The phrase "ewww..." comes to mind.
One of my coworkers was talking about starting Alli.
For those of you who don't know, Alli is an over the counter weight loss pill. Anyway, being the medical "have to know all" she is, another co-worker looked up side effect of it.
While the wording on the site she found was funny, I found that the actual wording on Alli's website even funnier.
alli™ works by preventing the absorption of some of the fat you eat. The fat passes out of your body, so you may have bowel changes, known as treatment effects. You may get:
The excess fat that passes out of your body is not harmful. In fact, you may recognize it as something that looks like the oil on top of a pizza. Eating a low-fat diet lowers the chance of these bowel changes. Limit fat intake in your meals to an average of 15 grams. (Yes, because when I have the shits, I think about what kind of food it looks like)
Learning how to manage treatment effects is an important part of being successful with alli. Here's how to take control:
OK, I know being overweight is not healthy, but there's got to be a better way. Seriously, people, there has got to be a better way.
For those of you who don't know, Alli is an over the counter weight loss pill. Anyway, being the medical "have to know all" she is, another co-worker looked up side effect of it.
While the wording on the site she found was funny, I found that the actual wording on Alli's website even funnier.
alli™ works by preventing the absorption of some of the fat you eat. The fat passes out of your body, so you may have bowel changes, known as treatment effects. You may get:
- gas with oily spotting
- loose stools
- more frequent stools that may be hard to control
The excess fat that passes out of your body is not harmful. In fact, you may recognize it as something that looks like the oil on top of a pizza. Eating a low-fat diet lowers the chance of these bowel changes. Limit fat intake in your meals to an average of 15 grams. (Yes, because when I have the shits, I think about what kind of food it looks like)
Learning how to manage treatment effects is an important part of being successful with alli. Here's how to take control:
- Start trimming fat from your diet now, even before you begin taking alli. Then pick a day to begin taking alli, such as a weekend day so you can stay close to home if you experience a treatment effect. Make the timing work for you. If you're getting ready to travel or attend a social event, hold off on starting with alli until the event is over
- While no one likes experiencing treatment effects, they might help you think twice about eating questionable fat content. If you think of it like that, alli can act like a security guard for your late-night cravings (Don't think of it as a side-effect, think of it as a non-traditional benefit)
- You can't "save fat grams" from lunch and "spend them" at dinner. Spread your daily fat gram allowance of 15 grams on average per meal over the whole day
- You may feel an urgent need to go to the bathroom. Until you have a sense of any treatment effects, it's probably a smart idea to wear dark pants, and bring a change of clothes with you to work (WARNING: THIS MEDICINE WILL MAKE YOU SHIT YOUR PANTS!)
- You may not usually get gassy, but it's a possibility when you take alli. The bathroom is really the best place to go when that happens (Not where I work. There's a guy that actually complains about bodily noises in the bathroom, I kid you not.)
OK, I know being overweight is not healthy, but there's got to be a better way. Seriously, people, there has got to be a better way.