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Australia gives world-first approval for fecal transplants to restore gut health

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Re: Australia gives world-first approval for fecal transplants to restore gut health

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Post by joeman1000 »

GutThing wrote: post #26

I have a gut problem. I don't really know what it is. It's been like 4 or 5 years since it started. Doctors don't seem to know what's going on but basically my stomach acid destroys my throat and I can even feel the acidity in my mouth but I don't have heartburn or any other common symptoms. I've been on omeprazole and other PPI and several more drugs without any improvement. In all these years it stopped for around…

I have this too. My teeth are being eroded and my tongue is ‘burnt’ all the time. It sucks

Re: Australia gives world-first approval for fecal transplants to restore gut health

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Post by kgc »

jamestdsmith wrote: post #59
GutThing wrote: post #26

I have a gut problem. I don't really know what it is. It's been like 4 or 5 years since it started. Doctors don't seem to know what's going on but basically my stomach acid destroys my throat and I can even feel the acidity in my mouth but I don't have heartburn or any other common symptoms. I've been on omeprazole and other PPI and several more drugs without any improvement. In all these years it stopped for around…

Really sorry to hear your story. I spend 2.5 years diagnosed with acid reflux due to waking up with a horrible taste in my mouth. It was awful, I’d wake up at 3am every night and could rarely get back to sleep. After years of tests - they all came up blank. I was then referred to an ENT doctor. Diagnosed a nasal drip issue (mucus dripping down my throat) causing the horrible taste and I was virtually cured in 2 weeks…

What was the cure?

Re: Australia gives world-first approval for fecal transplants to restore gut health

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Post by stubish »

bombcar wrote: post #25
jjcon wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The regulatory approval is a world first - they are happening all over the world already though

I could have sworn I hear about this every 2-5 years it seems.

Research and trials. Successful enough to see the treatment approved for general use. No more popping placebos because you turned out to be in the control group.

Re: Australia gives world-first approval for fecal transplants to restore gut health

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Post by Pilottwave »

jamestdsmith wrote: post #59
GutThing wrote: post #26

I have a gut problem. I don't really know what it is. It's been like 4 or 5 years since it started. Doctors don't seem to know what's going on but basically my stomach acid destroys my throat and I can even feel the acidity in my mouth but I don't have heartburn or any other common symptoms. I've been on omeprazole and other PPI and several more drugs without any improvement. In all these years it stopped for around…

Really sorry to hear your story. I spend 2.5 years diagnosed with acid reflux due to waking up with a horrible taste in my mouth. It was awful, I’d wake up at 3am every night and could rarely get back to sleep. After years of tests - they all came up blank. I was then referred to an ENT doctor. Diagnosed a nasal drip issue (mucus dripping down my throat) causing the horrible taste and I was virtually cured in 2 weeks…

how was it cured?

Re: Australia gives world-first approval for fecal transplants to restore gut health

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Post by cpeterso »

Here’s an interesting story and News York Times short documentary about Josiah Zayner, bio hacker and former NASA scientist, and his DIY fecal transplant to address his severe GI issues.

https://www.kqed.org/futureofyou/384757/a-year-after-ingesti...

Re: Australia gives world-first approval for fecal transplants to restore gut health

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Post by jamestdsmith »

kgc wrote: post #62
jamestdsmith wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Really sorry to hear your story. I spend 2.5 years diagnosed with acid reflux due to waking up with a horrible taste in my mouth. It was awful, I’d wake up at 3am every night and could rarely get back to sleep. After years of tests - they all came up blank. I was then referred to an ENT doctor. Diagnosed a nasal drip issue (mucus dripping down my throat) causing the horrible taste and I was virtually cured in 2 weeks…

What was the cure?

Sinus rinse 2 x daily (worst thing in the world first time, but after a week, a breeze) + 2 x nasal steroid 'sniff's). - It's not 100% gone, but now completely manageable using this

Re: Australia gives world-first approval for fecal transplants to restore gut health

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Post by Auracle »

I did this myself at home when my IBS was getting out of control. My girlfriend at the time, now - unsurprisingly - wife, was the donor.

I took a specific antibiotic to wipe out what I could and then we did the transplant. It helped significantly and pretty much instantaneously, though over the years I’ve regressed a bit.

I took antibiotics for acne as a teen for years, so it’s no surprise that when I stopped those I started having issues.

Re: Australia gives world-first approval for fecal transplants to restore gut health

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Post by rendaw »

samingrassia wrote: post #48
GutThing wrote: post #26

I have a gut problem. I don't really know what it is. It's been like 4 or 5 years since it started. Doctors don't seem to know what's going on but basically my stomach acid destroys my throat and I can even feel the acidity in my mouth but I don't have heartburn or any other common symptoms. I've been on omeprazole and other PPI and several more drugs without any improvement. In all these years it stopped for around…

What you are describing is LPR/respiratory reflux/silent reflux. It’s likely caused by diet, stress and posture that causes issues with the lower esophageal sphincter and unlikely to be bacterial overgrowth. Check this whole blog out if you can: https://jamiekoufman.com/silent-reflux-silent-night/

That's a fairly low quality med-spam internet article, like

> so take the quiz below. If your total score is 15 or more, there’s a 90+% chance you have LPR reflux.

with no quiz. It doesn't mention anything about posture, stress, or the lower esophageal. It seems like a new catch all stomach disease, much like the old catch all stomach disease.

And despite this, you assert that it must be LPR?

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Post by amelius »

GutThing wrote: post #26

I have a gut problem. I don't really know what it is. It's been like 4 or 5 years since it started. Doctors don't seem to know what's going on but basically my stomach acid destroys my throat and I can even feel the acidity in my mouth but I don't have heartburn or any other common symptoms. I've been on omeprazole and other PPI and several more drugs without any improvement. In all these years it stopped for around…

Stop drinking coffee for a while. It can upset the GI tract.

Re: Australia gives world-first approval for fecal transplants to restore gut health

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Post by 11235813213455 »

GutThing wrote: post #26

I have a gut problem. I don't really know what it is. It's been like 4 or 5 years since it started. Doctors don't seem to know what's going on but basically my stomach acid destroys my throat and I can even feel the acidity in my mouth but I don't have heartburn or any other common symptoms. I've been on omeprazole and other PPI and several more drugs without any improvement. In all these years it stopped for around…

You can probably do a lot yourself with adjusting your diet and time (simple base: rice, quinoa, potatoes, no need to vary too much, with things guts love like onion, garlic, spinach, all raw, possibly more or less lacto-fermented)
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