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50. When did the epidemiologists first notice the epidemic? Is it related to increase in other

Reply to Warpy (Reply #49)

Sun Feb 8, 2015, 01:09 AM

Feb 2015

diseases like breast, prostate and colon cancer? And the chronic autoimmune issues, allergies, IBS, autism?

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Woman's stool transplant leads to 'tremendous weight gain' [View all] bananas Feb 2015 OP

She needs to find someone with "lean stool." and no, I'm not kidding...!!!! MADem Feb 2015 #1

Indeed. An article in the New Yorker a few months ago also attests elias49 Feb 2015 #8

I have something similar... haikugal Feb 2015 #16

No weight loss detected ...... Historic NY Feb 2015 #15

More recent research.... MADem Feb 2015 #20

at 6 weeks you'd only expect a couple of pounds loss under the best of circumstances. ND-Dem Feb 2015 #53

If she's still taking haikugal Feb 2015 #17

Obesity kills 500,000 each year in the US and is contagious bananas Feb 2015 #2

This dovetails with what I noticed as a medical transcriptionist - it was extremely rare to DesertDiamond Feb 2015 #51

Part of her weight gain might have been because she stopped vomiting and having diarrhea. n/t pnwmom Feb 2015 #3

Bingo. nt valerief Feb 2015 #4

My thought, as well - based on the traditional symptoms. Ms. Toad Feb 2015 #6

Well, I suppose in that case pnwmom Feb 2015 #9

It would be nice. Ms. Toad Feb 2015 #37

Well, surprise surprise. Warpy Feb 2015 #5

^^^this^^^ Freddie Feb 2015 #10

My sister too phen-fen and lost a lot of weight, RebelOne Feb 2015 #14

I know that you've been advocating this here for years Orrex Feb 2015 #13

If it was as simple as diet industry quacks say it is Warpy Feb 2015 #28

Several years ago I read that in China, kids esp. were becoming obese from ff, like KFC, Pizza appalachiablue Feb 2015 #40

Find another dead horse to flog Warpy Feb 2015 #46

actually they do. ND-Dem Feb 2015 #54

+1000. Preach it Warpy! Nt riderinthestorm Feb 2015 #22

I read recently that gut bacteria can also influence what foods you crave. arcane1 Feb 2015 #26

I recently heard a lecture on this that also discussed how innate gut flora differ by geographical cyberswede Feb 2015 #31

The obesity epidemic started at the Gulf coast Warpy Feb 2015 #32

So what's your theory? Virus, bacteria, I'm curious. The Gulf Coast epidemic, how is it targeted? appalachiablue Feb 2015 #47

The way it has progressed has struck epidemiologists for years Warpy Feb 2015 #49

When did the epidemiologists first notice the epidemic? Is it related to increase in other appalachiablue Feb 2015 #50

some citations or links would be helpful. ND-Dem Feb 2015 #55

+ 1000! Chemisse Feb 2015 #41

Darn. I didn't need to hear that - Ms. Toad Feb 2015 #7

Did you see the posts after yours, ie. two mice study, maybe means select a slimmer donor. appalachiablue Feb 2015 #23

My daughter has UC, so we've been watching all of this closely. Ms. Toad Feb 2015 #36

Fat beats the hell out of C-diff. Warpy Feb 2015 #29

I will, if I need to. Ms. Toad Feb 2015 #35

God, I love science and medical advancements - But packman Feb 2015 #11

You can always get a dose of worms.... haikugal Feb 2015 #18

The amounts are small & hygenic. And they must be working on a pharmaceutical asap for $. appalachiablue Feb 2015 #25

Autism? Autism isn't a GI illness. Wakefield thought so, but he's a discredited quack. LeftyMom Feb 2015 #27

Didn't say Autism was a GI illness and I don't know about bleach enemas. That some symptoms appalachiablue Feb 2015 #30

Actually there is a well established correlation between autism and GI conditions Ms. Toad Feb 2015 #39

I know what I read fairly recently about FTT calming some autism symptoms. I don't have time to appalachiablue Feb 2015 #43

I really screwed up, so sorry. Your post 39. came in my alerts & I didn't notice it was to 27., appalachiablue Feb 2015 #44

People jump in and out of conversations all the time. Ms. Toad Feb 2015 #45

Then think of it as having bealthy bacteria colonizing your gut (like eating yogurt) Demeter Feb 2015 #34

Could this be corrected by a transplant from a person who has no weight problem? Ken Burch Feb 2015 #12

Great, another daughter giving her mom shit. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2015 #19

Thread winner, actually, that post!!!! nt MADem Feb 2015 #21

+1 Ms. Toad Feb 2015 #38

Haha!! I'd take shit from my daughter any day - if it would make me thin. Chemisse Feb 2015 #42

Oh THANKS! elleng Feb 2015 #48

wow, from a stool transplant -- good thing they did not transplant a sofa dembotoz Feb 2015 #24

Oh dear... Kalidurga Feb 2015 #33

Pardon me undergroundpanther Feb 2015 #52

And? LisaL Feb 2015 #56