Yes, that is disgusting
There are a lot of gross things in the world of medicine. Phlegm, abscesses, old people, vomit, D-Rock, and ear wax just to name a few. But I think I've finally discovered the most repulsive aspect of medicine. So repulsive that I need two wavers. First, before you start hating me for sharing this realize that it's so gross that I'm obligated to share. Second, it's also so gross that it must be true.
Clostridium difficile is a severe intestinal infection which often arises after the normal colonic bacteria is ruined by antibiotics. Think of it this way - if the population of France was killed, all of the houses and businesses would soon be populated by opportunistic centaurs. The citizens of France being the normal colonic flora, centaurs being C. difficile, and France being one giant rectum. Great analogy, or greatest analogy?
The typical treatment is, well, more antibiotics. Better antibiotics. With blackjack, and hookers. In fact, forget the antibiotics. But what if these antibiotics don't work, or the patient is allergic? How is a doctor to restore the normal population of poop town? Obviously you do it by force...with a fecal transplant.
I'll give you a minute to let that sink in...
Technically it's called "fecal bacteriotherapy," and it "involves infusion of bacterial flora acquired from the feces of a healthy donor in an attempt to reverse bacterial imbalance responsible for the recurring nature of the infection."* I'm going to vomit.
The mind reals with questions. Who's the donor? How do they collect it? Can you get paid to donate like you do with platelets? (If so, I'm in. I donate like 5 or 6 times a day) How do they actually perform the transplant? Who does it? How do you break this one to the patient?
Anyway, if you've found anything worse than that, feel free to share. Or don't. Maybe don't is a better option.
9/0/1
*Wikipedia
Clostridium difficile is a severe intestinal infection which often arises after the normal colonic bacteria is ruined by antibiotics. Think of it this way - if the population of France was killed, all of the houses and businesses would soon be populated by opportunistic centaurs. The citizens of France being the normal colonic flora, centaurs being C. difficile, and France being one giant rectum. Great analogy, or greatest analogy?
The typical treatment is, well, more antibiotics. Better antibiotics. With blackjack, and hookers. In fact, forget the antibiotics. But what if these antibiotics don't work, or the patient is allergic? How is a doctor to restore the normal population of poop town? Obviously you do it by force...with a fecal transplant.
I'll give you a minute to let that sink in...
Technically it's called "fecal bacteriotherapy," and it "involves infusion of bacterial flora acquired from the feces of a healthy donor in an attempt to reverse bacterial imbalance responsible for the recurring nature of the infection."* I'm going to vomit.
The mind reals with questions. Who's the donor? How do they collect it? Can you get paid to donate like you do with platelets? (If so, I'm in. I donate like 5 or 6 times a day) How do they actually perform the transplant? Who does it? How do you break this one to the patient?
Dr. Doctor: Well, Mr. Smith, I've got good news and bad news. The bad news is, the antibiotics aren't working. The good news is, we can cure your pseudomembranous colitis. By packing you to the brim with another man's poop.Mr. Smith is kinda creepy.
Mr. Smith: Jackpot!
Anyway, if you've found anything worse than that, feel free to share. Or don't. Maybe don't is a better option.
9/0/1
*Wikipedia
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