Gut bacteria transplant shows promise in treating peanut allergy in humans
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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.
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