FDA approves first pill for fecal transplants.

The US FDA has approved the first pill made from healthy bacteria found in human waste to fight dangerous gut infections, providing a simpler, rigorously tested version of stool-based procedures that some medical specialists have used for more than a decade to help patients. The new treatment from Seres Therapeutics is approved for adults 18 and older who face risks from repeat infections with Clostridium difficile, a bacteria that can cause severe nausea, cramping and diarrhea.