There is currently great interest in treating ulcerative colitis with fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), which involves transplanting gut fecal bacteria from healthy people into patients with ulcerative colitis.  Now, two new studies, one animal and the other human, by researchers from McMaster University show that transplantation of fecal matter may be a useful tool in the fight against ulcerative colitis. Previous studies show that ulcerative colitis … Continue reading First ever trial of fecal microbiota transplantation in humans with ulcerative colitis successful.