What Is Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT)?
Learn how donor gut microbiota are transferred, how FMT works, and what current medical evidence says.
What is Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT)?
Reset of the intestinal ecosystem is an innovative treatment that restores health by fundamentally restoring the collapsed intestinal environment.
01. The exact meaning and definition of FMT
We implant a precisely purified microbial ecosystem rather than the feces themselves.
- essence of treatment Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) is a treatment that precisely extracts the intestinal microbial flora from a healthy donor and delivers it to the patient's gastrointestinal tract.
- thorough safety Rather than simply excrement, we use only safe microbial ecosystems that have undergone rigorous donor screening, detailed infection testing, and standardized preparation processing.
- Proven technology In particular, it is a representative microorganism-based treatment strongly recommended by international guidelines for the treatment of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection.
02. Treatment principle
It reorganizes the collapsed intestinal ecosystem back to its original, healthy state.
- Causes of Gut Imbalance When the intestinal balance is disrupted due to indiscriminate use of antibiotics, infections, chronic inflammation, and poor eating habits, harmful bacteria become dominant and the natural resilience of the intestinal wall rapidly decreases.
- restoration mechanism By injecting a healthy microbial ecosystem directly into the intestines, it simultaneously secures the diversity of beneficial bacteria, competitively suppresses harmful bacteria, and restores essential microbial metabolites such as short-chain fatty acids.
- Individualized consideration The final degree of microbial colonization and clinical response may vary from person to person depending on the patient's existing intestinal environment, underlying disease, usual eating habits, and history of antibiotic use.
03. Evidence and limitations
Provides a transparent guide to established medical areas and areas currently under research.
- To prevent misunderstandings and increase trust among patients, we provide clear guidance on the level of medical evidence proven to date.
| Category | Established areas (treatment recommendations) | Areas of research and clinical progress (expecting gradual improvement) |
|---|---|---|
| target disease | Recurrent C. difficile infection | Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)\nchronic constipation\nInflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)\nSkin disease / Metabolic disease / Gut-brain axis area |
| level of evidence | Establishment of the clearest and highest level medical evidence | The level of evidence varies by disease, and research is ongoing. |
| expected effect | Depending on the disease and patient, complete cure or immediate effects may be felt. | Aim for gradual symptom improvement and improvement rather than 100% immediate effect |
Gut Microbiome and Health
We design a recovery plan from the perspective of the intestinal ecosystem, including intestinal function, metabolism, immunity, brain function, and overall condition.
FMT Benefits Patients Understand at a Glance
Organized visually around the question "what could change if my gut changes?" — covering gut function, metabolism, brain function, immunity, and overall condition.
bowel function reset
We examine the repetitive cycle of chronic intestinal problems starting from the intestinal environment.
Daily life disrupted by repeated diarrhea, constipation, gas, and abdominal bloating. FMT CARE does not stop at temporary symptom relief but focuses on creating a more comfortable intestinal environment by restoring the balance of the intestinal microbial ecosystem.\nRecurrent C. difficile infection represents the area with the most established medical basis for FMT.
Improving the environment where harmful bacteria prevail
Manages the intestinal barrier and microbial balance together to create a healthy intestinal protective environment.
After frequent use of antibiotics, beneficial bacteria in the intestines may decrease, creating an environment in which harmful bacteria can easily become dominant. FMT CARE is an approach that helps restore the balance of the intestinal ecosystem through a variety of microorganisms, rather than targeting one specific bacteria.\nTo manage the risk of infection, we only use donor products that have passed a rigorous verification process at a specialized Fecal Microbe Bank.
Metabolism and obesity constitution management
It is a way to manage your body constitution by looking at the intestinal environment that promotes weight gain and metabolic signals.
Gut microorganisms and metabolic signals may be responsible for weight changes that cannot be explained by diet and exercise alone. Gut microbiota is being actively studied in relation to energy absorption, appetite, and blood sugar regulation.\nFMT CARE is designed as an auxiliary approach to help maintain metabolic balance by maintaining the intestinal environment along with lifestyle management.
Improved brain function and gut-brain axis
A clear mind and vitality can begin with the intestinal environment.
The gut is closely connected to the brain through neural, immune, and hormonal signaling. Unexplained fatigue, brain fog, sleep quality, and mood changes need to be examined along with the intestinal environment.\nFMT CARE is approached from the perspective of the gut-brain axis to maintain the intestinal ecosystem and help restore whole body condition.
Full body anti-aging care
Manages fatigue, skin condition, and inflammatory signals along with gut health.
The gut environment is being studied for its link to chronic inflammation, immune balance, skin condition, and fatigue. It is important to manage the condition that deteriorates with age from the perspective of the intestinal ecosystem rather than passing it off as simple fatigue.\nFMT CARE is a functional medicine approach that helps manage whole body condition and healthy aging based on gut health.
intestinal ecosystem
- Intestinal microorganisms are a complex ecosystem in which hundreds to thousands of species compete and coexist.
- Barrier function, immune response, and microbial metabolites can affect digestive symptoms and systemic condition.
- The intestinal environment continues to change due to eating habits, sleep, stress, antibiotic use, exercise, and underlying diseases.
Why lactic acid bacteria alone are not enough
- Probiotics are “a way to replenish some of the good bacteria.” However, if the intestinal environment is severely disrupted, the supplemented bacteria may not settle in the intestines for a long time.
- FMT is not a single bacterial supplement, but an approach that helps restore the intestinal environment by delivering a more comprehensive healthy intestinal microbial ecosystem.
- In other words, if lactic acid bacteria are “sowing seeds,” FMT is closer to “recovering the ecosystem itself where the seeds can grow.”
Difference between lactic acid bacteria and FMT CARE
| Category | General probiotics (lactic acid bacteria) | FMT CARE (Intestinal Microbial Transplantation) |
|---|---|---|
| conceptual difference | Sowing a few seeds in the wasteland | Transplanting an entire fertile and healthy forest |
| delivery range | Supplementation of a single or small number of limited strains | Delivering the entire complex microbial ecosystem of hundreds to thousands of species |
| settlement conditions | If the intestinal environment is poor, it may not settle and be excreted. | An approach that improves the chances of settling down by repairing the collapsed market environment. |
| expected direction | Temporary assistance with bowel movements | Management of intestinal function, metabolism, immunity, and brain function from the perspective of whole body condition |