'Poo pill' successful at treating C. difficile, but not ready for mass production
Calgary doctor invents poo pills
Helen Branswell, The Canadian Press
Published Thursday, October 3, 2013 11:35AM EDT
Forget the enema bag and the tube that snakes down the throat to the intestines. The future of treatment for persistent C. difficile infections may come in pill form.
A Calgary doctor who has been treating difficult-to-cure C. difficile for years with fecal transplants is reporting he has created what are in essence poop pills -- and they do the trick.
Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/poo-pil...#ixzz2gg1HUPcI
Calgary doctor invents poo pills
Helen Branswell, The Canadian Press
Published Thursday, October 3, 2013 11:35AM EDT
Forget the enema bag and the tube that snakes down the throat to the intestines. The future of treatment for persistent C. difficile infections may come in pill form.
A Calgary doctor who has been treating difficult-to-cure C. difficile for years with fecal transplants is reporting he has created what are in essence poop pills -- and they do the trick.
Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/poo-pil...#ixzz2gg1HUPcI