First, you may have gas that contains oil that spots your clothing. Then you have not just loose stools, but more frequent stools and, most troublesome, more frequent stools that may be hard to control! May be hard to control?? That's called fecal incontinence , and, believe me, the reality is even worse than it sounds. Now comes the best part of the story. Guess what they tell you to do to lower the chance of your having untoward underwear unpleasantness?
Eat a low-fat diet! Less fat in your intestines equals less fat in the toilet. As I mentioned back in February, if this isn't a trip down the rabbit hole, I don't know what is. Many people are overweight because they don't eat a low-fat diet and don't exercise. So now we have Alli, a pill to help you lose weight that only works if you eat a low-fat diet and exercise and that causes your bowels to lose control if you don't eat a low-fat diet. Well, that's certainly one way to go.
Put the savings into the bank or join a health club, activities that will have long-term benefits. Okay, you're still not convinced. And yes, you're right: When used as directed, you can lose more weight taking Alli than if you don't. It's simple math. If you eat and exercise exactly the same either with or without Alli, you'll absorb less fat and have fewer calories to deal with on Alli. You may be able to lose 50 percent more weight by taking it. So if you could lose 5 pounds without Alli, you could lose 7.
The question is whether you're willing to pay the price. There's the monetary price of the drug. A few dollars a day depending on where you buy it. Any use of this site constitutes your agreement to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy linked below. A single copy of these materials may be reprinted for noncommercial personal use only. This site complies with the HONcode standard for trustworthy health information: verify here. This content does not have an English version.
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Accessed Jan. This drug limits the amount of dietary fat our bodies absorb, which reduces calorie intake and leads to weight loss. This is a detailed review of Alli diet pills: what they are, how they work, and whether they are right for you. The prescription-only version is called Xenical, which contains a higher dosage. Alli diet pills contain 60 mg of orlistat, while Xenical pills contain mg.
This drug was first approved by the FDA in It is usually prescribed for long-term obesity management, alongside a low-fat, calorie-restricted diet.
Alli is the over-the-counter version of orlistat, a pharmaceutical drug used to manage obesity. It is also available by prescription as Xenical. Lipase is essential to the digestion of the fats we eat. It helps break down fats into free fatty acids that can be picked up by the body.
Because dietary fat is high in calories, this leads to fewer calories being processed by the body, which can lead to weight loss. This leads to an overall reduction in calorie intake. Several large human studies have been conducted on orlistat, the active compound in Alli diet pills. There were two groups in the study.
One took mg of orlistat, three times daily, while the other group took a placebo. They were also encouraged to go for walks every day. This graph shows the weight changes in the two groups over 4 years 3 :. During the first year, the average weight loss in the orlistat-treated group was As shown on the graph, there was significant weight regain in both groups over the remaining 3 years.
Orlistat-treated patients ended up having lost According to this study, orlistat combined with diet and exercise may make you lose almost twice as much weight as diet and exercise alone.
According to a review study, the average month weight loss for adults taking orlistat is about 7. This amounts to 3. It also appears that weight is slowly regained after the initial year of treatment. Interestingly, one study showed that a drug-free low-carb diet was just as effective as both orlistat and a low-fat diet combined 5. Alli has also been linked to several other health benefits, possibly due to the weight loss effects. Prolonged use of Alli may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes and help protect against heart disease.
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