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  1. Michael Harrop

    Sources Is HumanMicrobes.org legit? Is it a scam? Are they really paying $500 for stool donation? Misinformation & fake reviews on reddit.

    This is absolute nonsense. Microbes are generally "species native", which means that pigs have their own strains of certain bacteria, mice have their own strains, and humans have their own strains, etc. There are FMT consensus guidelines linked on the website that conclude that "universal...
  2. Michael Harrop

    Sources Is HumanMicrobes.org legit? Is it a scam? Are they really paying $500 for stool donation? Misinformation & fake reviews on reddit.

    Firstly, that's a nonsensical sentence. Secondly, it's not true. There are plenty of sources of FMT, including most clinical trials, that do not use "many different donors". Third, there are many different reasons for "fecal donations", with widely varying criteria for donors. For example, C...
  3. Michael Harrop

    Sources Is HumanMicrobes.org legit? Is it a scam? Are they really paying $500 for stool donation? Misinformation & fake reviews on reddit.

    I'm not a fan of TikTok, but everything on TikTok is sketchy? That seems like a stretch. And why are you on TikTok if everything on TikTok is sketchy? And you go from TikTok to Reddit? You seem to spend a lot of time on sketchy websites. The questionnaire absolutely asks about family disease...
  4. Michael Harrop

    Sources Is HumanMicrobes.org legit? Is it a scam? Are they really paying $500 for stool donation? Misinformation & fake reviews on reddit.

    This is a really weird claim. It's literally the main heading of the front page: "Working to find the fewer than 0.1% of people with healthy, unperturbed, disease-resistant microbiomes" And on the Donors page, "0.1%" is in bolded text multiple times. It's quite odd (and deceptive) that they're...
  5. Michael Harrop

    Sources Is HumanMicrobes.org legit? Is it a scam? Are they really paying $500 for stool donation? Misinformation & fake reviews on reddit.

    This one is quoting multiple redditors. It appears that this person didn't bother to review the website at all. The first blog post is about "our 1 in 23,000 donor". Not quite as rare as the "one in hundreds of millions" for the lottery. The "video of jogging for 240 minutes" part is probably...
  6. Michael Harrop

    Sources Is HumanMicrobes.org legit? Is it a scam? Are they really paying $500 for stool donation? Misinformation & fake reviews on reddit.

    Addressing some of the specific claims being made: This is a Google Maps bug. If you remove the suite number from the address, it shows the correct location. This is laughable. Zip-lock bags are food-safe. One of their primary uses is to store food in, and then eat that food. Poop is not...
  7. Michael Harrop

    Sources Is HumanMicrobes.org legit? Is it a scam? Are they really paying $500 for stool donation? Misinformation & fake reviews on reddit.

    There are two reddit threads that show up in search results that are full of misinformation. Since reddit is a "free-for-all" where anyone can anonymously write anything they want, there is nothing that can be done about it other than to create threads about them and hope they show up during...
  8. Michael Harrop

    Article HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. calls for a “moonshot” targeted on the role of the microbiome in cancer (May 2026)

    https://cancerletter.com/the-cancer-letter/20260522_1/ https://www.hhs.gov/press-room/secretary-kennedy-take-back-your-health-tour-ca.html Interesting, but merely a continuation of what's already been happening, which isn't good.
  9. Michael Harrop

    Study High blood pressure, heart attacks linked to common preservatives in food (May 2026, n=112,395) Preservative food additives, hypertension, and cardiovascular diseases: the NutriNet-Santé study

    https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/20/health/food-preservatives-heart-risk-wellness https://presse.inserm.fr/en/colorants-conservateurs-trois-nouvelles-etudes-pointent-des-liens-entre-additifs-alimentaires-et-risque-accru-de-cancer-de-maladies-cardiovasculaires-et-dhypertension/72881/...
  10. Michael Harrop

    Other Free Help to Find FMT Clinics Worldwide

    It's important to note that even if you can get FMT from these sources, that doesn't mean it's safe to do so. Virtually every source of FMT is only screening & using whoever is easy to locally obtain. High-quality (safe & effective) stool donors are very rare, and these places are not putting...
  11. Michael Harrop

    Parasites An anti-parasitic medication (ivermectin) shifted Amazonian villagers’ microbiomes toward an urban profile (May 2026, n=335) Rapid microbiome restructuring associated with medical exposure in remote Amazonian Indigenous communities

    I recall an earlier study that Martin Blaser was either involved in, or commented on, which found that anti-parasitic medications caused minimal changes to the gut microbiome. I can't find it now though. I tried a web search for "anti parasitic medication microbiome change minimal blaser". The...
  12. Michael Harrop

