Probiotics and fecal bacteriotherapy: The line between deception and treating
2020
The microflora of the gastrointestinal tract is essential for mucosal
protection, immune education, and for metabolism of humans. Disturbances of
these processes results in various diseases. Regarding these processes,
there is a clinical interest in the utility of microbial therapy - the
feeding of non-pathogenic bacteria, originally derived from the alimentary
tract. Considering the commercial success of probiotics, there is still a
difficulty for consumers as well as for physicians when choosing the
specific product. Since they are classified as food supplements, and not
subject to drug regulations, there is ongoing skepticism about the benefits
they offer. Fecal bacteriotherapy is reported as highly effective in the
treatment of various diseases, including those of the digestive tract. The
treatment itself consists of feces infusion from a healthy human donor to
the gastrointestinal tract of patient. According to current data, fecal
bacteriotherapy represents an emerging and promising low-cost solution for
diseases with which antibiotic and probiotic products have been struggling
for years.
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