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Surgical Elimination of the Gastric Digestion by Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Impacts on Food Sensitisation-a Pilot Study.

Soheila Shakeri-LeidenmühlerAnna LukschalCornelia SchultzArthur BohdjalianFelix LangerTudor BirsanSusanne C DiesnerElli K GreiseneggerOtto ScheinerTamara KoppErika Jensen-JarolimGerhard PragerEva Untersmayr
Published in: Obesity surgery (2016)
A change of IgE reactivity pattern occurred after impairment of gastric digestion due to surgical elimination underlining the important gastric gatekeeping function during oral sensitisation. Even though this study indicates an increased allergy risk for gastric bypass patients, further studies are needed to investigate in-depth the immunological changes associated with RYGB surgery.
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