Some of these posts...
Yes, this is absolutely a real thing. In fact, my dad was considering maybe getting this (believe it was suggested by the doctors), because of issues he experienced after dealing with C. Diff and would likely help build up proper bacteria again.
Trust me, I know this absolutely sounds ridiculous, and it does (definitely surprised me it was a thing, not gonna lie), but it's a real thing and it has helped so many people with various problems.
I'll note, the way that article is wording, after looking at it a bit more, is kinda... not great and it feels like it makes light of the situation.
I think what surprised me a bit is how the fecal samples and stuff weren't screened before being transplanted. You'd think that'd be a common process before doing a transplant, considering there is absolutely bad bacteria that can be in there (as mention, E. Coli), along with the good kind. I get there was mention of the E. Coli found in the samples was drug resistant (provided I didn't misread the article), but that's still something you should be careful of.
Could've been even a misstep, but, god damn... That's a really terrible one.
Sorry for the family of the individual, though... Definitely not what you'd expect to happen for a relatively safe procedure.
Just to show you how something simple can go so wrong: We've... experienced a similar scare with a procedure with my father during scoping down his throat. His heart stopped both attempts to to it, with the second time being the worst (the doctor noted the first time could happen in really rare scenarios, but the second time suggested a pattern, and given how bad his heart stopped that time...).
Prompted us having to get a pace maker in him, just to be on the safe side. Man, that whole year was just... something else.
Still, just... Man. Wish the guy's (whoever it was) family the best, and the other person who became serious ill to pull through.
