Fecal transplant shows ‘very encouraging’ results for treatment of peanut allergy

PHOENIX — A fecal microbiota transplant from healthy donors enabled patients with severe peanut allergy to safely eat small amounts of peanut, according to a presentation at American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.
“These results were very encouraging,” Rima Rachid, MD, director of the Allergen Immunotherapy Program and co-director of the Food Allergy Program at Boston Children's Hospital, said in a press release. “A single fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) led to a significant increase in the threshold of reactivity to peanut at both 1 month

PHOENIX — A fecal microbiota transplant from healthy donors enabled patients with severe peanut allergy to safely eat small amounts of peanut, according to a presentation at American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.
“These results were very encouraging,” Rima Rachid, MD, director of the Allergen Immunotherapy Program and co-director of the Food Allergy Program at Boston Children’s Hospital, said in a press release. “A single fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) led to a significant increase in the threshold of reactivity to peanut at both 1 month