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Fecal Transplant Patient

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The bacteria in the fecal transplant helped the patient's body produce mucus that protected the gut from a bad bacteria called C. difficile. The patient went through a lot, and had to try different methods to help himself. This data may help thousands of people because C. difficile kills a huge amount of people each year.

In the data from the Case Study Fecal Transplant Patient, in week three, the patient gained a bacteria called C. jejuni, which causes "food poisoning". The patient had a bad fever so he took antibiotics that killed a majority of his bacteria. The antibiotic killed an enormous amount of necessary bacteria called L. reuteri. This bacteria produces gut mucus. The gut mucus protects the patient from letting bad bacteria in, so
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