January 2017 PMID 28122648

Microbiota Transfer Therapy alters gut ecosystem and improves gastrointestinal and autism symptoms: an open-label study.

Dae-Wook Kang, James B Adams, Ann C Gregory, Thomas Borody, Lauren Chittick, Alessio Fasano, Alexander Khoruts, Elizabeth Geis, Juan Maldonado, Sharon McDonough-Means, Elena L Pollard, Simon Roux, Michael J Sadowsky, Karen Schwarzberg Lipson, Matthew B Sullivan

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The overall tone reveals strong agreement and high interest, with examples like professionals and parents discussing significant improvements in both gastrointestinal and autism symptoms, and emphasizing the importance of this research through language like 'game changer' and 'urgent.' The mentions of related studies and calls for policy change demonstrate deep engagement and a recognition of potential impact.

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Many discussions support the positive effects of microbiota transfer therapy on autism and gastrointestinal symptoms, reflecting general agreement with the study's findings.

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The discussions show high interest, as many posts highlight the significance of the research, referencing improvements and calling for further action.

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Vagus Nerve and Gut Brain Axis Explained

This episode explores the Vagus Nerve and its role in gut-brain communication, addressing how vagal stimulation impacts stress, disorders, and gut health, emphasizing the importance of the gut-brain connection in…

ATP Science · Feb 27, 2024 606 views

Manoj Mayogi Mishra

@mayogisense · X

RT @exosome: #Fecaltransplant improve gastrointestinal pathology in #autism. https://t.co/bXngvNnd3n https://t.co/PuSp6HVVkS

Sep 6, 2025 · 1 share · 575 followers View post →

Dr. Thomas Ichim

@exosome · X

#Fecaltransplant improve gastrointestinal pathology in #autism. https://t.co/bXngvNnd3n https://t.co/PuSp6HVVkS

Sep 6, 2025 · 6 likes · 1 share · 35,011 followers View post →

Robert Meyer

@Bobby63461 · X

why does the FDA approve this therapy for some and not allow it for those suffering from Autism? https://t.co/yhquaUEf1t

Jun 30, 2025 · 1 like · 269 followers View post →

Horizons

@alzheimers_news · X

@NicoleShanahan https://t.co/4EN2g5E7ZS

Feb 10, 2025 · 802 followers View post →

Jonathan Sebat

@sebatlab · X

Reminds me of this turd https://t.co/Fa4rlVkuDv

Feb 22, 2024 · 5,067 followers View post →

Jonathan Sebat

@sebatlab · X

@WebMD Reminds me of this turd https://t.co/Fa4rlVkuDv

Feb 22, 2024 · 5,067 followers View post →

Capybara Enjoyer

@_Jdhu7 · X

@backdoor_pharma @AttackOnChitin Oh they also have a paper about this right after the transplant and they also see very large changes iirc. https://t.co/Qw8ZKnnApr

Nov 30, 2023 · 273 followers View post →

Stephen Skolnick

@StephenSkolnick · X

@PaleoAutist @MasterTimBlais This is the data you're looking for. They did a full microbiome cleanout + reset with healthy donor poops. It worked real goddamn well, all things considered. Not pretty, but miracles don't have to be. https://t.co/qAYHy3h2dI https://t.co/Y7O7SIqvk1

Aug 28, 2023 · 1 like · 892 followers View post →

alyssa

@allareheretoo · X

@UDCYAXG6EQQM9hE @LmnLwnh יש עוד כמה מחקרים שעשו מאז, שמצוטטים הרבה. זה אחד לדוגמא https://t.co/Miubqmk1Ga

Jun 26, 2023 · 179 followers View post →

Emmanuel B. Harel (

@emmanuelBHarel · X

In humans, we have already had early indications of this neurological effect too.

