That’s a little scary as I’m reaching the age where I should soon start getting colonoscopies. I don’t want to screw anything up by killing all the bacteria. Though I guess it beats not knowing if something is seriously wrong down there.
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philpo@feddit.de 3 months agoAbsolutely and their role is getting recognised more and more. That’s why fecal transplants and special “gut bacteria growth diets” are becoming more and more important.
njordomir@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Drusas@kbin.run 3 months ago
Getting a colonoscopy doesn't involve ridding the colon or rectum of bacteria.
philpo@feddit.de 3 months ago
Normal colonoscopy will not kill your gut bacteria - just don’t eat garbage after it. Amongst others your Appendix will help.
njordomir@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I forgot about the appendix. I feel better now knowing my bacteria have a safe place to hunker down. :)
jol@discuss.tchncs.de 3 months ago
Could the patient save some poop (like in the freezer) to avoid having to do a poop transplant from someone else?
philpo@feddit.de 3 months ago
Yeah, Autotransplantation is far more common, actually.