I've read a bit about fecal transplants and they apparently have good results. I just wanted to oversimplify and remove as many variables as possible before introducing new ones. No longer liking the idea...
Another option is to skip the antibiotic and use a probiotic to nudge your microbiome toward healthier regions. I am aware of two modern probiotics that might help you:
Both of them are designed thinking of ecosystems more than individual strains (repoopulate has 33 strains, equilibrium has 115). Of course, these aren’t an alternative to FMT if you’re treating a disease… but for general health/wellness I think they’re both quite good.
repoopulate - http://www.microbiomejournal.com/content/1/1/3
equilibrium - http://www.generalbiotics.com
Both of them are designed thinking of ecosystems more than individual strains (repoopulate has 33 strains, equilibrium has 115). Of course, these aren’t an alternative to FMT if you’re treating a disease… but for general health/wellness I think they’re both quite good.
disclosure: I worked on equilibrium