An Infant’s First Stool May Be Used to Predict Their Future Health
A recent study by a group of researchers from the University of British Columbia has found that the composition of meconium can be used to find out whether a baby will develop allergies as they get older. Meconium, which is a child’s first poop, is a thick dark-green substance. The research was reported in the Cell Reports Medicine journal. Dr. Brett Finlay, a professor from the university’s departments of immunology, microbiology, molecular biology and biochemistry, explained that the analysis they conducted showed that compared with babies who didn’t develop allergic sensitization, those who did had considerably less rich meconium after…
