[Patient perception and approval of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) as an alternative treatment option for ulcerative colitis].

CONCLUSION:  For the majority of the UC patients surveyed, FMT represents a feasible treatment option. Approximately half of the respondents would consider FMT as an alternative treatment option, even inspite of a satisfactory disease response to current standard therapies. Unsurprisingly, there are concerns regarding the transmission of possible infectious agents and the hygienic implementation of FMT itself.
PMID: 30861553 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie - February 28, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Roggenbrod S, Schuler C, Haller B, Sohn M, Storr M, Schepp W, Gundling F Tags: Z Gastroenterol Source Type: research