Human probiotic infusions (HPIs) use normal healthy human flora suspensions to overcome pathogenic bacteria.

The use of healthy human flora appears to be the most effective probiotic treatment available today.

Healthy human flora can act as a broad-spectrum antibiotic.

HPI therapy involves the infusion of a filtrate of healthy human donor faeces into the bowel of the patient so delivering good bacteria.

The infusion is repeated for at least 5 days.

The therapy includes a special low fibre diet prior to infusion and a course of antibiotics to kill off as many bad bacteria as possible before infusion, aiming to 'sterilising' the bowel.

Sterilisation of the bowel prior to infusion gives the newly introduced 'good' bacteria a better chance of implanting and re-populating.

Preparation also includes a bowel wash-out prior to infusion (orthostatic lavage).

Infusions can be done via:

• colonoscopy
  
• enema
  
• naso-jejunal tube