Michael Harrop

Michael Harrop

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    Important: Hi, Michael. I have been following you since last 3 years. I have severe gut dysbiosis which has caused severe physical and mental health issues. Issues as severe as yours if not more. I am going to perform FMT soon.

    I have doubts about my donor and wanted to clear them. Please , if you can give me 10-15 minutes and clear my doubts , it would be really great and I can proceed with the FMT

    I have a similar journey as yours , I have had very severe health issues since childhood. Somehow manage to graduate high school but couldn’t proceed with college and in life due to my health issues. Also , I am willing to financially help you in my own limits if the FMT works with the donor I have selected.

    I am at a stage where no diet helps me except fasting.I have found a donor who I think matches your ideal characteristics but I am unsure of some things about the donor. I can explain everything directly to you .
    Michael Harrop
    Michael Harrop
    So you've been following me for 3 years and have done nothing to help. Now you want my help and are promising vague financial compensation in return. Unconvincing.
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    everythingmicrobiome65
    How could I have helped ? I am barely a legal adult. I found about gut microbiome and r/humanmicrobiome when I was late teenager suffering alone with the issues I had but I couldn’t do anything at that time because I had to pass high school , had no financial aid on my own , had no one to be willing to do FMT . There is no realistic outcome in which I could have helped you in the last 3 years as a late teenager.

    In the past 3 years, I tried to manage my issues through various diets and prescribed medications but with no real progress . I enrolled in a college course but had to drop out after a year because the issues were unbearable. I had no verbal or physical contact except 2 close family members in the past 2 years due to issues. Now I have saved some money , has one of my parents support and found a potential FMT donor . FMT is my only resort now after I have waited so much and tried experimented with almost everything.
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    everythingmicrobiome65
    Your hostility is valid after you have given years to all this research and this field while living with your issues. I wish I could have helped but I had to tackle my personal life/family problems , my own health issues and try to manage my studies/career. I have no friends or stable outside relationships except 2 family members . i am mentally and physically sick person who had to manage so many things while my body is barely functioning.

    I can assure you, the poor life I had since I was a kid and the issues I have right now , it has been more severe than anyone on this forum . I am just asking for some advice/help.
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    Hi Michael, what was the brand of the spore biotic you had a huge issue with that gave you arthritis?
    Michael Harrop
    Michael Harrop
    It's in the same place in the probiotic guide. I just clarified the wording and removed a dead link.
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    Hi i have couple of question if u dont mind answering i would really appreciate it:)



    How does bile affect stool form? I ask because i have tyoe 1 and 2 no matter what, the only thing that helps are a lot of mg or other laxatives but im aware thats just a bandaid



    Are there any known mechanism by which large intestine fmt can influence small intestinal microbiome?



    I read posts about mucosal microbiome being a problem, how to aproach this issue in ur opinion?



    How are obligate anaerobes preserved in fmt?
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    How does pricing work for untested donors (which I see some people have tried)? Do they charge less than fully activated donors, given the greater risk involved? Is it possible that if people agree to pay to have a donor tested, that then the cost of orders is reduced for them given their commitment to support the activation of the donor?
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    Michael Harrop
    Michael Harrop
    Pricing is not related to whether a donor has gone through the blood & stool testing. That would encourage people to take more risks which is not a good idea.
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    Two quite specific questions about HMorg specifically (feel free to move to forum if there's a better place for it):
    1) How does the shipping cost compare to the cost of capsules/stool? In other words, how many capsules worth of money can be saved for each extra shipment that is eliminated by combining it with another (provided all shipments are from the same donor, such that combining is even possible)?

    2) Any information on diet of donors? I have a dairy allergy and if I recall correctly, OpenBiome donors eat a hypo-allergenic diet prior to donation. My allergy isn't life threatening or anything so it's not so much a safety issue, but still, exposure to dairy and foods I'm sensitive to causes flares--so first if there are two roughly equivalent donors but one eats large amounts of foods I'm sensitive to, it might be wise to avoid that donor, and secondly, even if exposure is unavoidable it's good to know so that I can better separate food reactions (which are likely to be short term) from microbiome effects (which are likely to be more persistent).
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    Michael, hi! I have some viable information and experience with donors and administering FMT’s. My husband and I traveled to Australia to meet with Prof. Borody, he taught me everything I needed to know and together we cured my husband of his ulcerative colitis. The donor does not have to be super, perhaps more FMT’s are required to achieve the end result. It works, like manure works to fertilize!
    Michael Harrop
    Michael Harrop
    Yes, that is covered in the wiki https://humanmicrobiome.info/fmt/#procedure. It's true that people can benefit from low-quality donors, but it's a matter of risk vs reward, and percentages. How many other people would benefit from that donor? How many would be harmed? That is what I try to figure out. Even with seemingly-great donors, people can still be harmed.
    PittsburghGutGuy
    What phage supplement do you take? I'm looking at adding them to my regiment after reading several articles linked on this site.
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