Comment on A first look at my microbiomeparentComments−colevscodeOP12yOP: I agree completely, unscreened "random" FMT would be a very bad idea. The donor in this case was definitely not random.−aroch12yKnowing the donor, calling them your close friend, is not the same thing as medically screening both of you and the poo before the transfer.−logfromblammo12yBut it is thousands of dollars cheaper, which is kind of the whole point. People wouldn't be doing this themselves [as often] if genuine elective medical treatments were not priced out of reach.
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OP: I agree completely, unscreened "random" FMT would be a very bad idea. The donor in this case was definitely not random.
Knowing the donor, calling them your close friend, is not the same thing as medically screening both of you and the poo before the transfer.
But it is thousands of dollars cheaper, which is kind of the whole point. People wouldn't be doing this themselves [as often] if genuine elective medical treatments were not priced out of reach.