Fecal matter pills used to treat peanut allergies in Boston study (VIDEO)

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“There’s evidence that when someone has a food allergy, gut bacteria send the wrong message about what the body should tolerate.

‘We looked at babies who were allergic and babies who were not allergic and we analyzed their microbiota and we found significant differences between the babies that were allergic and the babies that were not allergic,’ said Dr. Rachid.

The thought is by transplanting another person’s healthy gut bacteria into someone with an allergy, the microbiome can be repaired and send healthy signals to the immune system to tolerate allergens like peanuts.”

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