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    “Finding the very remedy described by Galen himself was both a great surprise and a source of immense excitement for us,” Atila added.

    That’s probably the happiest anyone has ever been to find an ancient jar of poop.

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    There is a gastrointestinal issue that uses poop as the fix in modern medicine. It’s all about the application.

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      A doctor in Ajax Ontario saved a man who was dying of a antibiotic resistant infection. He made a poo milkshake to colonize the infection with other microbes. Once the resistant bacteria were outcompeted by the fecal sourced regular bacteria, a regular course of antibiotics cleared the dude up.