With the incidence of childhood eczema at almost one in five babies in Australia, a study has showed astounding results for mums and bubs alike. Eczema is debilitating and heart breaking but there is now proof certain strains of probiotics can help.
In this study, 415 pregnant women were divided into two groups. From 36 weeks of pregnancy until 12 weeks post birth, one group took a probiotic milk supplement while the others were given a placebo.
The researchers evaluated the children at six years of age and assessed them for eczema, asthma, allergic rhino conjunctivitis, and atopic sensitisation. There was a statistically significant 52% decrease in the risk of eczema in the probiotic group.
References
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4522068/
