I noticed in some of the experience threads (e.g. the one on SD_ES_2015) that people mention the difference between immediate release and delayed release capsules.
I'm imagining that by "delayed release" they mean "enteric coated", which withstand stomach acid and open in the small intestine, and that "immediate release" are just standard capsules that dissolve as soon as they're wet, i.e. already in the stomach, although I'm not sure I'm understanding the terminology correctly. With drugs, "delayed release" often describes tablets with a special polymer layer that slowly releases the drug--this is clearly inapplicable to FMT since it's not a molecule that can be bound to something but rather live cells.
I'd assume that for FMT, enteric coating is generally a good thing since it protects the live bacteria from stomach acid and also from potentially being released too high up and possibly causing an infection outside the GI tract. But I wanted to know if the capsules sold by HMorg are this type or if they are regular "immediate release" capsules.
I'm imagining that by "delayed release" they mean "enteric coated", which withstand stomach acid and open in the small intestine, and that "immediate release" are just standard capsules that dissolve as soon as they're wet, i.e. already in the stomach, although I'm not sure I'm understanding the terminology correctly. With drugs, "delayed release" often describes tablets with a special polymer layer that slowly releases the drug--this is clearly inapplicable to FMT since it's not a molecule that can be bound to something but rather live cells.
I'd assume that for FMT, enteric coating is generally a good thing since it protects the live bacteria from stomach acid and also from potentially being released too high up and possibly causing an infection outside the GI tract. But I wanted to know if the capsules sold by HMorg are this type or if they are regular "immediate release" capsules.
