Poop pills may be the future of treating peanut allergies: study

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · Aug 09, 2026 · 492 words · By Rachel Sacks

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Claim 1: “The fecal transplants reduced food allergies by increasing the amount of bile salts made by the liver, which break down fats to better absorb them.”

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No evidence was provided for this claim in the search results.

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Claim 2: “Good bacteria from gut microbiomes appeared to be better at metabolizing bile salts, which can increase the amount of cells that regulate the immune system and protect from allergic reactions.”

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Claim 3: “Published last week in Science Translational Medicine, a landmark study found those with peanut allergies had a higher tolerance to peanuts months after receiving a fecal transplant from a healthy donor without food allergies.”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm a study published in Science Translational Medicine found that fecal transplants increased peanut tolerance in patients.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Science Translational Medicine is a weekly peer-reviewed medical journal established in October 2009 by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. It publishes basic, biomedical, transla…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_Translational_Medicine

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Translational medicine (often called translational science, of which it is a form) develops the clinical practice applications of the basic science aspects of the biomedical sciences; that is, it tran…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Translational research (also called translation research, translational science, or, when the context is clear, simply translation) is the conversion of basic research into results that directly benef…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Translational_research

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Claim 4: “After four months, three participants were able to eat multiple peanuts before having a reaction.”

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Only one relevant source (Dexerto) mentions that three participants showed improved tolerance four months later. Other results are unrelated.

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web search NEUTRAL — When their peanut allergies were tested four months later, three showed improved tolerance. Researchers then tried a slightly different approach on another five participants, giving them antibiotics b…
https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/scientists-discover-po…

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web search NEUTRAL — Participants who dropped out of treatment had significantly higher levels of weight suppression than treatment completers.Assessments Before and after treatment, the patients completed two measures of…
https://www.academia.edu/172100066/Comparing_two_measures_of…

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Claim 5: “Up to 6 million people have allergic reactions to peanuts”

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The provided evidence consists of results for the movie 'Up', US citizenship, and the US Army, none of which mention peanut allergy statistics.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Citizenship of the United States is a legal status that entails citizens with specific rights, duties, protections, and benefits in the United States. It serves as a foundation of fundamental rights d…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal c…
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Claim 6: “The research team behind the study had previously discovered that stool samples transferred from babies with food allergies into allergy-prone mice caused a severe allergic reaction in the animals.”

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Two independent web sources confirm that earlier research by Chatila and Rachid's team showed stool from infants with food allergies caused severe reactions (anaphylaxis) in allergy-prone mice.

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web search NEUTRAL — Some 33 million Americans have severe food allergies. Now, researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital may have found a promising solution.Of the most common food allergy triggers, peanut and tree nuts …
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1138079

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web search NEUTRAL — The work builds on earlier research from Chatila and Rachid’s team, which found that transferring stool samples from infants with food allergies into allergy-prone mice caused the mice to go into anap…
https://www.theeducatedpatient.com/view/fecal-transplants-sh…

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web search NEUTRAL — Allergic vs. non-allergic babies: Comparing microbiota. As a first step, Rachid and Chatila asked: do children with food allergies have different intestinal microbiota than healthy children?
https://answers.childrenshospital.org/fmt-peanut-allergy-cli…

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Claim 7: “The second round of the study added antibiotics to the fecal transplant pills, suggesting they increase the effectiveness of the microbiome transfer.”

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Only one source explicitly states that the second round of the study added antibiotics to increase effectiveness. Other results discuss bile salts or general transplants.

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web search NEUTRAL — The second round of the study added antibiotics to the fecal transplant pills, suggesting they increase the effectiveness of the microbiome transfer.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/09/health/poop-pills-may-be-the-f…

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web search NEUTRAL — Next, the investigators explored how the fecal transplants reduced food allergies. When the team analyzed blood samples from the research participants, those who responded to the therapy had increased…
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1138079

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web search NEUTRAL — A fecal transplant transfers beneficial fecal microbiota from a healthy colon to a diseased colon. This can be done in a number of ways.
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/25202-fecal…

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Claim 8: “Talal Chatila, director of translational immunology at Boston Children’s Hospital and one of the study leads”

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Claim 9: “Meanwhile, mice that received samples from healthy babies were protected from allergic reactions.”

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Multiple sources confirm that mice receiving fecal samples from healthy infants were protected from allergic reactions/anaphylaxis.

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web search NEUTRAL — Alternatively, mice that received fecal samples from healthy babies were protected from allergic reactions./Health and medicine/Diseases and disorders/Immune disorders/Allergies/Allergic reactions.
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1138079

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web search NEUTRAL — Those animals developed severe allergic reactions when exposed to food allergens. By contrast, mice receiving fecal samples from healthy infants were protected from anaphylaxis.
https://bioengineer.org/friendly-gut-bacteria-from-fecal-tra…

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web search NEUTRAL — For mild allergic reactions, pediatric allergy specialists prefer non-sedating antihistamines that also act quickly (such as cetirizine). However, if your baby is experiencing a severe allergic reacti…
https://solidstarts.com/articles/symptoms-of-allergic-reacti…

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Claim 10: “Using these strains from donors with healthy gut microbiomes, the pills were given to 10 young adults with severe peanut allergies for a one-time treatment of 36 pills taken over a few hours.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of unrelated results for Study.com, the B-36 Peacemaker, and Bible verses, providing no information about the study's pill dosage or participant count.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Convair B-36 "Peacemaker" was a piston-engined, strategic bomber built by Convair and operated by the United States Air Force's Strategic Air Command from 1948 to 1959. With 384 units built, the B…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Matthew 10:36 is a verse in the tenth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.
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Claim 11: ““crapsules” being used to reduce toxic side effects of cancer medications and even potentially increasing the odds of surviving pancreatic cancer.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of unrelated search results regarding WhatsApp and Codex, providing no information about 'crapsules' or pancreatic cancer.

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