The secret to good health later in life? Researchers think it could be banking your poop now
A group of researchers has some counterintuitive advice: Saving your poop now could save your life someday.
A group of researchers has some counterintuitive advice: Saving your poop now could save your life someday.
In an opinion paper published Thursday in the journal Trends in Molecular Medicine, the researchers make the case for autologous fecal microbiota transplantation, or FMT — using your own poop to restore your health later in life.
They theorized that the secret to being healthy in the future could be the complex ecosystem living inside the human body now.
“Considering the massive (and possibly permanent) loss of our microbial diversity due to industrial advances, the creation of a global ‘microbial Noah’s ark’ is warranted to protect the long-term health of humanity,” the researchers wrote.
“However, considering the highly personalized gut microbial compositions and the donor–recipient compatibility issue, creating a personal microbial Noah’s ark using stool banks for future personal use might also be a worthwhile option,” they continued.
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