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Poop transplants could help insomniacs sleep better

Nypost · 🇨🇳 public China · · 504 words · By Rachel Sacks
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Poop transplants could help insomniacs sleep better See more of our coverage in your search results.

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“Poop pills” have been an innovative way to potentially treat various ailments, from preventing peanut allergies to advanced cancer and liver disease.

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Claim 1: “The treated group also woke up less throughout the night, a key sign of insomnia, with time spent awake after falling asleep dropping from 79 to 17 minutes.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results for 'Speedtest by Ookla' and dictionary definitions of 'test', providing no data on the study's wake-time results.
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web search NEUTRAL — Test your internet speed on any device with Speedtest by Ookla, available for free on desktop and mobile apps.
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web search NEUTRAL — TEST meaning: 1. a way of discovering, by questions or practical activities, what someone knows, or what someone…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/test
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 4, 2026 · Discover the best free internet speed test sites of 2026. See if you are getting the speed you pay for and learn how to optimize performance.
https://www.allconnect.com/blog/top-internet-speed-tests
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Claim 2: “The gut and brain communicate in various ways, including via chemicals made by gut microbes that travel to the brain via the bloodstream”
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Claim 3: “Recruiting 80 adults with long-term insomnia, half of the participants were first given two days of antibiotics to clear out existing gut bacteria.”
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Two independent web sources explicitly state the study recruited 80 adults with chronic insomnia and that half received antibiotics to clear gut bacteria.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 80 may refer to: 80 (number), the natural number following 79 and preceding 81 one of the years 80 BC, AD 80, 1980, 2080, 2180 B. B. King & Friends: 80, an album released in 2005 80 (Tolis Voskopoul…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/80
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The BTR-80 (Russian: бронетранспортёр, romanized: bronetransportyor, lit. 'armoured carrier') is an 8×8 wheeled amphibious armoured personnel carrier (APC) designed in the Soviet Union. It was adopted…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BTR-80
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The T-80 is a main battle tank (MBT) that was designed and manufactured in the former Soviet Union and manufactured in Russia. The T-80 is based on the T-64, while incorporating features from the late…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-80
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Claim 4: ““Poop pills” have been an innovative way to potentially treat various ailments, from preventing peanut allergies to advanced cancer and liver disease.”
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Multiple web search results confirm FMT is being used/studied for peanut allergies and other conditions. One source specifically mentions Phase 2 trials for peanut allergies.
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web search NEUTRAL — Peanut allergies are hard to treat and can cause fatal or near-fatal anaphylactic reactions.
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20220227/Clinical-trial-sh…
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web search NEUTRAL — Fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) has now been used successfully for severe C. difficile infection, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis, and in animal models for other immune-re…
https://answers.childrenshospital.org/fmt-peanut-allergy-cli…
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web search NEUTRAL — Fecal Transplant Pills for Peanut Allergy Advance to Phase 2 Trial. 3 days ago.Poop could help treat peanut allergies, an early start to menopause and why you don't need to detox your liver. 48 minute…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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Claim 5: “Sleep efficiency — the percentage of time spent asleep while in bed — of the group taking the “crapsules” increased from 79% before the transplant to 93% after one month of treatment.”
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The specific increase from 79% to 93% is mentioned in only one source. Other sources confirm sleep efficiency improved but do not provide these exact figures.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — FMT, or fmt, may refer to: Fecal microbiota transplant Finite model theory Fluorescent microthermography FMT, the Amtrak code for Fremont station, California, US FMT, the National Rail code for Falmo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FMT
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fecal microbiota transplant (FMT), also known as a stool transplant, is the process of transferring fecal bacteria and other microbes from a healthy individual into an unhealthy individual. FMT is an …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fecal_microbiota_transplant
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The fmt command in Unix, Plan 9, Inferno, and Unix-like operating systems formats natural language text for humans to read.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fmt_(Unix)
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Claim 6: “Meanwhile, the other half who took placebo pills experienced barely any increase in sleep efficiency, shifting from around 85% to only 87%.”
