Overweight due to allergies

[Daisalana 33]

One of my best friends was a beanpole.. and I guess in the past 10 years, she went from a size 6 to a 14/16. We did things like Atkins, Southbeach diet, etc. together. She lost about 8 years ago, gained it back, but since then, no diets work.. it's like she's immune. She sticks to them, and nothing happens.

So she started going to a doc about it. They said to eat organic chicken, because steroids in normal chicken bloat you etc. etc.

Well she did that, still nothing.

She had a food allergy test a couple weeks ago, results came back yesterday. They told her she's basically allergic to most foods. She said there's only 10 food items she's not allergic to, and most of those are border-line.

So the theory is she is retaining some 50 gallons of Water from inflammation due to allergies to food.

I have never heard of this.

Has anyone else???

I asked her if taking benadryl before eating would help, and she said they told her no meds will help with it.. but she knows she won't be able to only eat these 10 food items for the rest of her life, and she wants to lose weight of course.

I told her to try the water pills, sounds logical doesn't it?

Any input?

[WASaBubbleButt 41]

Sounds like if she was bloated to that degree, she'd be in heart failure.

Honestly, sounds like a load of hooey to me.

[juliegeraci 7]

Laura, I have to be honest with you. While allergy tests do show the foods you eat can cause imflammation in my experience is is pure metabolism, food consumption and exercise. I went through the same thing 3 years ago. I am allergic to everything. I gave up carbs and lots 30 lbs on my own before being banded. Since I've been banded I have lost 65 lbs eating all the foods I am allergic to. I just don't buy into the idea that foods make you gain weight. It is calories in and calories out. She may be one of those that has to only consume 800-1k calories like a bandster. Should be interesting how she does if she eliminates those foods. For me, it didn't work. Keep me posted. Julie

[WASaBubbleButt 41]

Laura, I have to be honest with you. While allergy tests do show the foods you eat can cause imflammation in my experience is is pure metabolism, food consumption and exercise. I went through the same thing 3 years ago. I am allergic to everything. I gave up carbs and lots 30 lbs on my own before being banded. Since I've been banded I have lost 65 lbs eating all the foods I am allergic to. I just don't buy into the idea that foods make you gain weight. It is calories in and calories out. She may be one of those that has to only consume 800-1k calories like a bandster. Should be interesting how she does if she eliminates those foods. For me, it didn't work. Keep me posted. Julie

Agreed, doesn't sound like a typical MD response, sounds like a homeopath or naturalpath type person.

Laura... tell your friend to follow Jacqui's sig.