The General Diet & Emotional Support Thread

sarahlou89

Just wondered if any1 has tried these.
Seen them in the local pharmacy and been wanting to get them to help me shift this weight..

If any one has used these..your experiances would be nice to hear

ellay864

You might want to try doing a search...there's quite a lot of info already on the forum. This among others has quite a lot about the drug...you have to be very strict about what you eat and be prepared for your toilet visits...and be very careful if you eat fatty food and are not near a loo
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/1623927

sarahlou89

Thanks for the link

stargirl90

I bought these 6 months ago on a whim, then looked into side effects and scared myself off! Now I have £30 of Alli sitting in a drawer doing nothing, I think it was the phrase 'oily stools' that sealed it for me!!

roadiegirl

Haven't taken them myself, but a few people who work for my Dad have, and they've all said the same thing about the toilet issues! They also got incredibly moody when on them as well.

GlasweJen

Alli can only be used when you have a BMI over 28, you need to follow a diet plan (so it's not just weight loss pills) and a lot of people get side effects including not being able to control going to the toilet iykwim?

You can get orlistat through your doctor (which is the same drug but stronger) and I recommend this route to most customers who ask to buy alli as then you are under the guidance of a professional and not just going for it with a box from the pharmacy.

sarahlou89

Well my BMI is over 28..
Last year i lost just under 3 stone and have restared the healthy eating, hoping to lose some more.
So i am healthy eating..so hopefully i will lose weight

Rebekah24

All I can say is be careful.... one girl had a very nasty accident at work... :eek:

Calorie counting or VLCD would be much less risky!!

sarahlou89

I thought the "accidents" only happened if u ate food which had over 15g of fat in it :S

moomoominx

15 g of fat sounds a lot - but i think youll be suprised! i tried them and even when i was tying to be very good the oily stools were there! - its horrible - not only because you constantly feel worried that you will leak orange grease ( i did twice - not nice at all!) but the actual toilet is then needed to be cleaned after every visit - all i can liken it to is the grease on the top of a cheap mince when you boil it! - i gave up in the end when in the middle of the night - the grease made a comeback and ruined my duvet cover n sheets - be warey! - if your able to eat a fat free diet - the youll be fine - but if you were able to do this then losing weight would not be a problem anyways? good luck if you decide to do it - you will need it! :0)