Table 4.
Adverse Events Reported Up to 1 Month After Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
| Adverse event | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Common symptoms of any severity with >2% prevalence | |
| Diarrhea | 69 (30) |
| Abdominal pain | 39 (17) |
| Bloating | 34 (15) |
| Constipation | 24 (10) |
| Nausea and/or vomiting | 15 (6) |
| Severe symptoms | |
| Diarrhea | 5 (2) |
| Abdominal pain | 4 (2) |
| Bloating | 1 (<1) |
| Constipation | 1 (<1) |
| Other | 2 (1) |
| New infections | |
| None | 219 (95) |
| Unrelated to FMT | 9 (4) |
| Possibly related to FMT | 2 (1) |
| Bacteroides fragilis | 1 (<1) |
| Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli | 1 (<1) |
| Not reported | 1 (<1) |
| Hospitalizations | |
| None | 204 (88) |
| Unrelated to FMT | 24 (10) |
| Possibly related to FMT | 3 (1) |
| Perforation | 1 (<1) |
| Ulcerative colitis flare | 1 (<1) |
| Diarrhea, abdominal pain, fever | 1 (<1) |