FBD
10-25-2012, 07:57 PM
"I wish I didnt know that" - that's a funny ass way to look at it
http://iwidk.com/2012/10/24/mother-saves-her-own-toddlers-life-by-transplanting-her-fecal-matter-into-her-son/#more-30495
http://iwidk.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Tatum-Williams-Mother-saved-sons-life-transplanted-fecal-matter-Jesse.jpg
Tatum Williams, 28, was all for offering her feces for her 20-month-old son’s Fecal Microbiota Transplantation after multiple failed attempts to save him from Clostridium difficile (C. diff), a deadly disease of the gut.
Since his premature birth, the small boy would lose significant weight each time he had a bowel movement, resulting from an intestinal bug that self-duplicates.
Unfortunately, the bug strengthens after prolonged antibiotic treatment, as healthy bacteria is eliminated.
Disheartened after witnessing her son go through a list of unsuccessful treatments, Williams agreed to participate in the procedure that transplants her stool into the body of her son through nasal tubes.
The operation is risky for anyone, especially a small child, and pediatricians at Johns Hopkins were hesitant to green-light the procedure.
“The concerns were basically perforation of the bowel in such a young child. So fragile, so delicate,” operating doctor Sudhir K. Dutta told NBC.
Fortunately the procedure was success, and Williams is currently observing behavior and health in her son she has yet to see since his birth.
“Within two days, I saw changes,” said Williams. “It was unbelievable.”
http://iwidk.com/2012/10/24/mother-saves-her-own-toddlers-life-by-transplanting-her-fecal-matter-into-her-son/#more-30495
http://iwidk.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Tatum-Williams-Mother-saved-sons-life-transplanted-fecal-matter-Jesse.jpg
Tatum Williams, 28, was all for offering her feces for her 20-month-old son’s Fecal Microbiota Transplantation after multiple failed attempts to save him from Clostridium difficile (C. diff), a deadly disease of the gut.
Since his premature birth, the small boy would lose significant weight each time he had a bowel movement, resulting from an intestinal bug that self-duplicates.
Unfortunately, the bug strengthens after prolonged antibiotic treatment, as healthy bacteria is eliminated.
Disheartened after witnessing her son go through a list of unsuccessful treatments, Williams agreed to participate in the procedure that transplants her stool into the body of her son through nasal tubes.
The operation is risky for anyone, especially a small child, and pediatricians at Johns Hopkins were hesitant to green-light the procedure.
“The concerns were basically perforation of the bowel in such a young child. So fragile, so delicate,” operating doctor Sudhir K. Dutta told NBC.
Fortunately the procedure was success, and Williams is currently observing behavior and health in her son she has yet to see since his birth.
“Within two days, I saw changes,” said Williams. “It was unbelievable.”