2/2 Key points talked about by Professor @dradamfox in this video 🎥 🗣️Eating a healthy and diverse diet during pregnancy and breastfeeding might slightly lower the risk of allergies. 🗣️Exclusively breastfeeding for at least six months and ideally beyond is highly recommended, as it provides multiple health benefits for the baby. ✔️Managing #eczema early is crucial—infants with early or severe eczema are at the highest risk of developing food allergies, and research suggests that actively treating eczema can help reduce this risk. 👉Introducing allergenic foods early (around 17 weeks) while continuing breastfeeding can help reduce the risk of food allergies – Important: this advice would be for babies at high-risk of developing food allergies (such as having significant eczema), but always consult your doctor before introducing allergens for advice and guidance, as this is not blanket advice. 🗣️Common allergenic foods to introduce early include peanuts, eggs, and sesame—delaying their introduction may increase allergy risk. 📑Reliable guidance and resources are available to help parents with #allergyprevention strategies. Access the BSACI’s Early Feeding (Weaning) Guidance: For babies deemed high risk of food allergies, always consult a clinician before making decisions to ensure the risks and benefits are thoroughly considered. Follow Prof. Fox on Instagram (DrAdamFox) for helpful advice and guidance on the topic of children’s allergies.

Your insights are valuable – please take part in a new survey if you or your child has a food allergy. A dedicated group of highly regarded experts in allergy research—are conducting an important survey titled ‘Keeping Safe with Food Allergy.’ This survey, developed by the Food Allergen Ingestion Risk (FAIR) Task Force within the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (@EAACI_HQ), seeks to gain a deeper understanding of the difficulties encountered by those with food allergies in making safe dietary choices. The ultimate objective is to enhance safety measures and improve support systems for individuals affected by food allergies. Allergy London’s Professor @dradamfox shares: Although I am not directly involved in this study, I have great confidence in the expertise and dedication of the researchers leading it. If you or your child has a food allergy, I strongly encourage you to participate. The survey requires approximately 10–30 minutes to complete (there is one for adults and young people and one for parents/carers), and your input could contribute significantly to advancing food allergy safety and awareness. Thank you.  Access the survey: 👉Adults and young people: 👉 Parents/carers: @allergysurvey25

We would encourage you to explore the EUFOREA Patient Platform, which, while still in its early stages with a focus on respiratory issues, it will start to become better and better.  🔗 2/2

2/2 Key points talked about by Prof. @DrAdamFox 🎥 1️⃣It’s important to note that having a specific food allergy does not mean your baby will develop the same allergy - while allergic tendencies can be inherited, specific food allergies are not directly passed down. 2️⃣In fact, if your child does not have eczema, their risk of developing a food allergy remains low, even if you have one. 3️⃣If they do have eczema—which is more likely if a parent has a history of eczema—there is a higher chance of developing a food allergy in general, but not necessarily the same one you have. 4️⃣If you have a peanut allergy for example, introducing peanut early into your baby’s diet is still beneficial. The primary risk lies in direct oral exposure, not just for your child but for you as well - and most parents can manage this by carefully washing their hands and avoiding cross-contamination. 5️⃣In cases where handling the allergen is too dangerous, you might consider having a partner, grandparent, or another trusted person introduce the allergen into your child’s diet to help lower their risk of allergies developing. If you have an allergy and have concerns about weaning your child, it’s a good idea to consult a specialist to assess the risk. Follow Prof Fox account on Instagram ‘DrAdamFox’ for bite-size, digestible videos and posts on the topic of children’s allergies.

📣GP Curriculum update – enhanced focus on allergy training (Due to take effect – 1 August 2025)📣 Allergy London’s Professor @DrAdamFox commented on this and shared: 🗣️Some good news to share; thanks to the persistent efforts of a number of @BSACI_Allergy members, allergy is finally receiving better representation in the GP training curriculum, reflecting the hard work of many specialists who have been advocating for years to improve Allergy representation in the GP training curriculum. Since most allergy cases are first seen and managed by GPs, it is essential they receive the necessary training to recognise, manage, and know when refer patients to specialists when needed. It took years of lobbying by my predecessors at the National Allergy Strategy Group to establish allergy in the #GPcurriculum, and now, dedicated colleagues are successfully building on this progress. There is still a long way to go but as a result, several areas of the GP curriculum, including #allergy and #immunology, are being updated in greater detail. These changes will take effect from 1 August 2025. 🔗More information, along with the updated Curriculum documents (“Being a GP” and the “Topic Guides”), can be found here:

