Apparently, Taking Crap from People is Sometimes a Good Thing

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It seems that a rather effective way of treating colitis (an inflammation/infection of the colon) caused by Clostridium difficile is to [WARNING TO THE SQUEAMISH -- STOP READING NOW!] transplant stool from a healthy patient to one afflicted with C. difficile colitis:

In a surprise twist, three doctors from Duluth, Minnesota decided to use poop to help cure their patients. Doctors Johannes Aas, Charles E. Gessert, and Johan S. Bakken used a stool transplant to cure reoccurring Clostridium difficile Colitis in 16 of their patients. You read correctly. Sick patients received stool from stool donors and became healthy because of the stool transplants.

I can only imagine how this changes interactions between donor and recipient:

RECIPIENT: "I am so tired of taking shit from you!"
DONOR: "Yeah, well you didn't seem to have a problem with it when it SAVED YOUR ASS!!"

Yeah, maybe it's better for science that I left the study of science in favor of the law.

(Via MNspeak.com via Erica)

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