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Doctors are now able to turn poop into pills that solve serious gut infections. This pill specifically applies to an infection called Clostridium difficile commonly reffered to as c-diff. There is a antibiotic to cure c-diff however it is no way ideal due to its strength and price. There are also internet videos on how to subdue the effects of c-diff.However a doctor has found a one time treatment to cure c-diff forever. This involves a relatives donation of stool being sent off to a lab to abolish any harmful bacteria and then the stool must be triple coated with gel to insure that it gets to the intestined before working its magic. The doctor Thomas Louie took a sample of 27 people who have had multiple C-diff infections before and put the

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