Grandmother Saved by Daughter's Poo

SoMDGirl42

SoMDGirl42

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A Scotland grandmother who contracted a superbug was saved after doctors fed her daughter's feces to her.

Ethel McEwan, 83, of Guardbridge, Fife, was near death after contracting Clostridium difficile, the Daily Record reported. Clostridium difficile, or C. diff, is a sometimes fatal superbug, which can cause diarrhea, colitis and other intestinal problems.

Doctors credited McEwan's daughter, Winnifred for saving her mother life.

A fecal treatment involves liquidizing a sample of feces from a close relative of the patient. The liquid is then fed to the patient through a tube that goes into the stomach.

The treatment restores bacteria and speeds the recovery process, doctors say

McEwan said the treatment isn't as bad as it sounds. "It's not like they put it on a plate and have you eat it. You don’t ever see or smell a thing," she said

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Pardon me madame, could you please pass the poo?
 
camily

camily

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SoMDGirl42 said:
A Scotland grandmother who contracted a superbug was saved after doctors fed her daughter's feces to her.

Ethel McEwan, 83, of Guardbridge, Fife, was near death after contracting Clostridium difficile, the Daily Record reported. Clostridium difficile, or C. diff, is a sometimes fatal superbug, which can cause diarrhea, colitis and other intestinal problems.

Doctors credited McEwan's daughter, Winnifred for saving her mother life.

A fecal treatment involves liquidizing a sample of feces from a close relative of the patient. The liquid is then fed to the patient through a tube that goes into the stomach.

The treatment restores bacteria and speeds the recovery process, doctors say

McEwan said the treatment isn't as bad as it sounds. "It's not like they put it on a plate and have you eat it. You don’t ever see or smell a thing," she said

FOXNews.com - Report: Grandmother Saved by Daughter's Poo - Health News | Current Health News | Medical News

Pardon me madame, could you please pass the poo?
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I'll take the PooPoo platter please.
 
Nanny Pam

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C-Diff scares the life out of me. :yikes:
My Dad had it when he was in the hospital. (8 years ago)

They quarantined his room. He was in the CCU and he was really fighting for his life.
 
SoMDGirl42

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bresamil said:
I know someone who died battling C-Diff. A shame no one knew of this possible cure.
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Yes, it is very scary. My son had this when he was a year old. He was hospitalized for nearly 2 weeks. I'd have pooed in a cup for him to make him better. After he got out, I actually had to feed him bacteria. It looked like little granules that had to be specially ordered from the pharmacy. I had to mix them up in apple sauce and try to get him to eat it. It was awful.
 
bcp

bcp

In My Opinion
Just a spoon full of poo poo keeps the coroner away the coroner away the coroner away

an excerpt from the movie, Mary Poopins
 
Lenny

Lenny

Lovin' being Texican
SoMDGirl42 said:
A Scotland grandmother who contracted a superbug was saved after doctors fed her daughter's feces to her.
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Dr. Lenny says:
C. difficile isn't cured with poo-poo therapy.

All the antibiotics used to killl off the C. difficile also kill off the normal bacteria in the colon leading to lots of fatal complications. Poo therapy might replace the natural bacteria. But I cannot understand how oral adminstration of baby poo would help. If this woman has normal stomach acid production, it would kill any bacteria in the baby poo before it has a chance to get to the colon.

It would have been better to use the poo as a suppository (as long as they remember to remove the foil before inserting).
 
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bresamil

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Lenny said:
Dr. Lenny says:
C. difficile isn't cured with poo-poo therapy.

All the antibiotics used to killl off the C. difficile also kill off the normal bacteria in the colon leading to lots of fatal complications. Poo therapy might replace the natural bacteria. But I cannot understand how oral adminstration of baby poo would help. If this woman has normal stomach acid production, it would kill any bacteria in the baby poo before it has a chance to get to the colon.

It would have been better to use the poo as a suppository (as long as they remember to remove the foil before inserting).
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Dr. Lenny didn't read the article. It was a grown daughter's feces which was liquified and sent directly into the stomach - no eating. :ohwell:
 
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