Fecal transplants re-populate gut flora with bacteria from healthy donors. But coordinating donors for fresh stool samples remains a major barrier to therapy. Turns out f rozen fecal transplants were noninferior to fresh ones in eradicating recurrent C diff infections, which may make fecal enemas an option at more hospitals. You don't have to stop storing your Haagen Dazs in the GI suite freezer. But at least consider it.

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