Why isn’t there a supplement to fortify your gut microbiome to deal with food borne illness?

Question

So I have heard that people in India have a much stronger gut biome with much more diverse gut flora than westerners, which is why it’s unsafe for westerners to eat meat in India. But I’ve also heard of people who have lived there a while and suffered greatly at first but developed that same microbiome. Would it theoretically be possible to develop a supplement to create that microbiome, like probiotics, and if not, why not?

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Answer 1

Transferring gut biome can be done, and it is done in some cases. But the procedure is called **fecal transplant** since they get microbiome from poop, so it is too way too gross for most people.