'Crapsules' — The Latest Feces Transplant Pill

Fecal microbiota transplants are sometimes used to treat bacterial infections and more.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• “Crapsules,” which contain freeze-dried feces from healthy donors, could offer hope for people with liver disease, particularly cirrhosis

• A study funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research UK will include about 300 people with advanced liver disease who will take either a crapsule or placebo pill every three months for…