"Turd transplant leads to rapid weight-gain and obesity"
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The 32-year old woman, who has not been indentified, had an infection that could not be treated with even the most powerful antibiotics."
Dr Colleen Kelly, from the Medical School at Brown University, said the option of a faecal transplant was discussed and the woman wanted to use a relative - her daughter.
The daughter was overweight at the time and was in the process of becoming obese.
The procedure did clear the infection.
But Dr Kelly told the BBC News website: "She came back about a year later and complained of tremendous weight gain.
"She felt like a switch flipped in her body, to this day she continues to have problems."
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This is interesting, but can't you replace proper biota in your gut by cutting out sugar and eating healthy foods and yogurt?
So that's Michael Moore's secret.
On the subject of the gut, keep an eye out for this guy. He's a big deal.
Fecal matter/gut transplanting--
fascinating that it can also transfer the bad stuff, like obesity.
What a bunch of crap.
Wasn't there some old movie made about some guy who got a hand transplant and turned into a murderer because the hands came from a murderer?
Eric, what if you get a hand transplant from a serial masterbater?
Ever the generous grader, I hereby award myself three marks out of four.
You know what? I'm giving myself another mark. Make that a total of four marks out of four!
I mean, crap, I never saw that movie, or read anything about it or anything like that.
I knew about it only because I was a little kid walking to school, once, and the guy I was walking with mentioned it.
That was, what, 40 years ago?
FOUR STARS, BABY!!!1!!!!
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