Father gets unusual transplant from daughter – one of her smelly poos

We’ve all heard of donating kidneys, livers and even penises. But poo? That’s definitely a new one.

Len Barnes couldn’t believe what he was hearing when his gastroenterologist suggested the unusual treatment.

But after undergoing a faecal transplant with stools from his daughter Debbie, 52, his serious bowel infection has cleared up.

He lost his appetite and an unhealthy amount of weight and despite numerous courses of antibiotics, during long spells in hospital, he was not making progress.
But when consultant gastroenterologist Chris Wells suggested the faecal transplant, Mr Barnes thought he was joking.
‘I’d never heard of it before,’ he said.
‘I thought, come on, you’re taking the mickey.