India, May 29 -- In the May 24 episode of the Doctor vs Internet podcast, Kerala-based hepatologist Dr Cyriac Abby Philips, known as 'The Liver Doc' on Instagram, shed light on a fascinating and 'life-saving' medical procedure: faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), commonly referred to as a 'poop transplant'. Also read | Liver disease in women: Hepatologist shares 5 warning signs that may show up subtly

Dr Philips described the procedure as 'stool transplant, which is technically known as faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT)'. While the name might sound modern, its roots trace back to ancient China, he revealed.

"Children who were sick with diarrheal illness in ancient China... The Chinese monks would actually give them diluted fr...