Figure 1.

a) Faeces obtained by rectal evacuation or caecal contents obtained immediately post mortem from a healthy donor are combined with warm water or isotonic saline. b) Using an immersion blender, cellulolytic bacteria are released from long fibres. c) The mixture is passed through a wire mesh strainer and liquid collected in clean plastic bottles for fresh administration or frozen for administration later. Frozen preparation is thawed in warm water bath before administration. d) An average‐sized adult recipient is administered 2–3 l FMT via nasogastric tube followed by 2 l warm water. e) Recipient is offered long stem first cutting grass hay.