The reasoning behind the use of fecal transplants from healthy individuals is that:
A)the competition from the introduction of other bacteria into the gastrointestinal tract keeps C. difficile numbers down.
B)the fecal matter from healthy patients does not have C. difficile.
C)C) difficile feeds on other bacteria that are introduced with the fecal transplant.
D)antibiotics are administered with the fecal transplant, thus controlling populations of C. difficile.

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Fecal transplants introduce a diverse array of beneficial bacteria into the gastrointestinal tract, which can outcompete C. difficile and keep its numbers down.

The Reasoning Behind the Use of Fecal Transplants from Healthy