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A collection of helpful articles curated and written by Gastro Girl.

June 5, 2018

Money or altruism: What motivates people to donate their poop to medicine?

Appealing to a concern for others is the best way to recruit most people to donate their stool for medicine, while cash rewards may be an additional motivator for some potential donors, according to research presented at Digestive Disease Week.

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December 21, 2017

The Latest Scoop on Poop Transplants – What You Need to Know

Over the past several years, research in fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has expanded from Clostridium difficile (C diff) to other health conditions, like ulcerative colitis, and methods of delivery, such as freeze-dried capsules. However, there are key things you should know if you or a loved one are considering this procedure.

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