Question:
Alli diet pill after RNY

I am 5 years out and have been a stable weight for 4 years. I exercise and lift weight 4 days a week. i want to lose another 35lbs. Has anyone used that new diet pill "ALLI"? Considering how our new plumbing is after our surgery, I was wondering if it is safe for us? Any comments and opinions are welcomed,,,Thanks!    — sblady329 (posted on January 8, 2008)

January 8, 2008
As you know our stomach digest things faster, like alcohol. I would seriously ask your doctor.
   — Amanda Kirby

January 8, 2008
Sandra I have taken the RX:Xenical-which is what Alli is a percentage of.It is a fat blocker that can make your body leak a discharge from the rectum do to the fat that it keeps from digesting.It gets everywhere and it smells horrible.i would not suggest this drug to anyone.Even though it blocks fat, the good fats are also blocked as well as vitiamins.Alot of the nutrients we get are lost w/this drug.That is unexceptable for bypass and band people since we take vitiams due to the lack of what we don't get anyway.this drug is only a part of Xenical but my experience was so embarassing.I woke up in my bed and it was wet several times with what looked like used Crisco oil-but bright orange.Stool smells so bad it almost made me ill just to go to the bathroom.It is a punishment tool to keep overeaters of fat from eating it-and it works if you want to put up with the oily discharge that can come raging out of your fanny at any moment.Everything we eat has some fat in it.this drug finds it and blocks it so you get rid of it another way-through the orange river that will flow like water when you eat anything with fat, even a salad made me have to run to potty, and I do mean run! I don't think I would wish this stuff on the devil.This was my experience w/Xenical, and this drug is like 1/4th of the strength of Xenical.If you don't beleive me surf the web.I know others will have the same opinion.You can't win with a fat blocker because there is fat in everything and if it is blocked then it is coming out in an unpleasant way.I have never smelled anything like it.I had to throw away my 400thread count sheets because of what leaked out and I didn't even know it. Don't do it.Save yourself!Anything would be better than this stuff.Honestly, it was horrible.Good luck my losing friend.Any questions just ask.I'm not shy or ashamed of my journey.I earned my success and will do even better after bypass.Best wishes friend.
   — [Deactivated Member]

January 8, 2008
I don't have any experience with this drug, but I to had my experience with xenicle (sorry for the spelling) and the effects of it I did not like and I did not finish my prescription for it. I had used this drug long time prior to my surgery. Best way to describe it is that fatty residue you see from doing dishes after having spaghetti. If you have gas hope you have some to liner for your panties, if it is anything like Xenicle.
   — iwilllose

January 8, 2008
I got a perscription from my PCP of the xenical which is similar to the "Alli" product you are inquiring about. Before I could get it filled two of my friends got theirs and their experience was very unpleasant like the other posts response to your question. I think the risks and anal discharge are to much of a sacrifice. Please consider other options.
   — Y. Carroll

January 9, 2008
Alli works by preventing your body from absorbing dietary fat. People who have had WLS (some types) are at risk for nutritional deficiencies due to malabsorption. There are two types of vitamins... water soluble and fat soluble. You have to have dietary fat in order to absorb fat soluble vitamins. Alli does not help your body lose weight. Alli works by "punishing" you for eating fat by causing GI upset, diarrhea, unpleasant bowel movements, and "anal leakage." The theory is that if you begin to associate eating fat with oily leakage, you will stop or reduce the amount of fat you eat. Hopefully, this leads to weight loss. If you are currently eating a low fat diet, then this drug may not be helpful for you. If you are eating a high fat diet, maybe this will provide the motivation to make better food choices. Alli is considered safe for most people... but you are not most people. You have had your GI anatomy rearranged so please check in with your doctor or surgeon before deciding to take this medication. On the topic of Alli, people think that the oily discharge, smelly stools, and other unpleasantry are side effects.... they're not!!! These effects are meant to remind/persuade you to make better food choices. If you aren't absorbing the fat you eat, it has to go somewhere. Best wishes.
   — mrsidknee

January 9, 2008
hello there. i had the RNY gastric on feb 1, 2007. by october i only lost 30 bl by then. and i gained 4 lb as well. i cried so much and said to my dr, what is wrong,im doing everything possible to stick to this plan. so My doctor gave me a prescription for 2 months taking phentermine 37.5 mg. i lost 19 lb in 2 months. and now 2 months later im still at the same weight. im not loosing at all. so my doctor doesnt want me to become addicted to the pills and now wants to check my stomach and see if i stretch it. he recomend the stomphyx
   — yvettetas

January 9, 2008
I just saw on Good Morning America that the Alli pill is not as successful as first thought. There were 2 women that it didn't work and they both claimed they stuck to the diet like bread to butter. There were also some successful people on this show. They ALL said that without the exercise and strict diet added in, NOTHING in the world would have made the Alli pill work. So you're choice, BUT I would discuss this with a nutrionist preferrably from your surgeon's office, or one familiar with the surgery. Good luck and God bless!
   — crystalsno

January 10, 2008
Lisa's description is right on! My doc prescribed Xenical to assist my supervised weight-loss program and to help reduce the size of my "fatty" liver (I had stage II - NASH). I suffered through the leaks for 2 months by wearing adult diapers - just in case - 'cause you never know when the leaks will occur and there is no "urgency" like with normal bowel events.
   — DJ Wood