The following link (thanks to Kayla Lewis) to a recent NY Times article provides a first hand anecdotal account of fecal microbiota transplant for an adult patient with ulcerative colitis and discusses the use of FMT for Clostridium difficile infections.

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/06/why-i-donated-my-stool/?ref=health

Bottom-line: Expect more questions about this emerging treatment.

Also, a quick way to keep up on NY Times -follow the twitter feed: @nytimesHealth

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