Kinga Suffers Alli Side Effects

The introduction of the Miracle Diet Pill, Alli to eager UK dieters earlier in the spring has brought about controversy, misconception and a realisation that Alli may not be quite so miraculous as first thought.

On the day of release stocks of Alli were sold out in high street outlets such as Boots, Tesco and Asda’s as well as well as many registered online chemists and pharmacies – it is only now that the true picture is starting to form in connection with that side effect.

Alli has been billed the Miracle Diet Pill – but as usually is the case, genius does not without flaws, Alli has one very big flaw.

“I Am Never Using Alli Again“

Alli testimonials, user reviews and real life experiences are filtering through – as yet there is not the usual majority endorsement. However there is one celebrity if that term can be used to describe former Big Brother housemate Kinga Karolczak

Oily Discharge Alli Side Effect

Earlier this year, Kinga was 10st 3lbs -  5ft tall in stocking feet and a size 14. She was asked if she wanted to trial Alli.

Kinga’s previous diet attempts had not proven a success with the Cabbage Soup Diet and Slim-Fast failing miserably, she turned to Alli – Kinga admits she was hopeful of a quick fix.

Kinga Lost a Stone …. and nearly her boyfriend

In the space of 2 short months Kinga lost nearly a stone – but it was the other effect that Alli is becoming noted for that caused to her say “I am never using Alli again“

Alli has an awful lot positives connected to it – but one very embarrassing and very unpleasant side effect that could prove its undoing from a consumer point of view.

Alli (based on the fat blocker Orlistat) works by preventing the fat in food from being absorbed. But this means the undigested fat must pass through the body, leading to the most unpleasant of side effects including flatulence and runny stools.  More about Alli

Kinga’s overall experience of using the diet pill is not so much the stone in weight shed but the side effect and the disruption and nuisance it caused to her life.

Kinga explains how weight loss should not be at any cost “One morning, a week into taking the tablets, I woke up with a huge, dark yellow, oily stain all over my sheets. It was all over the seat of my pyjamas, too. Fat, which looked exactly like olive oil, had been leaking out of my bottom. It was disgusting…. more oil would leak out every few days”

The Big Brother star also explained how Alli nearly caused a rift in her lovelife  “I was constantly full of wind. My boyfriend Danny, 27, thought it was funny, as he’d never heard me pass wind before, but it didn’t make me feel sexy. And the smell was unbearable”

Thinking Of Using Alli

There is some pretty conclusive evidence that Alli will do what its advertised to do – if you have no objections to planning your day around frequent visits to the toilet then Alli is the diet pill for you.

Alli Alternatives

Fat binders work in much the same way to fat blockers (Alli is a fat blocker) with the bonus of binding with fat rather than blocking it completely.

Fat binders do not cause the oily discharge issue issue – the undigested, unabsorbed fat passes through the body in a solid (bound) state.

Proactol is one of the most effective fat binders available in the British marketplace. Proactol has been voted Best Fat Binder 2 years in succession by successful slimmers who participated in the Telegraph’s Best Ways To Lose Weight surveys. More about Proactol

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Alli Available To UK Customers

Alli,  the latest slimming tablet from GlaxoSmithKline is now available to buy without prescription in the UK.

Alli has been coined the miracle slimming tablet and is the first drug class weight loss pill to be available to buy without prescription.

American consumers have had access to Alli for little under 2 years now and the customer reviews, comments and user feedback is rather mixed.

Alli has many positives from a marketing perspective such as:

• First and only FDA approved slimming tablet to buy without prescription
• Can block over a quarter of fat from your food
• Miracle slimming tablet
• Anti Obesity treatment

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Compare Alli Pricing

84 pack from Boots the Chemists

84 pack from Slimming.com

84 pack from Express Chemist

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From a user perspective the positives could be overshadowed by the negatives:

• Can cause runny stools
• Not a natural product, chemically produced
• Not thoroughly tested on humans
• Earlier reports linked with colon cancer in mice

We first reviewed Alli at the start of 2008 when the product was just starting to be taken up by the American population. Read the Alli Review

Where To Buy Alli In The UK

The battle is now on for high street and online chemists to see who can provide the cheapest price for Alli.

The manufacturers claimed that they didnt want a price war – but as usually is the case in the commercial world market forces dictate.

