Treatment of gastro-intestinal disorders with a fecal composition or a composition of bacteroides and E. Coli
OwnerThomas J. Borodyinventor
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Abstract
A method of treating chronic disorders associated with the presence of abnormal microflora or an abnormal distribution of microflora in the gastrointestinal tract. The method involves the removal of at least a portion of the host's existing enteric microflora and the substitution of an effective amount of predetermined microflora. Pharmaceutical compositions which comprise viable microorganisms in a composition resembling the host's normal healthy faecal flora are also disclosed.
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A method for the treatment of chronic gastrointestinal disorder selected from the group consisting of ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, and irritable bowel syndrome, in a human host, which method comprises the removal of at least the portion of the host's existing enteric microflora that is removed using a lavage and the substitution of an effective amount of fresh or dried or reconstituted feces from a disease-screened human donor or a composition comprising Bacteroides and Escherichia coli species in liquid culture or dried viable form.
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