Food Allergy: A Complete Clinical Guide | Certificate Course in Allergy - Lecture 8 By Dr Samir Gami

Is it a true food allergy, or just a positive test? In this lecture for doctors and family physicians, Dr Samir Gami walks through food allergy step by step: from genetics and risk factors to symptoms, examination, differential diagnosis, testing, treatment and complications, with a focus on Indian practice and the new IAP 2026 consensus. In this lecture you will learn: ✅ Food allergy vs food intolerance, and why sensitization is not allergy ✅ Genetics, the skin barrier, oral tolerance and the dual allergen exposure hypothesis ✅ Risk factors: eczema, microbiome, delivery, feeding and cofactors ✅ IgE and non-IgE presentations: anaphylaxis, FPIES, FPIAP, EoE, CMPA, PFAS, FDEIA, alpha-gal ✅ Clinical signs, red flags and differential diagnosis ✅ Smart testing: skin prick test, specific IgE, component testing and oral food challenge ✅ Treatment: avoidance, Indian hidden allergens, FSSAI labelling, nutrition, the Indian milk ladder ✅ Anaphylaxis management: adrenaline first, dosing and action plans ✅ Oral immunotherapy, omalizumab and new therapies ✅ Prevention: early introduction of peanut and egg (LEAP, IAP 2026) ✅ Complications: growth, psychosocial burden and over-diagnosis Who is this for? Family physicians, paediatricians, general practitioners, physicians, postgraduate students and anyone interested in allergy. Key references: • IAP Allergy & Applied Immunology Chapter. Food Allergy in India: Delphi Consensus Statement. Clin Exp Allergy 2026 • AAAAI/ACAAI/CSACI Consensus on Primary Prevention of Food Allergy, 2021 • WAO Anaphylaxis Guidance 2020 • EAACI Food Allergy Guidelines About the Certificate Course in Allergy (CCA): A lecture series by CureMyAllergy covering allergy and immunology for clinical practice: basics of allergy, history and approach, lab investigations, allergic rhinitis, asthma, atopic dermatitis, food allergy, drug allergy, urticaria and angioedema, and anaphylaxis. 👍 Like, share with your colleagues, and subscribe for the full CCA lecture series. 💬 Questions? Leave them in the comments. Disclaimer: This video is for medical education only. It is not a substitute for individual medical advice. Patients should consult their own doctor for diagnosis and treatment. #FoodAllergy #Allergy #CureMyAllergy #DrSamirGami #CCA #Anaphylaxis #CMPA #Paediatrics #FamilyMedicine #MedicalEducation #AllergyIndia #FoodAllergyIndia