Discharge: How Should You Follow and Care for Patients After Fecal Microbiota Transplantation?

Now that the patient has received a fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), it is important to discuss the discharge plan. There are a number of considerations for the patient and physician. The physician should let the patient know what possible symptoms to expect and when to follow up. The physician should know how to address questions and concerns from patients, to know when to reassure or when to be concerned. Physicians should know what diagnostic evaluation to perform and when, as well as have a contingency plan in place in case of FMT failure. This chapter will review household disinfection, antibiotic stewardship, mitigating risk factors for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (rCDI), and how to manage symptoms post-FMT.