Table 1.
Donor selection criteria for FMT.
| Donor Selection Criteria for FMT | |
|---|---|
| Absolute Exclusion Criteria | Relative Exclusion Criteria |
| Failing providing the informed consent | Age under 18 or over 70 years |
| Systematic and local microbial infections | History of major GI surgery |
| Irritable bowel syndrome | Neuropsychiatric diseases |
| Malignant pathologies and chemotherapeutics administration | An unapproved body mass index (smaller or bigger than the normal value of 18–25 kg/m2) |
| Chronic GI disorders | Diabetes mellitus |
| Peptic ulcer diseases | Systemic autoimmune disease |
| Administration of antibiotics | Atopic diseases such as asthma and eczema |
| Immunosuppressive agents and biological agents | Symptoms of chronic ache including chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia |
| GI polyposis | Metabolic syndrome |
| Current communicable diseases | |
| Increased risky lifestyle due to drug abuse intravenous or dangerous sexual behaviors | |
| Inflammatory bowel disease | |
| An autoimmune or atopic illness history or ongoing immunomodulating treatment | |
| Gastroesophageal reflux disease | |
| Intestinal microbiota-affecting medications such as prokinetic agents, probiotics, aspirin, proton pump inhibitors or steroids | |
| Chronic constipation | |