Currently Boots the Chemist stock Alli both in store and online – Visit Boots costing £32.95 for a week supply and £49.95 for the full month

The cheapest price however is via online UK registered  chemists such as Slimming.com £19.00 for the 42 pack and £34.00 for the 84 pack

Alternatives To Alli

Alli certainly has the marketing clout and advertising budget to ensure it will make a lot of money for the manufacturers.

There is however an uncomfortable feeling that once again it appears that hype has triumphed over substance.

Alli has been coined the “wonder diet pill” that stops fat from being absorbed.

This is something that Proactol has been doing for years.

More about Proactol

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Two Fat Stopping Diet Pills Compared

One of the best genres of diet pills is the fat stopper – these are diet tablets that prevent the absorption of fat and allow excess fat from food consumed to pass naturally through the body – Fat Binders and Fat Blockers are the two most common fat stoppers.

Xenical is possibly the the best known fat blocker and only available via prescription – recently, though a lower strength version using the same active ingredient Orlistat was released onto the non prescription or over the counter market. This product is called Alli and will soon be available to buy in the UK.

So how does Alli compare against one of the leading non prescription fat binders, Proactol

What Is Proactol

A clinically proven fat binder that can prevent over a quarter of dietary fat from being absorbed into your stomach – this undigested fat can then leave your body via bowel movements.

Proactol also provides a mild appetite suppressing effect allowing you cut down on the food portions you would normally consume.

Available in the UK, Europe and in the United States. Read more about Proactol

What is Alli

As described above Alli is a lower strength Orlistat, the active ingredient found in the prescription only Xenical. Alli also prevents food from being absorbed but can often lead to the leaky stool issue as excess fat is not bound but simply stopped.

Alli will be available to buy in the UK around April 2009. More about Alli

Alli Non Prescription Weight Loss Pills

Alli is a lower strength version of the prescription only Xenical. Xenical is the brand name of weight loss drug Orlistat and considered to be one of the most effective weight loss pills currently in production. Xenical is not prescribed at will and only available to those who are morbidly obese or dangerously overweight. More About Xenical here.
A doctor will assess a patient and decide if their health is at risk and possibly prescribe (although this is not always the case) a diet pill if that patient is in agreement.

For dieters who are on the fringe of creeping into the over weight category but do not qualify for a prescription diet pill have no other choice other than to navigate the minefield of the over the counter (OTC) world of commercial diet pills if a weight loss tablet is their preferred route or method for losing weight.

Alli The New Diet Pill

Alli has been available to buy via the over the counter market and online via the web for quite some time now but is still considered to be the new diet pill or latest weight loss pill.

At first glance Alli has an awful lot of positives – the association with Xenical being a major plus. The fact that Alli is the only OTC diet pill to granted FDA (Food And Drugs Administration) approval is another.

What Is Alli

As mention above Alli is a reduced dose Xenical Orlistat – Xenical has 120 mg of the active ingredient Orlistat per capsule, Alli has 60mg per capsule. So basically a half strength version.

Any Side Effects With Alli Diet Pills

One of the complaints leveled at Alli is the frequency and timing of bowel movements. Some have even suggested that a change of clothing is necessary for long journeys. It could be argued that this is proof that the fat blocking effect is working.

Undigested fat is an oily orange composite that not the most pleasant smelling. This undigested fat has to leave the body someway and some how and so via bowel movements is the most natural.

Does Alli Work

Over the last 12 months or so it has proved to be very successful with the medical professionals and consumers alike. The side effect issue is still under debate.

Where To Buy Alli

Alli is available to buy online – the cheapest price is from Slimming.com

Alli 60mg capsules 42 pack – as little as £24

Alli 60mg capsules 84 pack – as little as £38

Buy Alli UK

Alternatives to Alli

Fat binding is another effective weight loss method to rival fat blocking (Xenical and Alli.) Fat binding works in much the same way to fat blocking without the embarrassment and inconvenience of unannounced bowel movements.

Fat blocking simply blocks fat from being absorbed and so leaves the body in its raw and oily state. Fat binding, hovever, uses fibres that attach to unabsorbed fat and leave the body a little less frequently and produces less oily and much harder stools.

Proactol is a GP recommended and endorsed fat binder – Read About Proactol here