Intestinal flora transplantation and case studies

Adjustment disorder, atopic dermatitis, female in her 20’s -Case report of fecal microflora transplantation

Case presentation: Female in her 20s, adjustment disorder, atopic dermatitis

summary

She requested transplantation to improve her constipation, obesity, and atopic dermatitis. He had difficulty quitting sweet foods in his diet, but his bowel movements improved with gradual improvement of his diet. However, he was not able to reduce his weight with regard to his obesity. Her skin condition improved a little.

Basic Information

Patients :20s female
Attending physician :Medical Corporation Haruna Clinic
Medical institution in charge of transplantationMedical Corporation Haruna Clinic

Information at the time of initial medical examination

Disease name :Adjustment disorder, atopic dermatitis
At onset :August 2014
Purpose of TransplantationImprovement of disease, constipation, weight loss
Chief complaint :He has been diagnosed with atopic dermatitis since infancy, mental instability, panic, and mania since August 2014, and as for the name of his illness, he has been diagnosed with an adjustment disorder.
Medical history :
Background, family history, lifestyle, supplement use, etc :Taking antipsychotic medications, intestinal medications, vitamins, etc.

Transplant Information

Transplantation period: from2/7/2019~4/4/2019
Number of transplants :6 times
Change from first transplant to end of transplant :
【1st transplantation questionnaire】
She said that she has a hard time quitting sweets in her diet. Currently stable as a symptom. After transplantation, bowel sounds were present but felt a little scarce.

【2nd transplantation questionnaire】
Bowel movements have improved. The diet was also devised so as not to raise blood sugar as much as possible. Bowel sounds are better than last time.

【3rd transplantation questionnaire】
Bowel movements improved, but not every day. I feel like I lost a little weight.

【4th transplantation questionnaire】
He is feeling calmer. Her diet is improving, but she has a hard time quitting sweets. Blood test results showed a tendency toward hypoglycemia, so I instructed her to eat small amounts of food to raise her blood sugar slowly and frequently.

【5th transplantation questionnaire】
The results of the blood test showed that she tended to have low blood sugar levels, and we instructed her to eat small amounts of food frequently to raise her blood sugar slowly. He has been able to have bowel movements more often than before.

【6th transplantation questionnaire】
I have been able to stop eating sweets. Weight has not decreased. Mentally, I am becoming calm.

Intestinal flora balance Comparative data

His/her experience (from the questionnaire) :No answer

Evaluation and Discussion

Transplant Evaluation :Mild improvement of symptoms
Adverse events: NoNothing

Changes after completion of transplant :
Bowel movements have improved a bit. He is feeling a little more stable and has been able to return to work.

Transplant General Comments and Discussion :
Bowel movements have improved a little, but not to the point of improvement, as eating habits have not changed much. The mood swings have subsided. Six months after transplantation, she was able to eat less sweet foods, was mentally stable, and had better bowel movements. However, weight loss was not achieved.

… and upwards

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