Gut bacteria transplant shows promise in treating peanut allergy in humans
TL;DR
In a small human trial, six of 15 peanut-allergic participants could tolerate more peanut after receiving a fecal transplant from healthy donors, with four months of follow-up showing up to 600 mg of peanut protein tolerated in most responders, suggesting that reshaping the gut microbiome could offer lasting allergy relief—though responses varied and more research is needed.
Topics:healthscience#clinical-trial#fecal-transplant#gut-microbiome#immunology#peanut-allergy#science
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