Jun 20, 2023 · 1 like · 959 followers View post →

alyssa

@allareheretoo · X

@BatyaCohen1 ראיתי גם משהו דומה עם אוטיזם - טיפול במיקרוביום שיפר תסמינים התנהגותיים https://t.co/Miubqmk1Ga

Jun 17, 2023 · 2 likes · 179 followers View post →

gbm

@morrowfcs · X

RT @abirballan: "clinical assessments showed that behavioral ASD [autism spectrum disorder] symptoms improved significantly and remained im…

Apr 2, 2023 · 2 shares · 3,849 followers View post →

Andrew Young

@SoulDocAndrew · X

RT @abirballan: "clinical assessments showed that behavioral ASD [autism spectrum disorder] symptoms improved significantly and remained im…

Mar 31, 2023 · 2 shares · 291 followers View post →

Abir Ballan

@abirballan · X

"clinical assessments showed that behavioral ASD [autism spectrum disorder] symptoms improved significantly and remained improved 8 weeks after treatment ended" https://t.co/gNy50QkYyQ

Mar 29, 2023 · 1 like · 2 shares · 46,218 followers View post →

Aundre' Raashad

@AundreRaashad · X

The BMC published a study proving Microbiota Transfer Therapy alters gut ecosystem and improves gastrointestinal and autism symptoms. If this is possible then it literally means that autism is NOT a DNA issue and we MUST respect the gut-brain connection (vagus nerve).

Mar 24, 2023 · 1 like · 2,549 followers View post →

Harry Violaris - WAKEUPCyprus

@WAKEUPCyprus · X

@antonis_tsagari Προφανώς και δεν θα εξηγήσεις εφόσον είσαι ανίδεος επι του θέματος και απλά έβαλες αυτογκόλ προσπαθώντας να πουλήσεις μούρη. Εν παση περίπτωση ετουμπαρες σε κάποιον που ξέρει το θέμα καλύτερα από εσένα. Και ναι το κάνουν κάποιοι γιατροί - https://t.co/ZxC2GLSse8

Mar 23, 2023 · 959 followers View post →

Estello Hill

@dr_estello · X

8 week intensive FMT reducing autism GI and behavioural symptoms https://t.co/2jTBURR6Dh

Jan 23, 2023 · 92 followers View post →

KChew

@kellie_chewning · X

@deerbrian https://t.co/99D3eyEOGq

Jan 12, 2023 · 340 followers View post →

KChew

@kellie_chewning · X

@deerbrian @GrantCardone Oh look at that! https://t.co/99D3eyEOGq

Jan 12, 2023 · 340 followers View post →

The Mohm

@Easterngirl77 · X

@p8stie Some research https://t.co/P5FchpUFbI

Jan 4, 2023 · 2,469 followers View post →

Giuseppe Rotolo - Autismo - Medicina Funzionale

@Prof_Rotolo · X

La terapia di trasferimento del microbiota altera l'ecosistema intestinale e migliora i sintomi gastrointestinali e dell'autismo:uno studio in aperto - Microbiota Transfer Therapy alters gut ecosystem and improves gastrointestinal and autism symptoms:an open-label study”

Nov 2, 2022 · 13 followers View post →

Stephen Skolnick

@StephenSkolnick · X

@AlpacaParties @thecolorsapp Ya got me! I've seen a number of papers supporting a microbiome/ASD connection and, when I went looking for a citation, grabbed the first one that looked like it would do. I'd hardly call it "open and shut" though. See https://t.co/L9D1yEsjGc or https://t.co/qAYHy2ZqP8

Oct 16, 2022 · 892 followers View post →

Lisa Brown, PhD

@DocLBrown2 · X

RT @CDifficile1: Microbiota Transfer Therapy alters gut ecosystem and improves gastrointestinal and autism symptoms: an open-label study |…

Aug 23, 2022 · 1 share · 590 followers View post →

Dave Roberts

@CDifficile1 · X

Microbiota Transfer Therapy alters gut ecosystem and improves gastrointestinal and autism symptoms: an open-label study | Microbiome | Full Text: Background Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are complex neurobiological disorders that impair social… https://t.co/Dv4CUES2x7

Aug 23, 2022 · 1 like · 1 share · 436 followers View post →

Novel Biome

@NovelBiome · X

Kang et al., 2017 performed an 18 week open-label FMT trial with children with ASD and chronic GI issues. They found an improvement in both GI and autism-related symptoms, as well as increased gut bacterial diversity. Paper: https://t.co/20jpqOAVDa #asd #autism #FMT https://t.co/48vN70FRyV

