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can anyone give me their experiences of Orlistat?

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pixiegumboot · 05/01/2014 13:50

Starting them this week, presume they come with a suggested diet. Doctor told me no fat or I will get bad diaoreah. Sp.

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pixiegumboot · 05/01/2014 19:30

Bump

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Tigerbomb · 05/01/2014 19:33

wear dark coloured trousers - orange ones are best, because if you eat anything with fat in you will know about it.

I lost weight with them, but that was because I was too scared to eat

I still have 6 boxes of unused Orlistat as I couldn't live like that

Littlefish · 05/01/2014 19:33

They don't come with a suggested diet. They should be used alongside a very low fat diet of your choice or any additional fat will simply leak out of your body.

Twirlbitesruinedmylife · 05/01/2014 19:38

They didn't work well for me but my doctor was really unsupportive and made me feel pathetic everytime (frequently) I had to get a new prescription. in the end I stopped because I couldn't face seeing her.

I hope you have a better doctor and experience.

pixiegumboot · 05/01/2014 20:08

I'm wondering if there is a particular calorie limit to stick to?

I work at home so should be ok..... apart from school run of course which may be interesting!

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QuicheDodger · 06/01/2014 07:23

I've used Orlistat, but it's important to acknowledge that it's certainly not a magic cure. I started using Orlistat 6 months after I'd addressed my inactive lifestyle and decided that I need to really look at my diet to keep the losses going.

Because Orlistat works by preventing about 1/3 of the fat you eat from being absorbed by your body, your body still needs to excrete it. Depending on how much fat you've eaten, the "treatment effects" can be nothing, can be a softer stool, or can be very loose stools and oily leakage when you're not expecting it.

I found Orlistat helped to reinforce good habits for me. It made me eat only three times per day - no snacking - and I kept my fat intake per meal down to a maximum of 5 g. When you start looking at the labels on food, it's quite an eye-opener. So many things are utterly packed with unnecessary fat.

When I kept my meals to no more than 5g of fat, I had no "treatment effects". On the very rare occasion that I overindulged (say, a friend's birthday meal out) Orlistat worked as a bit of a safety net, but of course the unpleasant "treatment effects" followed!

It really isn't about calories in themselves, it's about the amount of fat in your diet.

Good luck!

Vajazzler · 06/01/2014 07:31

I've used orlistat and it helped me lose 9 stone in conjunction with weight watchers. I made the mistake of eating a pizza on it once. The effects of that lasted around 36 hours. They included stomache churning noises and orange oily poo. Another effect was oily orange farts. I farted on the toilet after a wee, stood up and the toilet bowl was splattered orange Grin had to resort to washing up liquid to get rid of it.
After that I stuck to a low fat diet rigidly.

Trumpton · 06/01/2014 07:49

That's the thing . If you stick to a low fat diet ( I try less than 12gm per day) then there are no side effects and a steady weight loss follows.
I tend to use them as an aversion tool .eg eat properly or else !
My one downfall was after a full packet of cashews and served me right.
I am not very overweight but intend to start using them again to lose the Christmas pudge.

pixiegumboot · 06/01/2014 08:08

Thank you all, sounds interesting!

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