need help from allergy experts

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I have a patient with an egg, wheat, milk, peanut and shellfish allergy. She

gained about 100# in a very short time, then developed severe GERD, vomiting,

Barrets Esophagus and other issues a few years ago and eventually was diagnosed

with the above food allergies. She is morbidly obese and seeking lap-band

surgery for weight loss. She provided me with a week's worth of food records

that shows really quite healthy eating and an estimated 1400 calories per day,

reports this week as norm for the past month. She has not lost any weight.

While I realize people may underestimate portions and not disclose all foods I

am more interested in the role of allergies in weight. She does eat some of

the foods she is allergic to as they were " low allergy " foods and she does not

have symptoms. I really do not know much about food allergies. Any experts

know of the relationship between food allergies and weight? Would love some

articles, ideas, tips etc for helping this patient. I am not sure she will do

well with lap-band if the allergy role is big in her current weight.....Thanks

in advance.

Laschkewitsch RD

Good Samaritan Weight Management Institute