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Scientists find first physical evidence that Romans used human poop as medicine (lite.cnn.com)

submitted 13 hours ago by Beep@lemmus.org to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 10 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

There is a gastrointestinal issue that uses poop as the fix in modern medicine. It's all about the application.

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 5 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

A doctor in Ajax Ontario saved a man who was dying of a antibiotic resistant infection. He made a poo milkshake to colonize the infection with other microbes. Once the resistant bacteria were outcompeted by the fecal sourced regular bacteria, a regular course of antibiotics cleared the dude up.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 4 points 7 hours ago

Yeah, fecal transplants are a legitimate medical procedure.