Man With Perfect Poop Makes Good Money Donating It
You’ve probably heard of some pretty bizarre methods doctors have suggested to make people feel better but did you know that eating sh*t can actually be good for you? We are not making this up! It appears that as scientists have become more interested in the role bacteria plays in our health and well-being, research has found that fecal transplants can actually help patients who are severely lacking in good bacteria by regenerating it. The method is particularly useful for fighting C-Diff infections, as sometimes antibiotics can kill good bacteria in the gut and leave the harmful Clostridium difficile bacteria to do its worst – the infection kills 15,000 Americans a year. So, to help, “good poop” is actually administered to infected patients either through a colonoscopy or, crazier still, through a tube in the nose. Of course, for this to work, the doctors can’t just use any old crap and ...