As
this drugs are
fat blockers and they prevent absorption of fats to body they are not
selective at all and they decrease also absorption of some essential
fat-soluble vitamins too - beta carotene and vitamins A, D, E and K. To
compensate, you have take beta-carotene and a multivitamin with
vitamins A, E, D and K once a day, at least 2 hours before or 2 hours
after taking Alli.
When
you go out
off your diet you may suffer from some side effects.
The more fat you
eat, the more
side effects you'll suffer.
You
have
to keep to your recommended diet of meals containing no more than 30%
fat.
Xenical
is
medically proven as a safe and effective weight loss method but still
have some unpleasant side effects:
-
Abdominal
discomfort or pain
-
Fatigue
-
Fatty
or
oily stools - 20% of patients
-
Fecal
urgency or incontinence - 22.1% of patients
-
Gas
with
fecal discharge
-
generally
mild and goes away - 23.9% of patients
-
Increased
defecation
-
Incontinence
(fecal) - 7.7% of patients
-
leaky
stools
in some patients temporarily
-
Menstrual
problems
-
Rectal
discomfort or pain
Recent
animal
studies show to a possible connection between
Orlistat and an early sign of colon cancer
