Machado, Flávia Christiane de AzevedoCarneiro, Tatiana Filizola DantasOliveira, Suelen Ferreira de2023-11-092023-11-092021MACHADO, Flávia Christiane de Azevedo; CARNEIRO, Tatiana Filizola Dantas; OLIVEIRA, Suelen Ferreira de. A suplementação com probióticos é eficaz no tratamento de alergia alimentar em crianças? Revisão integrativa. Revista Ciência Plural, [S.l.], v. 7, n. 3, p. 251-271, 28 ago. 2021. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte - UFRN. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21680/2446-7286.2021v7n3id23419. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufrn.br/rcp/article/view/23419. Acesso em: 23 out. 2023.e2446-7286https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/55239Introduction: Food allergies are defined as an adverse immunological reaction that is repeated through exposure to a particular food. These reactions range from anaphylaxis (more severe) to gastrointestinal manifestations.Objective:To evaluate the effectiveness of probiotics in the treatment of food allergies in children, relieving symptoms or inducing tolerance, identifying the most effective strain, dosage and adverse effects. Methodology:This is an integrative literature review. We performed a systematic search using the keywords “probiotics”, “treatment”, “food allergy”, “children”, and “infant” in the following scientific databases: ScienceDirect, SciELO, BVS, LILACS, PubMed, and MEDLINE. After applying the exclusion criteria, we selected four randomized clinical trials, five reviews and one meta-analysis. In all of them, the children were diagnosed with cow’s milk allergy. Results:The studies have indicated that the use of extensively hydrolysed milk formula with the addition of Lactobacillus rhamnosus with dosage ranging from 1x106 to 5x108 cfu/g is effective in inducing tolerance and reducing severity of eczema in infants with no history of anaphylactic symptoms. Conclusions:There is limited evidence that the use of extensively hydrolysed milk formula with the addition of Lactobacillus rhamnosus, at doses of 1x10^6 to 5x10^8 cfu/g, is effective in both accelerating the improvement of atopic eczema and in inducing tolerance in children aged 1 month to 3 years who do not have anaphylactic reactions to cow's milk. Thus, further clinical trials with larger sample sizes should be conducted before probiotics are included in clinical practice, including to further evaluate their safety profileprobióticoseficáciahipersensibilidade alimentarhipersensibilidade a leitecriançaprobioticsEfficacy;childmilk hypersensitivityfood hypersensitivityhipersensibilidad alimentarianiñohipersensibilidad a la lecheA suplementação com probióticos é eficaz no tratamento de alergia alimentar em crianças? Revisão integrativaIs probiotic supplementation effective in treating food allergy in children? Integrative reviewEs eficaz la suplementación con probióticos en el tratamiento de la alergia alimentaria en los niños? Revisión integradoraarticlehttps://doi.org/10.21680/2446-7286.2021v7n3ID23419