PatrickOButter

I've heard that probiotics have to be taken repeatedly to have any effect, as they can't colonize the gut due to their lack of numbers. So why is it that a single "fecal transplant" seems capable of having tremendous benefit for people with conditions like IBS?

Here's some anecdotal evidence for IBS and fecal transplant therapy: http://thepowerofpoop.com/recovery-from-ibs-using-fmt/