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essephtoday at 7:36 AM1 replyview on HN

https://www.allergicliving.com/2026/08/10/fecal-transplant-p...

You can probably just put some poop in a gelcap... (this is not medical advice!)

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7359198/


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b112today at 9:06 AM

Yes, but this study isn't replacing the entire biome. What I was citing, was a case of people having lost their gut bacteria completely. They use a relative, as using a random person in such cases, which isn't a match for that person's genetic history, can be quite harmful.

It's precisely why they seek a close relative.

Adding some additional gut bacteria doesn't replace everything you have. Otherwise, you'd get sick from eating a salad someone else prepared, and ingesting some of their bacteria. The peanut thing may be introducing an additional bacterium which perhaps processes peanuts in a better fashion, but without supplanting anything?

So I won't say you're wrong. But without trials I won't say you're right, either.