Ohhfear

Thanks for the explanation, I see what is going on now.

The fact that the general populace think your results mean something doesn't mean anything. They don't have the scientific background to draw conclusions from your results. People that make up the review boards were selected to be in them because enough people agreed that they have the required background, and knowledge to know what they are talking about. The general populace does not have the required background to draw scientific conclusions based on your data, and would agree with the conclusion you provide because it sounds good and it sounds like it makes sense. Some examples as to why you shouldn't trust the general populace is disbelief in climate change, and the belief that vaccinations cause autism. The fact that you cannot publish your results means prominent members of the scientific community disagree with what you have done, and are saying your results cannot be trusted. Had you followed the guidelines and rules would have allowed the scientific community to trust your data, repeat your experiment, and corroborate your results. If enough people corroborate your results, this could eventually be a treatment.

By being a vigilante and not following the rules and guideline you may have hindered yourself and FMT research in the long run (Hopefully not), because people won't take you seriously. I agree that the scientific community may not be good for all science, but I don't see any reason why it isn't good for your particular experiment. Yes, it would have taken a lot more time to get to human testing, but your results would have been trust worthy.

From the article, the results of your fecal microorganisms seem good almost to good (I don't have the background to interpret the plots you provided), which is the reason corroboration by the science community and strict guidelines are required. The only way your results would mean anything is if the "right" people think it means something. In your case the "right" people is the medical and scientific community, and you threw their rules and guidelines right out of the window. Those rules and guidelines were put in place for important reasons, such as safety, and providing accurate and repeatable results.

Btw, The pee team at Ames says hi

Why are you not working with the science community? Wouldn't you rather that your experiments gain the support of the community, rather then have the community think you are a crazy mad scientist with meaningless results?

That is a point I didn't consider, thanks for pointing it this out :)

I recently encountered the a problem with the medical establishment when I tried to donate my blood but I was rejected because of my sexuality. Yes there are problems with the medical community, and they do need to be sorted out. But what I was trying to say is, when conducting research you do need to follow the rules and guidelines so your results will be considered and looked at by the establishment. Yes, the implementation will take time but it will take even more time by trying to go around the rules, and even more time if someone gets hurt by not following the rules.