Short Summary On Poop Pills

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Poop Pill Summary Every year about 14,000 people die from C-diff. Now, new studies have shown that fecal transplants can restore good bacteria so there will be no reinfection. The donor for the pills is usually a relative. The fecal is then processed to take out bad bacteria and food. People taking these pill are not technically “eating poop.” There is one downside to taking these pills. You have to take 24 to 34 pills to get enough good bacteria to help out. When they tested these pill everyone that took then never got sick with the infection again. Now these pills are being used for many more cases. They also found out that doctors can freeze the pills and are able to ship them to where they need to get to. Louie belives treatments like these

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