People Bank Blood. Why Not Faeces?

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2 pointsandrewl5 comments

This is good advice but getting over the yuck factor it a big deal.

I think it needs a new name. One that doesn't activate the immediate off-putting feelings of the word feces.

It is just the specific bacteria though. So in some ways, it's no worse than taking a probiotic yogurt pill.

But I remember reading some time ago that if you upset the balance that your body is accustomed to, you can cause yourself even more health problems than the ones your trying to solve with the transplants. So whatever the answer is, it seems that it needs to be tailored for each individual to avoid complications.

Colon environment preservation bank?

It sounds interesting. I wonder if it's possible to create a new brand name. It could become the new name for it. Similar to the word kleenex which has become synonymous to tissue paper.

Rhymes with "fit-ex"?

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