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Microbiome Modulation Strategies in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) from a healthy donor has shown promising results in treating ulcerative colitis, a type of IBD, with some trials achieving clinical remission in up to 30% of patients.

Why this is interesting

You've probably heard that your gut is full of bacteria, but did you know that an imbalance in these tiny organisms might be driving inflammatory bowel disease? What if tweaking that microbial community could become a treatment?