Recent content by Asclepius

Damn, that's awful.

Goes to show how ignorant he is on the health implications of FMT, but this could also present an opportunity. If he'd learn that he is in need of it and that it could potentially cure him, he might direct his time and attention towards FMT. Since he is wealthy and willing to spend on health...

Where have you seen FMT increasing diversity by 0? After an FMT the two microbiomes merge and create a new configuration that is different from both the donor and the patient's initial state (which means new bacteria have successfully been added). The closer the resemblance to the donor, the...

I disagree with this sentiment completely. This study basically confirmed a hypothesis I've had for a long time, that it's not diversity alone that dictates health but what microbes that dominates the ecosystem. My personal experience reaffirms this as well where I've gone from lower than...

If you're suffering from some autoimmune condition you can somewhat manage your symptoms through diet. You just have to figure out what food you can't tolerate. The easiest way to do that is through an elimination diet. For example you can try just eating plain chicken and rice for a day (low...

How is the biofilm flush performed? Have they reported if it increases efficiency of the transplant, or is there anywhere to read about it?

I got it from a local farm, if you want raw milk you'll have to search for a farm near you that sells it. Unfortunately most cattle get treated with antibiotics so you'll have to ask the farmer about it.

@bizzoc, how much of multivitamins and minerals is necessary? Is a regular dose enough or is a high dose needed to match the high dose of b12 and folate?

I tried 2mg methyl-b12 + 2mg methylfolate and the first few days were amazing. I have this kind of constant mild pain/discomfort in my gut and the only thing that has ever made it go away (although temporarily) has been FMT, but this is the first other thing that has actually worked for that...

@bizzoc, Very interesting and informative thread! This sounds like it could have some potential so I'm going to give it a try and see what happens.

So methyl-B12 is not enough, it has to be methyl-B12 plus methylfolate? I assume "wake-up" is what's usually referred to as "die-off" (herxheimer reaction) with symptoms like fever, chills, shivers, feeling sick, headache etc, and this lasted an entire week for you? But after 1 month you were...

"Sci-Hub is a library website that provides free access to millions of research papers, regardless of copyright, by bypassing publishers' paywalls in various ways." - Wikipedia Interesting research and discussion in this thread, I still lean more towards the issue of biofilms and the...

I've done some experiments with this diet now and I'll share some experience and thoughts I have about it. Initially I started by adding the smoothies to my diet to test my tolerance. At first it caused a lot of bloating and nausea for the first few days which later disappeared as my gut got...

No it was upper-route and I've only used this donor once. Interesting, my experience is different. I've used another donor where I did both with and without bowel prep and the effect of the FMT's were similar but significantly stronger with bowel prep and the effect lasted longer. Yes. I had a...

I've done 10+ FMT's and tried a few different approaches to see if I can increase its effect. One transplant I did lasted about a year with good results and would have lasted longer if it weren't for me doing some more experiments since it didn't fully cure me. I'm not sure if it was thanks to...