Gastro Girl Insights
A collection of helpful articles curated and written by Gastro Girl.
July 9, 2020
Duke University Researchers Seek “Stool Selfies” for Science: Smart Toilet in Works to Automatically ID Bowel Movements
Duke University researchers are seeking to collect 10,000 “stool selfies”for a scientific study in order to develop a “smart toilet” that would automatically identify the physical characteristics of a bowel movement. These characteristics can help diagnose and manage chronic GI conditions and infections and can be an early warning sign of a serious health condition.
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.
February 15, 2018
Bowel Movements: What’s ‘Normal’? Study Confirms Frequency, Suggests Differences Between Men and Women
When it comes to bowel movements, one of the most common questions people ask their doctor is “what is normal” in terms of frequency and consistency. For the first time, researchers have evaluated and defined self-perceived normal bowel frequency and consistency in a large representative sample of adults in the general US population.
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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