Posted 3/1/2015 12:29 PM (GMT 0)
http://thepowerofpoop.com/interview-dr-silvio-najt/ - link to the interview
Its a very interesting read. If I were to do fecal transplant, Id definately do it at his clinic. I absolutely agree with him saying that we're victims of the great pharmaceutical concerns which generate abstract money on biologics (see the link http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2013/10/22/three-best-selling-drugs/3149997/).
"Why is the mainstream medical profession so reluctant to investigate and offer FMT? Given the success with C.diff, what’s wrong with trying it for more difficult chronic gut conditions?
I do not know, there mixed interests, one of the most profitable group of drugs in the world right now are the anti-TNF – biologics, billions of dollars are spent on this drugs. In IBD cases the best results ever reported do not exceed 40% remission of the treated cases. Usually associated with azathioprine. So as long as the medical leaders are so strongly influenced by the pharmaceutical companies, they will not change horses. We will see the clinical trials that are about to be reported quite soon, some of them will start showing what we see in our daily practice. We improve the life of the people and we cause no harm. The worst that could happen is that the patient see no changes, which is unusual, with drugs you may see no change but you know they are quite dangerous."
Another very interesting read:
New FMT product in development (not yet approved by FDA)-
CIPAC Therapeutics, a division of CIPAC Limited, is developing Full-Spectrum MicrobiotaTM (FSM) as an FDA-approved therapeutic derived from the human gut microbiome. FSM is a lyophilized powder that can be reconstituted for rectal infusion (enema or colonoscopy) or encapsulated for short-term or long-term oral use. The lyophilized product will facilitate easy administration for a variety of therapeutic indications and potentially can be used for routine restoration of healthy gastrointestinal microbiota in current and future indications. - http://www.cipactherapeutics.com/