Woman Has DIY Poop Transplant to Rebalance Gut in New Netflix Film [Video]

Daniell Koepke is recounting her experience with fecal microbiota transplant, or DIY poop transplant, after struggling for years with irritable bowel syndrome.

In Netflix’s new documentary Hack Your Health: The Secrets of Your Gut, Koepke said that she began experiencing indigestion, stabbing pains from trapped gas, and severe constipation during her college years.

“It’s really hard for me to remember what it was like to eat food before it became associated with anxiety and pain and discomfort,” Koepke, a doctoral student in clinical psychology, said in the film.

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After five years of doctor’s appointments and antibiotics that didn’t work, Koepke turned to fecal microbiota transplant. According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, this procedure involves collecting feces, also known as stool or …