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VANCOUVER A new University of British Columbia study says a baby’s first poop could help predict their risk of developing allergies in the first year of life. UBC researchers have found evidence that the composition of a baby’s first poop – a thick, dark green substance known as meconium – is associated with whether or not the child will develop allergies in their first 12 months. The research, published on Thursday in Cell Reports Medicine, shows babies with less rich meconium developed allergic sensitization by one year of age. Meconium, which is typically passed within the first day of life, is made up of a variety of materials ingested and excreted during development, including skin cells, amniotic fluid and molecules.
May 03, 2021 07:48 PM EDT
Pregnant mothers, as worried and pressured as they already are during pregnancy, might have just unlocked a new way of finding out how to prevent their babies from growing up with allergies through their babies first poo!
It looks like their poo won t be such a waste after all.
Meconium, or a baby s first poo, is a fancier name for a newborn infant s first stool. It is a thick, green, tar-like substance that lines your baby s intestines during pregnancy.
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It is believed that the very first stool to leave your newborn is bacteria-free due to their tiny intestines not yet colonized by microorganisms, therefore it is responsible for holding the starting material to develop the microbiome in our body and set up our immune system.