with the ‘day-before’ dose was used for colonic lavage.
Ileocolonoscopy was performed by an experienced endoscopist,
who observed no evident contraindications for
FMT, such as bleeding, in any of the patients prepared
for FMT. Routine biopsy specimens were taken from
ileum, colon transversum, colon descendens, sigmoid
colon and from rectum in order to detect inflammatory
bowel disease, especially microscopic colitis, which are
known to increase the risk of CDI, and to see if there
were histological signs of inflammation after CDI. For
FMT, faecal suspension was pulled into two 100 ml
syringes avoiding clogging by unsuspended particles and
infused into the caecum through the biopsy channel