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Thinking of starting a family? Takingprobiotics in pregnancy could reduceyour baby's chance of developingexcema, a new study shows
'Friendly bacteria' could slashbaby's odds of developingeczema, new study showsBy FIONA MACRAE FOR THE DAILY MAIL UPDATED: 09:23 EST, 27 September 2008
Taking a 'friendly bacteria' duringpregnancy and when breastfeedingcould halve the baby's odds ofdeveloping eczema, a study found.
Mothers who took a probiotic supplementin the last month of pregnancy and in thefirst few months of breastfeeding hadbabies who were half as likely to developthe skin condition.
When they were tested at age two, thoseexposed to the probiotic were half aslikely to have developed eczema asthose exposed to dummy powders.
However, the effect only applied to one ofthe two types of probiotic tested.
The other bacteria tested in the study,Bifidobacterium animalis, did little toprevent eczema, the New Zealand studyreports in the Journal of Allergy andClinical Immunology.
The researchers asked around 300women to take probiotic capsules in thelast month of pregnancy and whilebreastfeeding.
The contents of the capsules were alsosprinkled on the babies' food and drinks.
All of the babies studied had a familyhistory of allergies, putting them at higherrisk of eczema.
Another group of women were supplied with identicallooking dummy capsules, theJournal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology reports.
The tests revealed those exposed to Lactobacillus rhamnosus, one of the two types ofprobiotic tested, were half as likely to have eczema.
But the other supplement, Bifidobacterium animalis did little to prevent the conditionthat affects 1.7million schoolchildren in the Britain.
The researchers, from the universities of Wellington and Otago, said the studysuggested the first supplement could help prevent eczema in babies predisposed tothe condition.
Research published earlier this year found probiotics cut the chances of developingeczema by 30 per cent.
However, other studies have cast doubt on probiotics' worth, with research by theConsumers' Association describing the evidence for the products as 'patchy'.
Previous research has suggested probiotics help prevent bowel conditions such asulcerative colitis, protect children against allergies and may even reduce the risk ofcolon cancer.
The drinks, yoghurts, powders and capsules regularly taken by two million Britons are said to enhance digestion and health by boosting the numbers of 'friendly' bacteriain the gut.
But experts have also warned that many products do not contain the right sort ofbacteria or their numbers are too low to be effective.
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