A patch may reduce lactose intolerance in children

20 children with this disease, aged 4 to 17 years, have been involved in clinical trials. They wore a patch containing trace amounts of milk protein. After 11 months, almost half of the group (9 children, 47% of the subjects) showed less symptoms of lactose intolerance and biopsy rates compared with the control group became normal.

This was the first study analyzing the effectiveness of the patch in a chronic autoimmune disease, manifested by dysfunction of the esophagus and food allergies, including milk allergy. Cures for this disease have not yet been invented, so the patch can be considered as the only treatment option proposed for this disease.

The patch has been tested as a method of treating cow's milk intolerance in a clinical trial called MILES (198 patients), which also has shown good preliminary results.

Source: SCIENCE DAILY