Alli (P)oops: Cheaters Beware

Posted by Alex in Medicine on July 16, 2007 at 12:39 am


Here’s another way the popular weightloss pill Alli keep its users from cheating on their diet:

Dieters have been flocking to drugstores to pick up Alli, the first over-the-counter weight-loss pill to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration, despite the scary warning: Stray too far from your low-fat diet and you just might poop your pants. [...]

Those who haven’t completely followed instructions offer cautionary tales on the drug company’s Web site.

“(I)’ve pooped my pants 3 times today, and sorry to get descriptive but it even leaked onto the couch at one point!” writes one user.

It can strike any time — even in the early hours of the morning. One user writes: “(Y)a know how when you start moving around in the morning ya pass a little gas. Well, I did and then went into the bathroom and to my horror I had an orange river of grease running down my leg.”

LinkThanks Mike Powell!

Update 7/28/07: an ingenious solution to those who still want to have their fat:

After careful consideration, and being the inventive type, I came up with an idea. Butts aren’t the only bodily orifice known to leak, right? And rather than re-invent the wheel why not use the time-tested solution? And so, I made the decision to try a tampon in my butt.

The verdict? It works…beautifully. Now I can fart without fear, even if I’ve been a little generous in my fat intake. The tampon soaks up the grease, letting gas pass on by.

Link - Thanks James Markenson!


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10 comments to "Alli (P)oops: Cheaters Beware"

  1. Michelle
    July 16th, 2007 at 2:50 am

    My sister, who is almost a registered dietician, was telling me about this ... but that second quote is hilarious.

  2. Magazine Online
    July 16th, 2007 at 3:43 am

    These things happen only if you eat A LOT of fat. The pill keeps about 30% of fat from digesting, so the 'orange river' probably came from an ocean of fat.

    Of course you can always cheat and stay clean by eating lots of pasta, bread and salty snacks...

    The pill was introduced in Europe a long time ago and it's called Xenical.

  3. Jimbo
    July 16th, 2007 at 5:12 am

    My sister, who is an office worker, told me about it too.

    My brother, who builds fences, almost tried it.

    :)

  4. Nelson B
    July 16th, 2007 at 6:26 am

    That is why there are warnings in all the materials that clearly state this is a side effect. The packaging tells folks to in fact where dark clothes --just in case. If any fatty is complain they should worry about their reading skills AND that lard ass

    ps- is that a typo--does her brother build fences or feces?

  5. Anita
    July 16th, 2007 at 6:50 am

    And people actually pay money for this?

  6. salgorski
    July 16th, 2007 at 8:47 am

    Hahaha... I would hate to be stuck in an elevator or seated on a plane next to one of those poor suckers.

  7. AmericanLeaguer
    July 16th, 2007 at 2:53 pm

    I hadn't heard of it and read the paperwork from the package inside of Costco the other day. One thing it noted was that the people who were in the control groups were given adult diapers. I stopped reading at that point. I knew how you could lose that "50% more". Nope. No. Un unh. No way. Eat less, exercise more...that is the only thing that works.

  8. Jennifer
    July 16th, 2007 at 5:31 pm

    Someone on Yahoo!Answers posted saying they had tried and experienced these results and concluded by saying they were going to sue the makers of Alli for it. What is it with our culture wanting instant gratification without doing any work to earn it?

  9. daisy
    July 16th, 2007 at 10:23 pm

    Those people with the disgusting stories above are expecting Alli to be the magic diet pill. They are STILL taking in way too much fat.

    I have been taking it for a month now and have learned that if I consume a high fat meal, I will suffer the consequences. Alli has helped me. 8 pounds in 3 weeks is a major accomplishment. And just the thought of having a horrifying episode like one described in the article has taught me to prepare and enjoy a lower fat diet.

  10. Theresa
    July 16th, 2007 at 11:35 pm

    So people would rather poop their pants than have a few extra pounds? Something is wrong in the world.


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