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Originally Posted by Villages PL
I got the impression that the bacteria is in the waste material. That's why there was a doctor who did fecal transplants for people who didn't have enough of the right bacteria. And there are people who regularly take probiotic supplements because, supposedly, they don't have enough good bacteria. So I thought it might be a problem for some people to reestablish their full measure of gut flora.
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Fecal transplants are done in the case of a person having difficulty getting rid of C-diff (clostridium difficile), a harmful bacteria that ranges from symptoms of diarrhea to a certain type of colitis. Some types of antibiotics, in particular, tend to eradicate a certain normal flora. When they can't seem to get rid of the c diff, or it keeps recurring, then fecal transplants have been used for that reason.
The colon is not a sterile organ. You may have taken a prep to clean your colon out, but there is still some residual fluid, or stool, that passes through the colon. The doctor suctions it out with the scope throughout the entire procedure. Nothing needs to be reintroduced, because it is still there.
In general, people return to their normal diets. You may be advised to eat a light meal at first since air is introduced into the colon, and you may feel uncomfortable with some gas pains. Some facilities may use C02, in which case it is absorbed easily, providing greater comfort.
Rather than run to a restaurant, because understandably people are hungry, usually it's advised to go home and take it easy, because of the sedation