Food allergies: New findings on gut bacteria link in babies

Al Jazeera examines the link between a child’s immune system and the bacteria in their mother’s stomach.

Discovering your child has a food allergy can be a frightening experience.

Researchers in Australia think they have now found a link between the bacteria found in the mother’s digestive system and reduced chances of babies developing an allergy in the first year of life.

 

Al Jazeera’s Sara Khairat reports.