Question 1

Will FMT (fecal transplant) prevent relapses?

Accepted Answer

It is important to mention that FMT (fecal microbiota therapy) has no direct effect on bacterial overgrowth of the small intestine nor on the primed M1-microglia within the brain.  As such, FMT will predictably have minimal effect on the restoration of neuronal pruning, neuronal migration, and cellular repair. I do not recommend FMT to my pediatric patients. Many children under my care have received FMT and it did not seem to improve their pace of neurological recovery.

Question 2

Will FMT (fecal transplant) prevent relapses?

Accepted Answer

It is important to mention that FMT (fecal microbiota therapy) has no direct effect on bacterial overgrowth of the small intestine nor on the primed M1-microglia within the brain.  As such, FMT will predictably have minimal effect on the restoration of neuronal pruning, neuronal migration, and cellular repair. I do not recommend FMT to my pediatric patients. Many children under my care have received FMT and it did not seem to improve their pace of neurological recovery.