Summary: Clostridium difficile (Photo credit: AJC1) download MP3 Professor Thomas Borody of the Center for Digestive Diseases is researching which illnesses are caused by the bacteria in the bowel going wrong, and developing bacterial therapies to restore health. In 1999 I spoke to him about how bowel flora affects the brain, and the triple-S, sick flora syndrome. Since that time research around the world has started to catch up, and for one illness at least, clostridium difficile infection, this poo transplant will become the standard treatment. Other illnesses may follow. Related articles Science in Profile: Prof Thomas Borody (Catalyst ABC.net.au) Fecal transplants cure most cases of C. difficile, first clinical trial shows (ctvnews.ca) Largest Ever Study Of Clostridium Difficile Infection To Attempt To Reveal True Incidence Of Disease (medicalnewstoday.com) Faecal Transfer Kills Super Gut Bug Better Than Antibiotics (greenprophet.com) Fecal transplants cure most cases of C. difficile infection, landmark study shows (vancouversun.com)
