‘Poop pills’ transplant might be the answer in curing food allergies, scientists find
- Could poop be the answer to potentially life-threatening peanut allergies - or allergies to other foods?
- Fecal transplants - dubbed “poop pills” - from people without food allergies have proven to help people with peanut allergies tolerate the nuts months later, a small but groundbreaking new clinical trial of 15 adults shows.
- “This landmark study was the first to demonstrate that a microbiome-based therapy may improve food allergy in people while also revealing how gut bacteria, their metabolites and the immune system work together to influence treatment response,” Dr.
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- Could poop be the answer to potentially life-threatening peanut allergies - or allergies to other foods?
- Fecal transplants - dubbed “poop pills” - from people without food allergies have proven to help people with peanut allergies tolerate the nuts months later, a small but groundbreaking new clinical trial of 15 adults shows.
- “This landmark study was the first to demonstrate that a microbiome-based therapy may improve food allergy in people while also revealing how gut bacteria, their metabolites and the immune system work together to influence treatment response,” Dr.
Sources: The Independent