Discussing stools is not very popular, understandably. If you have just had children, it is one thing, but talking about your own ‘poo’ is not something others usually want to hear about.
Fecal Transplants
“There is a chronic shortage of donor feces,” says Liz Terveer of the NDFB to NOS.
Fecal transplants are a miracle cure for people with intestinal disorders, but that feces must naturally come from somewhere.
Liz continues: “Quite a few people register, but the problem is that many people are simply not suitable. You really have to be in perfect health for your feces to be suitable for use as a medicine. As a result, many people unfortunately do not qualify.”
Elderly ‘give’ more generously
To donate, you must be between 18 and 55 years old and have a healthy weight. Sadly, most people who want to donate are between 60 and 70.
Another crucial factor is speed. The feces must be delivered to the institute in Leiden within two hours, to prevent the important bacteria from falling prey to oxygen.
Only eight active donors
So, it may be that the Netherlands Donor Feces Bank currently has only eight active donors!
“That is very few. You see that only 1.5 to 3 percent of people are suitable. But even suitable donors often back out for various reasons. They think they’ve done enough, go on a trip, or have their own intestinal problems,” Liz Terveer tells NOS.
She hopes that especially young, healthy people who can deliver their waste quickly will be willing to sign up.
Did you know that there was such a need for this? Or that it was even possible? Share your thoughts in the comments.
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