Uncontrollable, oily diarrhea...

[Jon P. Inghram]

A "new" over-the-counter weight-loss pill apparently has some "interesting" side-effects:

http://angryaussie.wordpress.com/2007/06/20/miracle-diet-pill-with-teeny-tiny-side-effect/

[KRSESQ]

Hell with it. I'll put up with the 20 extra pounds.

Kevin

[Technoid]

Dont bother with it, there are better stuff on the way

[Fat Tone]

I've some experience of Xenical. For me it was very effective. I lost 4 stone in 6 months, but it was part of a lifestyle change. Trouble is old habits come back quickly given half a chance.

Anyway, if you don't absorb the fat, where else do you think it's gonna go? Its part of a package of behaviours. It encourages you to avoid the foods that you know are gonna cause you problems. Steer away from the really high-fat stuff and you don't get the severe symptoms, and it does have controllable effects for a lower-fat diet.

[schmosef]

couldn't eating more fiber (perhaps a lot more) help with this?

[Fat Tone]

Something that the undigested fat can bind to would definitely help, but then you lose the incentive to avoid the fatty foods.

What is this miracle you speak of, young Technoid?

[Technoid]

Something that the undigested fat can bind to would definitely help, but then you lose the incentive to avoid the fatty foods.

What is this miracle you speak of, young Technoid?

My uncle is on a test program for an old diabetes drug (if I remember correctly) that as a side effect causes weight loss.

He's been on it for some month now and the only side effect he's noticed is lowered tolerance for alcohol.

that and the weight loss.

but as always "1 person of 1000 will experience cramps, nausea, yellow fever, diarrhea, raised blood pressure, hay fever, full body rash, lowered blood pressure "

Actually that's what my antihistamine medicine says in the fine print, and not from the weight loss drug

[KRSESQ]

I remember when I was a kid, there were two medicines: aspirin and Campho-Phenique, that was it. But they advertise these prescriptions, and half the time, the side effects are 50 times worse than what the thing cures! It's like, "Try new Flor-A-Flor. For itchy, watery eyes, it's Flor-A-Flor. Side effects may include: nausea, vomiting, water weight gain, lower back pain, receding hairline, eczema, seborrhea, psoriasis, itchy chafing clothing, liver spots, blood clots, ringworm, excessive body odor, uneven tire wear, pyorrhea, gonorrhea, diarrhea, halitosis, scoliosis, loss of bladder control, hammertoes, the shanks, low sperm count, warped floors, cluttered drawers, hunchback, heart attack, low resale value on your home, feline leukemia, athlete's foot, head lice, club foot, MS, MD, VD, fleas, anxiety, sleeplessness, drowsiness, poor gas mileage, tooth decay, split ends, parvo, warts, unibrow, lazy eye, fruit flies, chest pains, clogged drains, hemorrhoids, dry heaving, and sexual dysfunction." I'm like, "I'll just have itchy, watery eyes!"

Jeff Foxworthy

Kevin

[Byock]

Bwahahaha. I think I would take the extra weight as well.

[TnT]

Giardia would be an efficient way to loose weight as well.

[ZokesPro]

Lovely. I like how they recommend that you should wear dark clothes and bring a change of clothes to work.

LOL @ KRSESQ