A woman did more than 100 stool transplants to treat her ulcerative colitis — and it worked. What to know about fecal microbiota transplantation
Saffron Cassaday had been coping with ulcerative colitis — a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) marked by painful inflammation and ulcers in the digestive tract — since she was diagnosed 15 years ago. “It’s an autoimmune condition whereby the immune system attacks the colon,” the 36-year-old tells Yahoo Life. “It can be quite painful.” … Read more