Difficult defecation is a common symptom involving with patients'life quality. The stool pattern of these patients might be related to the contribution of gut microbiota. This pilot study proposed hypothesis that stool pattern could be used as a simple index to screen the potential candidates of fecal microbiota transplantation in patients with difficult defecation.
Difficult defecation is a common symptom involving with patients'life quality. The stool pattern of these patients might be related to the contribution of gut microbiota. This pilot study proposed hypothesis that stool pattern could be used as a simple index to screen the potential candidates of fecal microbiota transplantation in patients with difficult defecation. Patients underwent single FMT in this study were divided into hard-stool group and loose-stool group. All patients were assessed before FMT and during 12-week follow-up after FMT.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
22
The prepared microbiota suspension was infused into mid-gut.
Medical Center for Digestive Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
defecation frequency
frequency of defecation per week
Time frame: 12 weeks
stool consistency
The category of stool consistency score based on the BSS (Bristol Stool Form Scale)
Time frame: 12 weeks
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