Oral Immunotherapy Helps Many Kids Lose Food Allergies, Studies Say

MONDAY, Nov. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Evidence is mounting that oral immunotherapy can help many children shake off food allergies.

Children benefited from being fed small amounts of food allergens to desensitize them, according to a pair of studies presented over the weekend at a meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology in Orlando, Florida.

In the first study, 74 children 12 and younger received oral immunotherapy between 2020 and 2022, targeting food allergens like peanut, tree nuts, sesame, egg and milk.

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