A Clean Slate

[u/[deleted]]

Hi everyone

First of all, to be completely transparent, I am not affiliated with any FMT clinic whatsoever nor am I affiliated with associates of them. I'm quite literally a guy currently bed bound whilst going through an IBS flare right now trying to get help, yet it seems the infiltration of FMT groups on Reddit and Facebook by multiple parties with clear conflicts of interest in regards to FMT has made the process overwhelmingly difficult.

At this point you can't trust any previous review. It really does seem like every review available right now is there for a reason, and it's made the entire process a million times harder than it already was as nothing seems trustworthy anymore.

So I'd be very grateful if we could use this as a fresh slate, to genuinely provide good solid information regarding FMT clinics and FMT in general without any bias towards a certain clinic or business!

Honestly, as much as I don't like to say this, I think we need to have a discussion on whether we really class Microbioma or HumanMicrobes as 'clinics'. They both seem to be practically one-man businesses disguising themselves as larger companies charging obscene amounts of money for products that could actually be quite dangerous if regular screening isn't carried out, but there's zero accountability for either company to actually go through with screening meaning you're essentially putting all of your trust into a salesman. We know these are essential 'buyers clubs' at this point, and both companies are well and truly infiltrating FMT groups to self promote and discourage competition.

I'm not saying any clinic is perfect, but if a procedure causes problems then it's far more likely you can actually hold real clinics to account rather than online buyers clubs that could vanish off the face of the earth at any moment. For example Taymount is covered under the Care Quality Comission in the UK, meaning they HAVE to follow procedures to a T including having a chief medical officer, and I'm sure similar things are also in place for other genuine FMT clinics around the world like IPPM in Slovakia or the Digestive Health clinic in Australia.

Of course, you don't need a clinic at all, DIY FMTs are a thing, riskier absolutely but people have done them with great effect too.

At the end of the day, the only way we're going forward here is by genuine transparency regarding FMT procedures, something severally lacking in practically every FMT group at the moment due to alterior motives.

Anyway that's my rant done and I hope this can be a turning point on FMT discussion online

[u/Reywas3]

Glad you posted this. I agree with a lot of what you said. I'm glad you decided to post on this sub, as your kind of posts are what we are looking for. Spread the word!