In the last two years, the FDA has made FMT unavailable to anyone but C. diff. patients, and even then, it's extremely hard to access. Apparently the doctor has to apply to the FDA to be named as a clinical investigator, and according to my gastroenterologist, that takes months. Most hospitals won't even bother because the FDA has made the process so onerous.
FMT is cheap and has virtually no side effects, but we can no longer access it. Meanwhile, the drugs I take for my IBD, which the FDA has approved, can cause bone marrow toxicity, liver toxicity, lymphoma, brain infections, and sudden death...but that's A-OK with the FDA. *headdesk*
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