For him, it's a routine activity — but he saves lives doing it. Inside an innovative medical treatment that provokes both humour and horror
- Posted on February 1, 2026
- By The Toronto Star
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For him, it's a routine activity — but he saves lives doing it. Inside an innovative medical treatment that provokes both humour and horror

The idea sounds icky, but fecal microbiota transplants are helping patients with dangerous gut infections. One problem is that donors are hard to find.