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HEALTHAug 5 · 18:10 UTCSTAT NEWSLauren Chan

STAT+: Could poop pills be the next treatment for food allergies?

An early-stage clinical trial found that six participants with peanut allergy showed improved tolerance to small peanut exposures up to four months after receiving fecal microbiome transplants via stool capsules. The phase one trial results, published in Science Translational Medicine, suggest potential for this treatment, though experts note it may not yet be ready for widespread use.

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