Aug 22, 2022 · 20 followers View post →

Arya Su

@hira__lena · X

Mikrobiyota Transfer Terapisi, bağırsak ekosistemini değiştirir ve gastrointestinal ve otizm semptomlarını iyileştirir: açık etiketli bir çalışma https://t.co/SyyLx5eKQR

Aug 19, 2022 · 2 likes · 3,139 followers View post →

Arya Su

@hira__lena · X

Mikrobiyota Transfer Terapisi, bağırsak ekosistemini değiştirir ve gastrointestinal ve otizm semptomlarını iyileştirir: açık etiketli bir çalışma https://t.co/SyyLx5eKQR

Aug 19, 2022 · 2 likes · 3,139 followers View post →

上楠木ノ子(あがりくすきのこ)

@kinoko_enfys · X

RT @tociss: 被験者は全員中等度から重度の消化器症状を有するASDであること(https://t.co/x3VkiBG2my)と、比較対象群がないことが解釈のポイントとして挙げられます

Dec 29, 2021 · 16 shares · 625 followers View post →

キョムイさん(京大卒無職さん)

@ku_neet_arai · X

Dec 18, 2021 · 16 shares · 447 followers View post →

呂々々々

@otngne · X

Nov 24, 2021 · 16 shares · 223 followers View post →

CALMIN

@CALMIN_PDH · X

Nov 14, 2021 · 16 shares · 2,827 followers View post →

tociss

@tociss · X

Nov 14, 2021 · 16 shares · 13,071 followers View post →

ねこさいん@みもざ

@catcoswavist · X

Mar 19, 2021 · 16 shares · 1,501 followers View post →

精神さん

@seisin_seii_psy · X

Mar 13, 2021 · 16 shares · 1,889 followers View post →

aka tana

@zorome123 · X

RT @tociss: 被験者は全員中等度から重度の消化器症状を有するASDであること(https://t.co/x3VkiBG2my)と、比較対象群がないことが解釈のポイントとして挙げられます https://t.co/ZngxIBahLq

Mar 13, 2021 · 16 shares · 109 followers View post →

しらたき

@ShiratanGoGo · X

Mar 13, 2021 · 16 shares · 817 followers View post →

tociss

@tociss · X

Mar 13, 2021 · 58 likes · 16 shares · 13,071 followers View post →

Research Marks Analytics

@MarksResearch · X

Gut and Brain connections: Microbiota Transfer Therapy alters gut ecosystem and improves gastrointestinal and autism symptoms: an open-label study. https://t.co/jy9lhV7h4r

Feb 15, 2021 · 292 followers View post →

Dor #BigPharma survivor-medical miracle..

@levydor · X

@LotusOak2 Thanks a lot!! Very important to add the link: Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown Microbiota Transfer Therapy alters gut ecosystem and improves gastrointestinal and autism symptoms: an open-label study https://t.co/Viq9d0O6sV https://t.co/yvg8A12Icj

May 28, 2020 · 1,537 followers View post →

Mathurin Fumery

@MatFume · X

@Carma_ffs @Damkyan_Omega @JimHeur https://t.co/ouKBwwHHad

Jan 11, 2020 · 679 followers View post →

Streptokoka

@streptokoka · X

https://t.co/y55dR7sfy8

Dec 13, 2019 · 18 followers View post →

Gaston

@GAMV65 · X

@sociogolo Aquí esta el articulo del primer estudio https://t.co/zWMrA6HSPi

Jul 18, 2019 · 1,347 followers View post →

Energetic Paths

@EnergeticPaths · X

Microbiota transfer therapy alters gut ecosystem and improves gastrointestinal and autism symptoms. https://t.co/WA3B0jq8MQ #AutismSpectrumDisorders

Jun 17, 2019 · 23 followers View post →

NeuralHeal

@NeuralHeal · X

POOP PILL TREATMENT?? Autism and Gastrointestinal Symptoms Reduced by 50% and 80%, Respectively https://t.co/CmCXL4Nrbg https://t.co/X6cJiXkWTg

May 7, 2019 View post →

Dawn Sears, MD, FACG

@GutGirlMD · X

May 6, 2019 · 8 likes · 5,139 followers View post →

Ramón Romero

@RamnRomeroAres2 · X

https://t.co/M6di5rMSJI

Apr 27, 2019 · 1,759 followers View post →

Andrew Morris

@andrewmorrisuk · X

RT @TweetingAutism: @ReubenH @AutismEye The original study showed immediate improvements in both GI and #autism symptoms which "all persist…

