Poop pills tested to calm HIV-Related gut fire

This small pilot study tested whether taking capsules containing healthy donor stool (fecal microbiota transplantation) could help repair gut damage and reduce harmful inflammation in people living with HIV. Twenty participants whose HIV was well-controlled by medication but who had signs of persistent inflammation received either the fecal transplant capsules or placebo pills. Researchers measured markers of gut health and inflammation in the blood to see if the treatment made a difference.