Fecal transplant pills are capsules containing freeze-dried, live fecal microbiota. The capsules are designed to stay intact until they reach your colon.

U.S. health officials have approved the first pill that uses healthy bacteria from human waste to prevent dangerous gut infections — an easier way of performing so-called fecal transplants.

MEDFORD, Mass — A new pill created by a team of MIT-trained researchers provides fecal transplant therapy without requiring the traditional, more invasive stool delivery methods. The FMT Capsule G3 pills will serve as a treatment option for recurrent Clostridium difficile infections (rCDI) that don’t respond to standard antibiotic treatment.

Apr 27, 2023 · U.S. health officials on Wednesday approved the first pill made from healthy bacteria found in human waste to fight dangerous gut infections — an easier way of performing so-called fecal...

Fecal Microbiota Transplant (FMT) is a medical procedure that is becoming increasingly popular as a way to restore balance (eubiosis) to the microbiome. FMT involves transferring healthy bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms from a donor's fecal matter into the gastrointestinal tract of a patient with an unhealthy microbiome.

Jan 19, 2022 · The new pill, called SER-109 and made by Seres Therapeutics, is derived from human feces purified to winnow down the resident microbes. Stool from prescreened donors is treated with ethanol, which kills many viruses, fungi, and “vegetative” bacteria—those in a state of growth and reproduction.

Apr 28, 2023 · So-called fecal microbiota products, made from healthy human gut bacteria, offer a new way to prevent recurrent C. diff by essentially replenishing the gut microbiome.

Feb 17, 2024 · A doctor can prescribe an oral microbiome pill, known as SER-109 (or VOWST™), or administer a fecal transplant known as RBL (or Rebyota™) into the rectum. There are also reputable non-FDA-approved stool banks, such as the one at the University of Minnesota .

Mar 28, 2025 · If you’re taking fecal transplant pills, your doctor will prescribe four pills a day for three days. You’ll take the pills after finishing a course of antibiotics and prepping your...

May 4, 2023 · “Fecal microbiota transplant has been shown to be highly effective in restoring the gut microbiota and preventing recurrence of CDI,” says Banaei. The Vowst treatment aims to offer those same...