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I'm really not sure whether I'd rather have a poop enema or willingly swallow poop even if contained in a capsule.

I would guess it's "possible" but also there is probably a lot of logistics involved in "take my poop and put it into your guts".

Back fifteen or so years ago I saw a video somewhere talking about some people doing this to help with an immune condition. What I remember was basically, "We put my poop in a blender with some water to thin it out, and then they stick a tube up their butt and pour that in"

Sounded like it wasn't just a one time deal, more something that needed to happen on a regular basis.

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I replied to the same comment, but to your point about willingly swallow poop pills, I've been there when many patients are tasked with taking this. I'd say patients have no issue with the pills since it typically means they've had debilitating diarrhea for 6 months or longer if they are at the FMT stage. When I was involved, the treatment was around 20-30 pills in one go. The hardest part for most was the amount of water they drank trying to swallow that many pills at once. One guy we treated had IBS and had been taking pills all his life. He downed the 30 pills in like 5 minutes and was done. He came back the next day and said he had never felt better in 20 years. For some, it's like a miracle drug.

> I'm really not sure whether I'd rather have a poop enema or willingly swallow poop even if contained in a capsule.

Whats really disgusting is that your insides are already full of poop cause thats where its made.

> already full of poop cause thats where its made.

Your intestines are full of poop. Your stomach isn't full of poop. Your throat and mouth aren't full of poop.

Vomiting is very unpleasant. Vomit isn't poop. The thought of poop in your mouth is very unpleasant.

I really don't understand how a comment stating, "I really think it would be a toss-up for me which method I would prefer" is down-voted through the floor.

Don’t take the votes too seriously.

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