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Alli users...come in

#1_BadgeBunny#1_BadgeBunny member
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Has anybody used Alli?? I eat pretty healthy... always have but never can loose weight... loosing is VERY hard for me but i'm really great at maintaining a diet (well except while i was pregnant haha) 

Im interested in something to help me jump start the weight loss obvioulsy along with exercise.  I need some type of help bc we want to TTC #2 and i dont ant to start at this weight. 

TIA

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Re: Alli users...come in

  • Sharon&PaulSharon&Paul member

    I have not used it myself, but i did prescribe it to my patient years ago. I used to work in family practice 5+ years ago. At that time it was Xenixal by prescription. Several years ago they came out with Alli, which I believe is half the dose of Xenical. They are the exact same medication.

    With my patients it would work for those that were commited to diet and exercise. It works by blocking the fat in your intestine, so the big side effects they would report was diarrhea and urgency. This is because the blocked fat is coming out in your stool. the way to prevent this is to stick with the low fat diet. Xenical used to have very good diet guidelines and meal plans you could print on their website.

    It is a good drug when used properly. But you must make lifestyle changes as well or the weight will just come back on once you stop it.

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  • hollerjeepgirlhollerjeepgirl member
    I used Alli a few years ago and I stopped 2 weeks before going on a week-long camping trip with my boyfriend (now my DH) and his friends. We ate bacon one morning and went to go hike and stopped at a lodge to register at the park. I got gassy and farted but felt something wet. I went to the bathroom and this ORANGE oil had leaked out...from the bacon. I was utterly mortified and was wearing khaki shorts and told my husband I left my insulin at the campsite so we'd go back and I could change. Everytime I farted more oil would come out. And this was TWO WEEKS after I stopped taking it. It didn't even help me lose weight, all it does is torture you if you don't eat right and I had been eating right until we were camping b/c we were hiking 5 miles a day in the 100 degree weather in the desert (ahh, I love Texas). If you eat right, you'll save yourself the money and the embarrassment. GNC has better weight loss supplements
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