#1044 : Show- Fecal Transplant (FMT) with Gene Anders

The Staying Young Show

Show Topic: Fecal Transplant (FMT)

Co-Hosts:  Judy Gaman, Walter Gaman, Mark Anderson

Guest: Gene Anders

Segment 1:

Today we are focused on gut health and we are going to the weird science realm – talking stool transplants to cure disease. We will actually have a fecal transplant recipient in the studio with us so you can hear firsthand from someone whose life was completely changed by this new procedure.

 Gut health –

• what we know about the microbiome
• Gut/brain connection
• Infections of the gut

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Segment 2:

Today’s focus is on gut health and curing common gut infections. We have a recipient of a fecal matter transplant in the studio with us and this is a story you’ll have to hear to believe.

Immortal minute

• C-Diff kills 29,000 Americans per year and nearly half a million people contract C Diff each year in the US alone
• Drugs used in C Diff
• Why C Diff is on the rise
• Gene’s story

Segment 3:

• The fecal transplant procedure
• MIT students Founded Open Biome first public stool bank in US

Segment 4:

 Medical Mania Trivia –

1. True or False. It is common to lose a lot of hair during a crash diet. (True)
2. Ecchymosis is another term for what? A. The elbow B. A droopy eye C. A bruise D. A broken bone ( A bruise)
3. True or False. Otalgia is another name for a stomach ache. (False, an earache)
4. “Rhinorrhea” is another name for what? Leaky bowels B. Runny nose C. Bleeding wound D. Sweaty Feet (B. Runny nose)
5. Laughing 100 times is equivalent to how many minutes of exercise on a stationary bicycle? A. 15 B. 30 C. 45 D. 5 ( 15 minutes)

 DEMENTIA DEFENDER

LAST WEEKS RIDDLE WAS:  You can carry it everywhere you go, and it does not get heavy. What is it? Answer: Your Name

This Weeks Riddle:  What word starting with BR, that with the addition of the letter E, becomes another word that sounds the same as the first?

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