Healing Doctor

Chapter 577 Fecal Capsules (Part 2)

Director Zou explained the fecal capsule to the patient, but this part was silent; instead, it shrunk to picture-in-picture mode in the upper right corner of the screen.

It's possible that the production team disliked the fact that Director Zou drooled while speaking, which lowered the quality of the program, or it could be because Director Zou's explanations to the patients weren't as engaging as Professor Shen's.

Director Bai watched this scene with envy and jealousy in his eyes.

However, what happened next shocked even Director Bai.

The animated scene reappeared on the screen.

"The production team is really..." Director Bai muttered.

"Awesome, no wonder they need so many sponsors. With this quality, I'd rather watch another twenty minutes and then it's over." Director Liu expressed his understanding and showed his support with practical actions.

In the animation.

A lush green pasture appeared, with herds of cattle and sheep grazing, and the fragrance of grass wafted through the breeze.

The scene was so realistic that Director Bai and Director Liu could almost smell the faint scent of grass while sitting in a private room at Yiyang Barbecue.

The scene shifts to a factory, and a voice-over comes on.

[Lactobacillus faecalis extracted from infant intestines has long been used in the livestock industry.]

A clump of excrement appeared, like the clump of poop on Lazy Sheep's head, and was sent to the factory.

Engineers dressed in sterile gowns are performing delicate operations.

Extract the bacterial strain, ferment it in a culture medium, and when the number of bacteria increases to about 1000 billion/ml, stop the fermentation, separate the bacteria using a centrifuge, discard the culture medium, and keep only the bacteria.

The bacteria are coated with a protective film to keep them in a dormant state, and finally freeze-dried to form a solid.

The voice-over explains the decomposition, centrifugation, and production process of baby feces.

The resulting bacterial flora contains Bifidobacterium longum, Lactobacillus bulgaricus, and Streptococcus thermophilus.

Bifidobacteria interact tightly with intestinal mucosal epithelial cells via teichoic acid, and together with other anaerobic bacteria, they occupy the intestinal mucosal surface, forming a biofilm barrier that prevents the colonization and invasion of pathogenic and opportunistic pathogens.

The fecal capsules were then delivered to the pasture, where herders mixed them into the feed for their cattle and sheep.

The animation shows how the gut microbiota inside the capsule works in the gut.

As the voice-over says, the gut microbiota interacts with intestinal mucosal epithelial cells through teichoic acid, and other anaerobic bacteria form a biological protective barrier on the intestinal mucosa.

The image then gradually penetrates through the skin and muscles to reach the microscopic environment.

Then, strange-looking bacteria appeared in the animation, wielding swords, but they were unable to break through the barrier.

The cattle and sheep were mooing happily, healthy and content.

White clouds, green grass, cattle and sheep—a harmonious and joyful scene.

The scene shifts to a shot.

It seems the production team is trying to save money where possible, avoiding the use of expensive animations to showcase certain aspects.

The camera shows the outpatient department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Medical University.

The towering buildings, the camera angles, and the bustling crowds all give off an extremely professional feel.

The scene shifts to the fecal capsule manufacturing center at the First Affiliated Hospital.

A worker wearing level 3 protective gear is making fecal capsules.

The composition of bacteria in each person's body is different, which shapes different body shapes and personalities.

In other words, humans are merely a symbiotic environment for bacteria, and whether someone is impatient or not, fat or thin, is determined by bacteria. This is the hypothesis of the gut-brain axis theory.

Clinically, collecting various types of samples is to preserve diversity, so that the bacteria can eventually be isolated, and technical methods can be used to ensure bacterial viability.

The program did not elaborate on the gut axis, but only briefly touched upon it.

If this were explained in detail, it could bankrupt the production team. Even if the financial backers used their money, the production time would be extremely long, making it impossible to meet the needs of the program.

There are over 1000 species of gut bacteria, many of which cannot be cultured using conventional petri dish methods. Identification of many gut bacteria relies on high-throughput techniques, such as PCR to detect 16S rRNA.

The voice-over then began to mention the titles of several papers and noted their publication dates to demonstrate professionalism.

[The clinical term "fecal capsule" is a simplified description; the contents of the capsules used to treat intestinal diseases are actually quite different from feces.]

Looking at the exquisitely produced visuals and listening to the narration, even the usually professional Director Bai was moved.

Even I, who has always dreamed of establishing a fecal transplantation center at the Second Affiliated Hospital, learned something from this program.

Unfortunately, this thing is too expensive, and the hospital leadership won't approve it.

As Director Bai pondered this, he felt depressed and genuinely envied the hospitals in the south.

Money is indeed not everything, but it's really nice to have money.

Recently, a sentence resonated deeply with Director Bai, especially after seeing the animation produced by the program team and the fecal transplantation center of the First Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Medical University.

Happiness is free, but if you want to be truly happy, you might have to spend some money.

"If only I and the hospital had money," Director Bai sighed, pouring himself a drink.

"Old Bai, let's leave it at that." Director Liu understood Director Bai's thoughts all too well. He smiled slightly and clinked his cup against Director Bai's empty one.

Director Bai shook his head.

"Don't worry, maybe someone in the province will see this program. There are quite a few people with gastrointestinal problems. If we can solve the problem by taking oral capsules, we might have a chance."

Director Bai knew Liu Zhi was trying to comfort him, but what he said made sense.

Ensuring the supply of essential equipment is one of the responsibilities of top hospitals in the province. To acquire such equipment, establishing a transplant center is indeed one possible solution.

This is a fact, and Director Bai doesn't see anything to hide about it.

"It depends on luck," Director Bai said.

"Xiao Ji has always been lucky. Look at this reality show, the whole program changed after Xiao Ji joined."

Director Bai thought it over carefully and felt that Liu Zhi was right. He smiled slightly, and his heart felt a little relieved.

That's about it for the program. Next, we'll see footage of the patient agreeing to treatment, taking fecal capsules orally, and their daily progress.

There has been no surgery yet, nor is there any animation of the surgery. This may be related to the fact that the patient needs to take capsules orally for a period of time, and the program did not have time for it.

But none of that matters anymore. One episode showed the gastroscopy and colonoscopy examination, the process of removing polyps, and the complications.

Finally, they even gave a brief explanation of fecal capsules and subtly gave a bad name to the First Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Medical University.

They took extremely good care of us.

Even the First Affiliated Hospital received corresponding benefits.

Director Bai was also very convinced.

……

The program has ended.

Shanghai, Hepatobiliary Hospital, Interventional Radiology Department Director's Office.

Ling Tian smiled gently and politely, "Junior Brother Lin, what are your thoughts?"

(End of this chapter)