Review Says Probiotics Not Effective in Eczema Treatment
Filed in archive Allergy: Research and Development , Skin Allergies on October 16, 2008
Around this time 2 years ago, I've written about a study showing that probiotics reduced the incidence of eczema and atopic eczema in newborns. Personally, I know of people with eczema who were advised by their doctors to eat more probiotic-containing food products.
Just recently however, a group of scientists reviewed data from not one, but 12 randomized controlled trials comparing probiotics to a placebo in 781 children with eczema. The results? They think probiotics are unlikely to relieve eczema symptoms.
The researchers say the quality of the studies was mixed, and overall the suggestion was that probiotics were not effective as no significant reduction in disease severity or improvements in quality of life were seen.
Though the results varied between different trials, probiotics were not found to be an effective treatment for eczema and the researchers say there is not enough evidence to recommend using probiotics for the treatment of eczema.
Con.fu.sing. I haven't read the manuscript published in the Cochrane Library, but I wonder whether the fact that most probiotic products are milk-based leads to these unconvincing results in favor of probiotics. I know of people whose eczema break-outs are triggered by dairy itself. So perhaps milk sort of cancels out the benefits of the probiotics component?
Though the results varied between different trials, probiotics were not found to be an effective treatment for eczema and the researchers say there is not enough evidence to recommend using probiotics for the treatment of eczema.
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Bojan Schianetz N.D.
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Studies often disagree. Other studies this year have found probiotics helpful in treating allergies. Here are quotes from just a few: "Feeding synbiotics to newborn infants was safe and seemed to increase resistance to respiratory infections during the first 2 years of life" (Helsinki University)
‘Children with only a limited variety of bacteria in their feces one week after birth more often developed atopical eczema by the age of 18 months’ (Lund University in Sweden)
“Current evidence is more convincing for probiotics' efficacy in prevention than treatment of PAD” [pediatric atopic dermatitis](in
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology , Volume 121)
Based on my experience treating allergies, I find probiotics quite helpful. They also confer many other health benefits, and as far as I know, have not been found to cause harm (whereas must drugs have).
Bojan Schianetz N.D.
Studies often disagree. Other studies this year have found probiotics helpful in treating allergies. Here are quotes from just a few: "Feeding synbiotics to newborn infants was safe and seemed to increase resistance to respiratory infections during the first 2 years of life" (Helsinki University)
‘Children with only a limited variety of bacteria in their feces one week after birth more often developed atopical eczema by the age of 18 months’ (Lund University in Sweden)
“Current evidence is more convincing for probiotics' efficacy in prevention than treatment of PAD” [pediatric atopic dermatitis](in
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology , Volume 121)
Based on my experience treating allergies, I find probiotics quite helpful. They also confer many other health benefits, and as far as I know, have not been found to cause harm (whereas must drugs have).
Bojan Schianetz N.D.
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