Fecal Microbiota Transplant. The process of using a donors stool to equalize / improve gut flora. Over time, through the consumption of processed foods, sugars etc is thought to remove the "good" flora and feeds the "bad" flora. Things like smoking, not exercising, lack of sleep, antibiotics, alchohol also contribute to the health of these "good" and "bad" flora. Using a donors stool is a straight-forward way of supplying the gut with flora thought to balance the immune system and reduce the number of bad flora responsible for a potential litany of bad-juju.

It's so frustrating the sheer amount of things the bacteria in our gut can help with that we just don't know. I think - and this may be radical - but we should have open access to FMTs administered my professional medical personnel. It's been shown to have amazing results on auto-immune diseases, cancer, even things like alzheimers. The FDA is an important institution, yes but this thing seems like a no-brainer. The most important thing is screening of donors which can be done right now. It's infuriating that FMTs are used to only treat c-diff and even then it's hard to get. No drugs, no artificial biologics, nothing like that. Make them available!