Apr 13, 2019 · 1 share · 15,372 followers View post →

Thinking Autism

@TweetingAutism · X

@ReubenH @AutismEye The original study showed immediate improvements in both GI and #autism symptoms which "all persisted for at least 8 weeks after treatment ended". This follow-up study shows that gains continued over a longer time scale as well. https://t.co/ubR3MfZU3D

Apr 13, 2019 · 1 like · 1 share · 14,359 followers View post →

K. Finn

@AlgorithmDancer · X

RT @katiewr31413491: Autism / GI treatment!!! This should b ⁦@NIMHDirector⁩ autism research priority! Innovative research to address suffer…

Apr 13, 2019 · 8 shares · 2,274 followers View post →

katie wright

@katiewr31413491 · X

RT @katiewr31413491: Autism / GI treatment!!! This should b ⁦@NIMHDirector⁩ autism research priority! Innovative research to address suffer…

Apr 11, 2019 · 8 shares · 13,204 followers View post →

debbie fearon she/her

@debbie_fearon · X

RT @katiewr31413491: Brilliant, actionable & urgently needed pioneering research on treating (previously intractable) ASD/GI disease. https…

Apr 11, 2019 · 4 shares · 2,077 followers View post →

Thinking Autism

@TweetingAutism · X

RT @katiewr31413491: Brilliant, actionable & urgently needed pioneering research on treating (previously intractable) ASD/GI disease. https…

Apr 11, 2019 · 4 shares · 14,359 followers View post →

MD Autism Project

@DianaAutismMD · X

RT @katiewr31413491: Autism / GI treatment!!! This should b ⁦@NIMHDirector⁩ autism research priority! Innovative research to address suffer…

Apr 10, 2019 · 8 shares · 719 followers View post →

@overthehills99 · X

RT @katiewr31413491: Autism / GI treatment!!! This should b ⁦@NIMHDirector⁩ autism research priority! Innovative research to address suffer…

Apr 10, 2019 · 8 shares · 79 followers View post →

AmericanMadeGal

@jjkelleyiii · X

RT @katiewr31413491: Brilliant, actionable & urgently needed pioneering research on treating (previously intractable) ASD/GI disease. https…

Apr 9, 2019 · 4 shares · 219 followers View post →

Stacey Auger

@staceyauger1 · X

RT @katiewr31413491: Brilliant, actionable & urgently needed pioneering research on treating (previously intractable) ASD/GI disease. https…

Apr 9, 2019 · 4 shares · 1,022 followers View post →

xileen worcester⚘

@xileenie · X

RT @katiewr31413491: Autism / GI treatment!!! This should b ⁦@NIMHDirector⁩ autism research priority! Innovative research to address suffer…

Apr 9, 2019 · 8 shares View post →

Sentient Sentinel

@Just4TheCause · X

RT @katiewr31413491: ⁦@AutismINSAR⁩ should b ALL over this pioneering research. Instead they will “discover” it 10 yrs from now when one of…

Apr 9, 2019 · 1 share · 9,490 followers View post →

Wake Up

@WakeTheFlockUp6 · X

RT @katiewr31413491: Autism / GI treatment!!! This should b ⁦@NIMHDirector⁩ autism research priority! Innovative research to address suffer…

Apr 9, 2019 · 8 shares · 6,838 followers View post →

Debbie Gies

@debbie_pa · X

RT @katiewr31413491: Autism / GI treatment!!! This should b ⁦@NIMHDirector⁩ autism research priority! Innovative research to address suffer…

Apr 9, 2019 · 8 shares · 359 followers View post →

katie wright

@katiewr31413491 · X

⁦@AutismINSAR⁩ should b ALL over this pioneering research. Instead they will “discover” it 10 yrs from now when one of their members replicates it. https://t.co/6KBm4ExxRN

Apr 9, 2019 · 6 likes · 1 share · 13,204 followers View post →

katie wright

@katiewr31413491 · X

Apr 9, 2019 · 24 likes · 8 shares · 13,204 followers View post →

Microbiota Transfer Therapy alters gut ecosystem and improves gastrointestinal and autism symptoms: an open-label study.

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