12 | Trust Your Gut: How Fecal Transplants Are Saving Lives

It sounds bizarre—but it’s one of the most effective life-saving therapies in modern medicine. Inthis episode of Need to Know Nuggets, host Ahmet Baysal and guest Aslıhan Dulundu divedeep into the science and stigma of Fecal Microbiota Transplants (FMT).Learn how transferring stool from a healthy donor into a patient’s gut can cure deadlyClostridioides difficile infections—sometimes in cases where antibiotics have failed. Backed byinsights from Harvard, the Mayo Clinic, and the NIH, we explore how gut bacteria influence notjust digestion but also immunity, mood, and even brain function.From ancient remedies to cutting-edge biotech, this episode unpacks the future of microbiomemedicine—and why sometimes the strangest solutions are the most powerful.Warning: You may never look at gut health the same way again.