FMT pills and alternatives
enema
The enema method is often used in clinics. The donor poo is injected with an enema through the anus. Unfortunately, it is not possible to treat the entire intestinal tract with this method: you only reach part of the large intestine. With a colonoscopy you can get further into the intestine, but it will also increase the discomfort of the treatment.
Nasal tube
In their scientific research, hospitals use the nasogastric tube method, in which donor feces are introduced through a tube through the nose, esophagus and stomach. Before the transplant, the patient is given antibiotics and the patient’s bowel is flushed out with a laxative drink. The donor stool is sieved and, much more than with us, diluted with sodium chloride. This makes it extra liquid so that it can be injected into the intestine through a thin probe (tube) that runs through the nose to the small intestine. Occasionally, the colonoscopy method is tried. A tube is inserted through the anus as far as possible into the intestinal tract to introduce the donor feces.
All three methods are not really pleasant to undergo. If you’re given the privilege of doing this. And why take antibiotics, an intestinal flora killer, in advance if I want to improve my intestinal flora?!
Shouldn’t your intestines be rinsed clean before taking the capsules?
No, this is not necessary with the capsules method. It is true that the emptier the intestines are, the more room there is for the new intestinal flora to properly settle in the intestinal wall.
If you still want to be ‘army’, there are the well-known means for that. A natural option is colon hydrotherapy, also known as high colonic irrigation.