Evidence suggests that useful bacterium found in health drinks and yoghurt are ineffective on eczema symptoms and can also cause gut problems occasionally.

The researchers reviewed 12 studies that comprised around 800 children who had eczema. In researchers found that in these children probiotics didn’t prove effective to ease itching and the rash.

In some separate studies, some side effects like infection and bowel damage were also reported in 46 patients. According to the experts, further trials are needed to know about the long-term safety of their use. Read the rest of this entry