    Parasites An anti-parasitic medication (ivermectin) shifted Amazonian villagers’ microbiomes toward an urban profile (May 2026, n=335) Rapid microbiome restructuring associated with medical exposure in remote Amazonian Indigenous communities

    https://www.the-scientist.com/medical-interventions-rapidly-change-isolated-indigenous-microbiomes-74501 https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-modern-medicine-gut-microbial-diversity.html https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247(26)00421-3
  13. Michael Harrop

    Blog Fuck Portion Control by Nathan Guy Hatch

    People assuming something must be true because it's "obvious" is how misinformation spreads. If you're going to contradict something with numerous citations supporting it, you need to cite some evidence.
  14. Michael Harrop

    Blog Fuck Portion Control by Nathan Guy Hatch

    Restoring beneficial microbes results in the sick person having the desire/motivation to change their lifestyle (exercise more, etc.). The evidence does not support the notion that you need to make lifestyle changes for FMT to work. Citation needed. There is plenty of evidence in the wiki to...
  15. Michael Harrop

    Healthcare system Incoming trump admin with RFK signals new start for FDA

    Dr. Marty Makary just resigned as head of the FDA. So Makary and Prasad are both out, without any action on FMT, antibiotics, the microbiome, or anything related. Two people who seemed quite promising ended up doing nothing.
  16. Michael Harrop

    Procedure Looking for advice on autologous FMT

    You should track changes to your stool & health and post to the experiences section ~1 month after you're done: FMT experiences from personal donors
  17. Michael Harrop

    Sources Does anyone have any experience with Microbiota Therapeutics at UMN (University of Minnesota)?

    If they did, it would be under the FMT clinics & commercial stool providers | experiences & reviews section. If you search for them on the forum, you can see that they're one of the worst sources of stool that exists. The person running it seems apathetic about donor quality, and thus their...
  18. Michael Harrop

    Procedure Looking for advice on autologous FMT

    Procedure details are covered in the wiki. https://humanmicrobiome.info/fmt/ There's also a FAQ here: https://www.humanmicrobes.org/ordering-faq You can also look through what other people have done: There are sections on this subforum for people's reports, including mine...
  19. Michael Harrop

    Origins Vaginal bacteria on newborn skin produce a lipid that reaches the brain and affects neural signaling (Apr 2026) Vaginal microbiota transfer ameliorates cesarean-associated neurodevelopmental deficits in mice via N-bc2S1P synthesis on neonatal skin

    Unfortunately for patients, the FDA disagrees.
  20. Michael Harrop

    Other Where can I buy empty enteric-coated capsules for FMT in Europe/Sweden?

    Yes, we are literate here, so we were able to read your question the first time you asked. We responded to it, and instead of responding to my response, you restated your question. So are you unable to read our responses, or are you a bot?
  21. Michael Harrop

    Other Where can I buy empty enteric-coated capsules for FMT in Europe/Sweden?

    They're pretty common. How have you tried to find them? Have you looked in local dietary supplement stores?
  22. Michael Harrop

    Origins Vaginal bacteria on newborn skin produce a lipid that reaches the brain and affects neural signaling (Apr 2026) Vaginal microbiota transfer ameliorates cesarean-associated neurodevelopmental deficits in mice via N-bc2S1P synthesis on neonatal skin

    https://www.science.org/content/article/vaginal-bacteria-turn-newborn-skin-beneficial-bioreactor https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1931312826001319 I tagged it as "origins" because it deals with vaginal seeding. I've thought that vaginal seeding (smearing vaginal microbes...
  23. Michael Harrop

    Other FMT for Chronic Urticaria and more - Seeking advice. How to know if FMT is right for me, and how to go about it?

    You can check the "experiences" subforums. Some people contracted new skin conditions from bad donors, and there's at least one person with major improvement in the "results spreadsheet" here: https://www.humanmicrobes.org/orders
  24. Michael Harrop

    Other FMT for Chronic Urticaria and more - Seeking advice. How to know if FMT is right for me, and how to go about it?

    How one determines if FMT is right for them is by reviewing the research/wiki to understand that the gut microbiome regulates the entire body, so there is virtually nothing that is not impacted by the gut microbiome. For example, the page on skin conditions: https://humanmicrobiome.info/skin/...
  25. Michael Harrop

    Healthcare system Incoming trump admin with RFK signals new start for FDA

    Senate appropriations HHS subcommittee hearing with RFK, April 21, 2026 https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2027-budget-request-for-the-department-of-health-and-human-services Senate Finance Committee hearing with RFK, April 22, 2026...
  26. Michael Harrop

    Treating Post Lyme Dysbiosis. Is FMT the solution? How to obtain it?

