Alli

Can we take the new weightloss drug alli? my pouch has stressed and with a hernia i am physicaly unable to work out so i have gained weight. I was wondering if alli was ok for us i mean all it does is pass the extra fat through your system so it doesnt obsorb.

I have taken it. Didn't much help though

A friend tried Alli and had many little accidents and now has a wardrobe of pants with orange stains on the bottom.  She switched from Alli to a supplement called CLA.  She swears that it works similar to Alli, except that she doesn't have to race to the restroom.  The fat is actually separated and floating in the toilet when she has a bowel movement.  You can find CLA in the grocery store vitamin/supplement aisle.  It's a lot cheaper than Alli.  I would check with my doctor about any medicine or supplements before trying them. Jackie

The trouble with malabsorbing fat from this drug is that we run the risk of being even more deficient in fat soluable vitamins as we already malabsorb (if you've had RNY or DS) from wls.  This could be dangerous.  I would ask your surgeon, but I personally think that it's a bad idea. Annette

Two words:  anal discharge.

 I tried it but it doesn't seem to work...........am I not doing it right???

It isn't designed to give you dramatic weight loss--instead of losing 10 pounds in a period, you lose 15. It's not going to be a very instant solution. I took it as Xenical and I lost about 5 pounds in a month. NOT worth the price or the potential side effects, IMO>