We’re very happy to see #NICE’s approval of sublingual immunotherapy (a tablet which dissolves under the tongue) that can help reduce the severity of #HouseDustMite Allergic Rhinitis, for sufferers with moderate to severe symptoms. Allergy London’s Professor of Paediatric Allergy Prof. @DrAdamFox commented on this and shared: 🗣️I’m really pleased to see that NICE (the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) has approved a #Sublingual #Immunotherapy Tablet for people with moderate to severe House Dust Mite Allergic Rhinitis. This tablet, which dissolves under the tongue, doesn’t just reduce symptoms—it actually tackles the root cause of the allergy, reducing its severity. Although this treatment has long been a standard practice in many other advanced healthcare systems, the UK has really lagged behind here. Until now, treatments have only been accessible through specialist clinics, with NHS availability remaining very limited. Hopefully, this decision will help make it more widely available. House dust mite allergic rhinitis is much more than just an inconvenience; it’s a chronic condition that can trigger or worsen asthma, eczema, and chronic allergic rhinitis, seriously affecting people’s physical health, mental well-being, and overall quality of life. It also places a significant strain on the NHS. 🔗Keep reading:

2/2 Some key things for parents / carers to be aware of, as talked about by Prof. @DrAdamFox 👉For most children, it’s best to follow current public health guidelines: aim to exclusively breastfeed for six months, then introduce solid foods around this time when the baby is ready, without delaying allergenic foods like egg and peanut. 👉However, there are exceptions. Research strongly suggests that early introduction—potentially from 17 weeks—may be beneficial for infants at higher risk, such as those with severe early-onset eczema or signs of existing food allergies (e.g., reacting to milk or egg in a breastfeeding mother’s diet). 👉In cases where there is high risk, introducing allergenic foods sooner, when the baby is developmentally ready, can help reduce the risk of allergies developing. 📑🔗The BSACI’s Early Feeding (Weaning) Guidance which builds on UK Government recommendations, provides specific advice on minimising allergy risks - recommending weaning from around 17 weeks for higher-risk babies and from 6 months for others. However, it’s important to consult a clinician before making any decisions to ensure the risks and benefits are carefully considered. Follow Prof. Adam Fox’s (DrAdamFox) dedicated account on Instagram for key updates and advice on the topic children's allergies, designed to keep allergy families well-informed and aware.

2/2 Cold weather-induced asthma symptoms are similar to those triggered by other factors. Common symptoms include: 👉Persistent coughing (dry or with mucus) 👉Wheezing, particularly during exhalation 👉Shortness of breath 👉Chest tightness or discomfort Swipe for more…👉👉 #asthma #asthmatriggers Follow Prof. Fox ‘DrAdamFox’ on Instagram for helpful digestible tips and advice on the topic of children’s allergies (and overlapping conditions).

Allergy London’s Professor Adam Fox spoke at the BSACI’s Global Allergy Symposium that took place today virtually. Professor @DrAdamFox shared: 🗣️I was honoured to have the chance to speak at today's Global Allergy Online Symposium, organised by the BSACI (British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology), in partnership with World Allergy Organization (WAO), American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) and the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) as well as the Allergy Society of South Africa (ALLSA) as a guest partner. 🗣️I was asked to speak about challenging #foodallergy cases and took the opportunity to highlight the frustratingly challenges of access to high quality care including timely allergy testing, allergy prevention advice and access to oral immunotherapy including #Palforzia, despite #NHS approval. 🗣️This allowed a discussion of the need for co-ordinated national allergy strategies to lobby government to fill this gap in service provision. There are some excellent international examples such as Australia and Finland where such strategies have really progressed the quality of care. I am hopeful to be able to share some of the footage from today’s event, and currently in talks with the BSACI about this.

Allergy London’s Prof. @DrAdamFox visited the Houses of Parliament today - on this, he shared: 🗣️It was a real pleasure to visit the Houses of Parliament today to meet Rebecca Gittins MP, member for Clwyd East since 2024. She is a passionate advocate for allergy care, having suffered with severe allergies herself and today I heard a little about her journey and the challenges of accessing high quality allergy care - something I know so many other people have faced. I am very much looking forward to continuing our conversation and hopefully can persuade her to join me on an Instagram Live to talk more about her aspirations for improving allergy care. #kidswithallergies Follow Professor. Fox on Instagram (DrAdamFox) for helpful updates and short-digestible videos and posts on the topic of children’s allergies.

A comment from Allergy London’s Professor @DrAdamFox 🗣️It was very frustrating to read this article but sadly it's a story I still hear all the time from patients. Instead of getting the support that they need to safely expand their diet, which is critical to reduce the risk of further allergies developing, families have to improvise often without the testing and specialist advice that they need to keep their child safe. This is something that simply shouldn't be happening and reflects both the poor and often highly inconsistent provision of allergy services, where some large swathes of the country have virtually no provision and even where there is provision, access remains difficult. The solution is not as simple as simply having more specialists especially as they take years to train but instead needs a coordinated effort across primary, secondary and tertiary care which in turn requires a level of organisational will from NHS/DHSC that we have yet to see. I very much hope that the National Allergy Strategy, which is currently in its early stages, can be a catalyst for this. #kidswithallergies #kidswithfoodallergies

Swipe for key points on this by Allergy London’s Professor @DrAdamFox Follow Professor Fox on Instagram ‘@DrAdamFox’ for helpful tips and guidance on the topic of children’s allergies. #allergyaware #asthmatriggers

To learn more about this, please see the helpful leaflet with advice for parents and caregivers all about helping to reduce the risk of your child having a serious allergic reaction – 🔗link: 3/3