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Fecal Microbiota Transplant (FMT)

Posted by wendyw @wendyw, Apr 3, 2018

I have been researching this procedure and the success occurring with C Diff and now some success with curing ulcerative colitis.
My 43 year old son has severe recurring kidney stones ( lithrotripsy every 8-10 weeks) and he had medullary sponge kidney and ulcerative colitis, both of which can cause kidney stones.
Our hope is that if the FMT cured his ulcerative colitis, and IF that was the cause of his kidney stones he may be cured. Does anyone have any experience please?

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twinfalls | @twinfalls | 2 days ago
In reply to @ngorman25 "@beckyt I, too, had an fmt 3 1/2 years ago after dealing with 4 bouts of..." + (show)
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@beckyt I, too, had an fmt 3 1/2 years ago after dealing with 4 bouts of cdiff for 6 months. I believe it saved my life! I still worry that if I get sick, I'll have to have antibiotics. What I don't understand is why they make you keep taking vancomycin over and over again before they offer the fmt. I believe it's the drug companies that control the situation. If they let you have the fmt after the first bout of cdiff, no one would be taking vancomycin! Just my opinion.

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Lisa Lucier, Moderator | @lisalucier | 1 day ago
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@twinfalls - welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I believe your post to @ngorman25 was incomplete, if you'd like to post it again.

Did you have a fecal microbiota transplant? If so, how has it gone?

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