Success Story: Woman Cures Ulcerative Colitis with Over 100 Stool Transplants

Saffron Cassaday, who had been suffering from ulcerative colitis for 15 years, successfully treated her condition by performing over 100 DIY fecal microbiota transplants (FMT) using her partner's stool. FMT involves transferring a screened donor's healthy microbes and bacteria to a patient via an enema. While FMT has been proven effective for treating C. diff infections, its efficacy for ulcerative colitis is lower, with only about 25% of patients experiencing improvement. FMT is currently being studied in over 200 clinical trials for various conditions, but caution is advised, and it should only be done in a clinical setting.