Enemas in the treatment of GI diseases

Fascinating article here:

http://www.slate.com/id/2282768/

Seems like the medical community may be having an awakening.

What a fascinating study. And one that on the surface, makes sense. I get C. Diff. everytime I take a course of antibiotics for respiratory infection. My Dr. chalks it up to the radiation therapy I had and has always given me an Rx for Flagyl, along with the other antibiotic. This last time he said,"you know some day the Flagyl is not going to work anymore and all we have left is Vancomycin. I have some samples of a newer super probiotic and I want you to try it-if it doesn't help, we'll go back to Flagyl". IT WORKED! Admittedly, I swallow the probiotic, but in some severe cases, direct injection may be the way to go. But I wouldn't expect to see Davol, BFG or Faultless crank-up production of bags; the market just isn't that big. Thanks for sharing.

Jim

I've dealt with hospital acquired C. Diff and it is a bear. I thought it was going to kill me, and when it didn't there were days when I wished it had. This article is fascinating, and the comments at the end are almost as interesting as the article itself.

Something to ponder,

LadyDoc

That was quite an interesting article. However, like it says close to the end, the pill makers will probably try to fight it, as it would cut into their market.

Dan

This is very interesting, I have herd of this transfusion before in articles I have read in the earlyer years and I have read that the monks in the hills use this after cleansing they're colons instead of the bifeides I think that is the way to spell it retention enema.

I do believe people of today are looking for home remedies instead of expensive pills and doctors to take care of they're aliments, so I kind of thinking this might open some eyes and lift alot of eye brows.

I would love to see the come back of the older days myself, they seemed so much more homey and people did run each other over just to get some place but that is just me