NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) - The future of medicine in treating intestinal diseases and saving lives could be found in an unexpected place: your toilet. Your feces, to be exact.
That is the conclusion of a review by Seth Bordenstein, associate professor of biological sciences and pathology, microbiology and immunology at Vanderbilt University. Bordenstein says "there's no doubt poo can save lives."
Bordenstein and his team reviewed studies and literature presented surrounding the practice of fecal transplantation. The method is one which is being increasingly turned to by doctors to treat infections of the gut and, according to Bordenstein, is showing very preliminary promise in treating multiple sclerosis and Crohn's disease.