{
  "id": 1042401,
  "title": "‘Poop Pills’ Show Promise for Severe Peanut Allergy, Early Research Shows",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/poop-pills-show-promise-for-severe-peanut-allergy-early-research-shows",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-15T11:32:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Healthline News",
    "slug": "healthline-news",
    "url": "https://www.healthline.com/health-news/poop-pills-show-early-promise-for-severe-peanut-allergy-tolerance"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "elzauer/Moment/Getty Images A preliminary study found that “poop pills” — oral fecal microbiome transplantation (FMT) — increased tolerance to peanuts in some adults with a peanut allergy. Researchers found similar results in mice, with a certain type of gut bacteria playing a key role. While the findings are promising for future trials, it’s too soon to recommend FMT as a treatment for peanut…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}