“Unfortunately I have a very bad effect on me .I went urgently to my gp because I had pain in my colon and diarrhea.I was better after 3 days .I did not lose any weight though.”
Hi Lavinia
I wanted to thank you for your review, we love to hear from all of our customers however I am sorry to hear that your experience this time around has not lived up to your expectations and wanted to apologise for this.
Orlistat is a very popular product line that typically scores highly (4.7 out of 5) by our patients. When combined with a healthy diet and exercise regime there are proven results that many of our patients have experienced, using orlistat as a great treatment to assist in the weight loss journey.
Given the nature of your comments, our support team have contacted you directly to help further.
“Ordered a month's worth and took for a few days as advised whilst following a diet plan with weight watchers. The side effects were horrendous even with a low fat diet and I had to stop taking them. Also caused a horrible bloating feeling. Not worth the the inconvenience and pain of constant diarrhoea and bloated stomach.”
Hi Anne Marie
Thank you for leaving your review regarding this product, we love to hear from all of our patients so that we can improve how we provide treatments for all.
It is lovely to see you join our pharmacy and to hear from you on your first order.
Orlistat has no direct effect on the amount of fat in your body but instead works to reduce the amount of fat absorbed from your diet, which over the longer term can help to decrease body fat.
Orlistat binds to enzymes, known as lipases, that occur in your intestine and break down dietary fat into smaller molecules that can be absorbed. By blocking this process, Orlistat helps to prevent some dietary fat from being absorbed that is instead passed out when you have a bowel movement.
The side effects that you refer to are most common at the start of treatment and are most likely to occur after eating a high-fat meal. By restricting your intake of dietary fat to less than 15g per main meal you will decrease the chances of these side effects.
The more of your diet contains fat, the more that is excreted and is a sign of an imbalanced diet.
However this is essential for taking a long term and sustained approach to your weight loss journey, which Orlistat is an excellent tool for assisting with.
The expected weight loss is about 10% of your overall weight over 6 months, when combined with a weight-reducing diet and exercise. This equated to about 1kg in a month for someone who weighs 75kg.
For optimal results; Orlisat can be taken up to three times daily every day, seven days a week, with or up to one hour after each main meal.
You should take Orlistat with meals all meal containing between 1g - 15g of fat
I did want to note that you should skip taking Orlistat if you:
Eat a meal that is fat free (such as a salad without dressing)
Skip a meal
Eat a meal with over 15g of fat -for many people, the gastrointestinal side effects of Orlistat mean that if they occasionally want to break your diet and indulge, it is better to skip your dose and not have any adverse consequences
Here are some links which give some inspiration on the ways to build a healthy diet and introduce sustained exercise as the NHS have a wealth of knowledge on their eat well platform (https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/) and also some useful inspiration for keeping active (https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/)
We would always advocate using one weight loss program at a time, and build this into a healthy diet with an appropriate amount of exercise.
I do hope that this reassures you that this medication will help you achieve your weight loss goal however if you have any more questions or need any more help, please get back in contact.