    Again, absolutely not true. Even the best donors I've used did not cancel out everything bad. If you use a bad donor, there is no guarantee that you'll be able to find a better donor who can cancel out the detriments from the bad one. It's extremely unintelligent that you continue to use your...
  27. Michael Harrop

    Treating Post Lyme Dysbiosis. Is FMT the solution? How to obtain it?

    He sent me a smiley face emoji via email. So he's not someone worth spending your time on, and probably not who he claims to be. This is extremely misleading. What SFBay is referring to is his own personal experience. He is not the only person to have used multiple sources of FMT. The facts...
  28. Michael Harrop

    Treating Post Lyme Dysbiosis. Is FMT the solution? How to obtain it?

    There are no other safe and effective sources of FMT. Which is the whole reason I started Human Microbes: for my own health. It appears that you'd rather give your daughter FMT from the easiest-to-obtain, low-quality, risky source, rather than put any effort into making safe & effective sources...
  29. Michael Harrop

    Treating Post Lyme Dysbiosis. Is FMT the solution? How to obtain it?

    The evidence in the wiki strongly suggests that these conditions all stem from gut dysbiosis, and thus FMT is the solution. You'll have to read this and get involved: https://forum.humanmicrobiome.info/threads/the-fda-and-fmt-regulation-part-2-jul-2024-humanmicrobes-org-i-met-wit.520/post-1370...
  30. Michael Harrop

    Sources Questions about humanmicrobes.org donors

    That information is in the results-tracking spreadsheet on the Orders page.
  31. Michael Harrop

    Other Scientists identify bacterial glycogen as a gut trigger behind ALS and dementia (Jan 2026) C9orf72 in myeloid cells prevents an inflammatory response to microbial glycogen

    https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260408225944.htm https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247(25)01678-X
  32. Michael Harrop

    FVT Fecal virome transplantation attenuates arthritis in mice by remodeling gut ecology, systemic tryptophan metabolism, and innate immune responses (Apr 2026)

    https://www.nature.com/articles/s41522-026-00980-2
  33. Michael Harrop

    Other Bacteria are weaving forever chemicals directly into their cell membranes (Mar 2026) Bacteria covalently incorporate polyfluoroalkyl carboxylates into membrane lipids

    https://phys.org/news/2026-04-bacteria-chemicals-cell-membranes.html https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-026-02301-x
  34. Michael Harrop

    Sources Dr Paul Froomes in Melbourne, AU is treating bipolar, autism, and more with FMT

    He's covered in the wiki: https://humanmicrobiome.info/where-to-get-fmt/#dr-paul-froomes-au I don't think there's anything "great" about that. One simplistic, verbal report from the doctor treating the patient (hearsay from a biased source) is next to meaningless. In fact, it's a red flag that...
  35. Michael Harrop

    Article EPA, HHS Announce Historic Actions to Protect Americans from Microplastics and Safeguard Drinking Water. ARPA-H launches groundbreaking, $144 million program to combat microplastics in the human body (Apr 2026)

    https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-hhs-announce-historic-actions-protect-americans-microplastics-and-safeguard https://www.hhs.gov/press-room/arpa-h-launches-groundbreaking-144-million-program-combat-toxic-microplastics-human-body.html...
  36. Michael Harrop

    Diet Stools suggest why Papua New Guineans on low-protein diet are muscular. Excreta-related research at the University of Tokyo (Apr 2026)

    https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/features/z1304_00300.html
  37. Michael Harrop

    We used FMT for recurrent cholangitis in bile duct cancer – strong response but new abdominal pain and gas

    Gas comes from changes/instability. If you eat something your gut can't handle, or which causes a significant shift in your microbiome, that causes gas. It can get painful when it's significant enough. I don't think that's a useful/valid notion. See: FMT donor matching and selection, screening...
  38. Michael Harrop

    Vagina Vaginal microbiota transplantation for treatment of vaginal dysbiosis without the use of antibiotics: a double-blind, randomised controlled trial in women with vaginal dysbiosis (Mar 2026, n=49) "VMT without antibiotics did not significantly improve microbiome conversion in this trial"

    https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanmic/article/PIIS2666-5247(25)00222-8/fulltext
  39. Michael Harrop

    Study Breakdown products from 'eco-friendly' plastics impede fetal development in mice (Mar 2026) Oligomeric lactic acid nanoplastics induce intrauterine growth restriction in mice by disrupting GATA2-mediated placental vascular development

    https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-breakdown-products-eco-friendly-plastics.html https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3003676
  40. Michael Harrop

    Donors Donor quality and stool type hypothesis for FMT (Fecal Microbiota Transplant)

    Another component of this hypothesis is that it seems like the colon does not want to be covered in poop; it wants to be covered in mucus. Being smeared with poop interferes with the mucus barrier & functions it performs. So if you can pick up a piece of poop and only get mucus on your hand...
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