concern about the weight loss pill Alli

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  • SandyCoils
    SandyCoils Posts: 164 Member
    Mannnnn. LOL I remember when this stuff came out. One of my friends and I decided to look into it and once we read those possible "side effects", we were like, "Oh HELL no!!!!" We laughed all day, and every time we would see it on the shelf somewhere we would start laughing. I have enough digestive issues with my metformin to deal with Alli.
  • FaizanRaza
    FaizanRaza Posts: 4 Member
    I would just like to say OP that I work in a pharmacy and know that you should not be taking Alli unless under a doctors supervision or recommendation. And that really it is designed for cases of obesity and very overweight individuals, not for you to take it so that you dont feel as bad after eating a take away. So unless your doctors recommended it which i highly doubt will, id recommend to stop taking it.
  • alicaramik2
    alicaramik2 Posts: 71 Member
    I tried Alli about 4 years ago. To be honest, I never had any negative side effects from it. In order to avoid the GI issues, you need to be very careful not to have more than 15 grams of fat at any meal. Although I did lose a little weight on it, it was simply too restrictive for me.
  • charles877
    charles877 Posts: 17
    SilverRose89 wrote: »
    Alli works by stopping you breaking down and absorbing the fat, so it just goes straight through you..

    Only you can decide whether it's worth it to be honest. Personally, I don't think the risk of an*l leakage would be offset by anything for me. But maybe that's just me.

    Do you really only have 25lbs to lose, like your ticker says?

    Edited because apparently an*l is a swear word :neutral_face: but considering it's a genuine medical complaint, I'm not sure what else I can put.

    This account is outdated, i'm 170lbs now, I gained some weight since the last time I was here haha
  • charles877
    charles877 Posts: 17
    also thank you everyone for replying and sharing stories! :)
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    KarenJanine wrote: »
    Read this, it will tell you everything you need to know about Alli! http://thewvsr.com/alli.htm

    Laughsssssss!!!! A+!!
  • Roxiegirl2008
    Roxiegirl2008 Posts: 756 Member
    Soapytime wrote: »
    Nsfw language but this is hysterical. http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/lax/182862349.html

    This is what happened to one poor soul when he ate fat free Pringles made with olean/olestra.

    I have tears streaming down my face right now. That is classic! I must save for when I am having a bad day.

    When I first read the title of this I thought "oh no poop pills" yikes!
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    I can't believe I'm admitting this on a public forum!
    But I took that white kidney bean extract a while ago. And I had the whole gamut of side effects mentioned here. Plus my husband was searching the house for a dead animal, but it was my gas lol I was too embarrassed to tell him it was me :confounded:
    Needless to say I threw them in the bin after a week!
  • lngrunert
    lngrunert Posts: 204 Member
    It's been a long time since I laughed until I cried, but man this thread did the trick! :lol:
  • hapa11
    hapa11 Posts: 182 Member
    Roxiegirl2008 wrote: »
    Soapytime wrote: »
    Nsfw language but this is hysterical. http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/lax/182862349.html

    This is what happened to one poor soul when he ate fat free Pringles made with olean/olestra.

    I have tears streaming down my face right now. That is classic! I must save for when I am having a bad day.

    When I first read the title of this I thought "oh no poop pills" yikes!

    Oh man, me too. I was laughing so hard I couldn't breathe.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    christinev297 wrote: »
    I can't believe I'm admitting this on a public forum!
    But I took that white kidney bean extract a while ago. And I had the whole gamut of side effects mentioned here. Plus my husband was searching the house for a dead animal, but it was my gas lol I was too embarrassed to tell him it was me :confounded:
    Needless to say I threw them in the bin after a week!

    You made him suffer for a week???
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  • SarahKhristan
    SarahKhristan Posts: 134 Member
    True story: Several years ago I was looking for a way to "get thin quick". I took Alli for several months and did indeed lose weight. I had the loose stools (ugh) but the pill did what it was supposed to do.

    I eventually went off of it. A few days after stopping the pill I had an unfortunate sneezing/s***ing myself incident that required me to go in to work, run to the bathroom, and promptly throw away the underwear I had on. Luckily I worked in retail at the time and I was able to purchase a new pair of bloomers.

    Save yourself money and embarrassment. Don't use it.

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