$1 million toward improving how we diagnose and treat food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES)

$1 million toward improving how we diagnose and treat food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES)


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Food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES) is a delayed (non-IgE mediated) food allergy most commonly present in infants and children.

Those with FPIES experience repetitive and profuse vomiting that typically starts 1-4 hours after eating a certain food. Some infants with FPIES may develop diarrhoea and become floppy, pale and cold.

FPIES is currently under researched and poorly understood. There is no biomarker to diagnose FPIES. Therefore... read more.

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