Bananagirl...

Hi bananagirl,
I tried searching and couldnt find the posts.. You had mentioned that there was a doc, I believe at mayo, that was approved for FMTs still that you would go to if you had the funds. Can you tell me who and which mayo?

Thanks!

Hey sure. Its dr. Orenstein at he scottsdale arizona mayo.

Im not a huge believer in the at home fecal transplants- at least for me. The enemas dont reach high enough in the colon.

It'd be great to have the option of doctors doing it for us, but sadly, I figure it will be a while before that happens thanks to the FDA's latest move to make poo a "controlled substance". Until then, I will do it at home paired with acrobatics to try and coat as much of the colon as possible. It's worked for others on here and I've seen the benefits personally. Heck, if my two daughters ever show signs of developing UC, it will be my first line of defense.

My dad is my donor and I felt completely comfortable with not doing the testing. He doesn't have any health problems other than high blood pressure, poops like clock work (the man is a machine), and we eat the same things. I've done 7 transplants so far and have gotten so much better since starting them. And I know what you mean about the whole wait thing with the FDA costing people. My husband's grandmother died three weeks ago from recurrent bouts of c. diff. that she just couldn't handle in her old age and nobody would consider doing fecal transplant for her. It was very disheartening to me to know the stats and science behind FMT success with c. diff. and to have no one listen.