was referred to the Docs running the program Mac by my Docs at St Jo's in Hamilton.
Like all studies of this type I had to go through a screening process to make sure I met their criteria.
Part of this was a sigmoidoscopy and then prior to starting into the program i had two weeks of medication.
This involved different drugs of which one or more could be a placebo

As to the FMT it involved 16 sessions at two per week.
These were very quick and once it was administered one had to lie there for a period of 20 mins and then you could get dressed again.
The whole thing was done in less than one hour.
Posted 1/15/2018 10:55 PM (GMT 0)
I'd love to read about their methodology. Did they tell you where the study will be published?

From everything I've read on the DIY sites, 2x weekly is too often. Once per week is usually the max to start with and then it gets less frequent from there. I wonder what made your researchers decide on that frequency?

Were you being treated for c. diff or was this a general UC study?

Hope it works for you!
Posted 1/16/2018 2:09 PM (GMT 0)
One of the criteria for entering the program was to be C-diff negative.
This is the third study I believe being done at Mac and I guess the frequency is something they have developed from the previous studies.
This trial involves some 80 patients and I don't have any idea when the results will be published.
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