A Study of Microbiome Transplantation for the Treatment of Constipation and/or Significant Bloating in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis

Inclusion Criteria: * Are seen in the UT Houston Scleroderma Center (UTHSC) * Meet 2013 American college of rheumatology (ACR)/European league against rheumatism (EULAR) criteria or CREST criteria for SSc * Meet Rome IV criteria for constipation and/or significant bloating * Subject willing to sign an informed consent form * Subject deemed likely to survive for ≥ 1 year after enrollment * Able to follow study procedure and follow-up * Sexually active male and female subjects of childbearing potential must agree to use an effective method of birth control during the treatment and follow-up period * Female subjects of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test in the 72 hours before the procedure * Subjects who agree to adhere to a stable diet for at least 4 weeks before joining the study and throughout the study * Subjects must have an attending physician who will provide non-transplant care for the subject Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects with constipation and/or significant bloating from causes not attributed to SSc as determined by the treating physician (e.g., inflammatory bowel disease, medication, significant diabetes, or hypothyroidism, etc.) * Subjects unwilling to stop taking probiotic supplements during the duration of the study * Subjects that have post-total or hemicolectomy or the presence of a colostomy * Subjects unable to tolerate microbiome transplant via enema for any reason or swallow capsules * Subjects requiring systemic antibiotic therapy…