The Alli Diet is an FDA-approved drug that essentially induces diarrhea as a safe and effective means of weight loss. Let's take a look at a few of the particulars of the Alli Diet: to quote Wikipedia one of Alli's side effects is - "Because orlistat's [the active ingredient in Alli's] main effect is to prevent dietary fat from being absorbed the fat is excreted unchanged in the feces and so the stool may become oily and loose."

The incentive that the Alli Diet pill offers is that even if you cheat on your low fat diet even in the least bit you will experience the fury of the Alli diet pill's side effects. Alli affectionately calls these side effects "treatment effects," using the verbiage found in the Alli Companion Guide. If you're using the Alli diet pill, cheating on your diet just isn't worth the consequences.

Alli, marketed over the counter by GlaxoSmithKline, and under the trade name Xenical by Roche, prevents about 30% of dietary fat from being absorbed. The amount of weight loss will vary among individuals. The primary side effects of the drug are gastrointestinal-related, and include steatorrhea, fecal incontinence, frequent or urgent bowel movements, and flatulence. GlaxoSmithKline recommends that Alli users wear dark pants or keep spare clothes available at work until they "have a sense of any treatment effects."

One nonprofit group, Public Citizen, says Alli has been shown in studies to cause pre-cancerous lesions in the colons of mice. Director of Public Citizen's Health Research Group, Dr. Sidney M. Wolfe, said while it is not known whether these pre-cancerous lesions will lead to colon cancer, he and other cancer experts do not believe use of the weight loss-drug is a risk worth taking.

The US has been worried about its population's growing beefiness for a long time, expecially since some 65% of adults are overweight or obese. The problem is also starting to take hold in Europe. Alli is expected to become one of the latest wonder drugs on the US market, in spite of its side effects. Potential customers who see the Alli pill as a quick path to weight loss ought to know that it works better alongside traditional weight loss programs such as exercise and light dieting.

When you use Alli diet pills, the excess fat that passes out of your body is not harmful. It actually looks something like the oil on top of a pizza. Learning how to handle the different side effects is an important part of being successful with Alli. Here's how to take control:

· Start trimming the fat from your diet before you begin taking Alli. Then choose a day to start taking Alli, such as a weekend day so that you can stay close to home if you experience a treatment effect.

· Spread your daily fat gram allowance of 15 grams on average meals eaten throughout the day.

· If you feel gassy, the best place to go is the bathroom.

· Learn to spot the foods that trigger side effects by using a journal.