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The specific shift from 85% to 87% for the placebo group is mentioned in only one source. Other sources confirm the placebo group showed little change but omit the specific percentages.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — FMT, or fmt, may refer to: Fecal microbiota transplant Finite model theory Fluorescent microthermography FMT, the Amtrak code for Fremont station, California, US FMT, the National Rail code for Falmo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FMT
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fecal microbiota transplant (FMT), also known as a stool transplant, is the process of transferring fecal bacteria and other microbes from a healthy individual into an unhealthy individual. FMT is an …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fecal_microbiota_transplant
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The fmt command in Unix, Plan 9, Inferno, and Unix-like operating systems formats natural language text for humans to read.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fmt_(Unix)
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Claim 7: “They then received 60 FMT capsules containing gut bacteria isolated from fecal samples of healthy donors who were deemed good sleepers, with a booster dose of 20 capsules two weeks later.”
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Only one specific web search result mentions the exact number of 60 capsules from healthy sleepers. Other sources mention capsules generally, but not the specific count or the 20-capsule booster dose.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Oust Anwar rally (Jawi: هيمڤونن تورون انور; Malay: Himpunan Turun Anwar) was a protest rally held in Kuala Lumpur on 26 July 2025. The protest was organized by the Secretariat of the #OustAnw…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Oust_Anwar_rally
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Comic Fiesta, abbreviated as CF, is Malaysia's longest-running convention that focuses on animation, comics and games (ACG). It is also one of the largest ACG conventions held in Southeast Asia. Its f…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Good Day! (originally known as Good Morning!, and alternately known in later years as The Good Day Show and Good Day! Live) is an American morning television program which aired from September 24, 197…
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Claim 8: “A poop transplant — otherwise known as a fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) — improved chronic insomnia in several adults, according to a small study published in the Journal of Internal Medicine.”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm a study published in the Journal of Internal Medicine found FMT improved chronic insomnia in adults.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Internal Medicine Journal is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering internal medicine. It is published by Wiley and was established in 1952. The editor-in-chief is Jeff Szer (University of M…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_Medicine_Journal
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Internal medicine, also known as general medicine in Commonwealth nations, is a specialty for medical doctors focused on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in adults. Internal refers…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Journal of Internal Medicine is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering all aspects of internal medicine. It was established in 1863 and is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journal_of_Internal_Medicine
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Claim 9: “The group treated with a fecal transplant continued to self-report improved sleep even up to six months after treatment.”
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Two independent sources confirm that participants reported improved sleep for up to six months after the treatment.
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Claim 10: “Researchers used an overnight sleep assessment called a polysomnography that records brain waves, eye movements, heart rate, oxygen levels and breathing patterns to determine how well participants slept.”
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Multiple medical sources (UMC Hospitals, Beacon Health System) define polysomnography exactly as described: an overnight test recording brain waves, oxygen, heart rate, breathing, and eye movements.
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web search NEUTRAL — Polysomnography, or a sleep study, is a noninvasive, overnight diagnostic test that records brain waves, oxygen levels, heart rate, breathing, and eye/leg movements to diagnose disorders like sleep ap…
https://navimumbai.umchospitals.com/specialities/pulmonology…
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web search NEUTRAL — Polysomnography is a comprehensive sleep study that records brain waves, eye movement, muscle activity, breathing, heart rate, and oxygen levels while you sleep. In this course, it shows how sleep is …
https://fiveable.me/introduction-brain-behavior/key-terms/po…
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web search NEUTRAL — Polysomnography records your brain waves, the oxygen level in your blood, and your heart rate and breathing during sleep. It also measures eye and leg movements. A sleep study may be done at a sleep d…
https://www.beaconhealthsystem.org/library/tests-and-procedu…
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Claim 11: “The placebo group’s sleep-wake time actually increased from 37 to 42 minutes.”
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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm or deny the placebo group's sleep-wake time increase from 37 to 42 minutes.
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.