Long-term treatment of peanut allergy is possible

Long-term treatment of peanut allergy is possible

Researchers at the Murdoch Research Institute in Australia have been conducting a study on peanut allergy since 2013.

They began the study on 60 children suffering from peanut allergies.

Peanut allergy reaction occurs when the body mistakenly recognizes peanuts as a harmful substance. When a person consumes peanuts or foods containing peanuts, the body’s immune system, which is the body’s natural defense system against infections and diseases, reacts and can trigger a dangerous response.

In the study, which lasted 18 months, the researchers gave children who were allergic to peanuts a combination of the probiotic of a bacterium called Lactobacillus rhamnosus and peanut protein.

At the end of the period, 82% of children who received probiotic treatment were able to eat peanuts easily and without any problems.

It looks like we were able to change the peanut allergy so that the immune system produces a protective response instead of producing a harmful response to peanut protein, said Professor Mimi Tong, who pioneered the treatment four years ago after the main study. Shows itself.

The question was whether this treatment would continue to have an effect in the long run.

Now, four years later, it still has extremely positive results. Eighty percent of those who were no longer allergic to peanuts at the end of the main study continued to consume peanuts regularly after a few years without any problems.

These children ate peanuts freely in the years after treatment without the need for a special diet, says Professor Tang.

The study also shows that tolerance-based treatment for this food allergy can also be a realistic and effective goal in combating other food allergies.

The new study is published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health.