Thank you ladies, the support and reassurance means a lot to me. My friend took Orlistat last year and told me I should always wear a pad 'just in case'. Are the accidents really that common? I knew it could happen if you've eaten too much fat in your meal, she's kind of put me off now!
Is that guidance or a strict rule? So say I've got some less than 8% fat lean mince, would that be OK in a small portion or am I risking those effects?
I'm getting less and less sure about these tablets! lol
GP tells you nothing I agree, they don't know enough about it, my practice nurse even admitted that. Salmon that is wild I was ok with but the farmed salmon is injected with fat to make it bigger so very high in fat & a no no & yes if by treats you mean chocolate & crisps then I'm afraid you're right. I'm a sweetie fan so I ate sweets & there are some m&s crisps that are ok. It is drastic but for me it was my last chance as I was 19 stone, I was 4 months on them which have me a 2.5 stone loss which I carried on losing when I came off. Some people risk the side effects & have treats when they want them, it was just for me in my job I couldn't risk it xLess than 5% fat in anything though is extremely restrictive and I didn't realise just how low fat it meant you had to be when I left my GP. That rules out a lot of food that is actually quite healthy, like fish. It also means no treat ever even if you're well within calories.
I wouldn't dare risk it either!
Caz said:I'm going to give them a go, I might as well and like you said I'll just do any experimenting with levels of fat I can take without side effects whilst I'm at home to be able to deal with any possible side effects! I'm calorie counting anyway, it just limits my choices more. I walked around Tesco whilst waiting for my prescription and there are actually more low fat cuts of meat available than I thought.
I'm going to give them a go, I might as well and like you said I'll just do any experimenting with levels of fat I can take without side effects whilst I'm at home to be able to deal with any possible side effects! I'm calorie counting anyway, it just limits my choices more. I walked around Tesco whilst waiting for my prescription and there are actually more low fat cuts of meat available than I thought.
I think I've been thinking of it as a 5g per 100g and not a single bit over that whereas actually it'll be strict but not THAT strict. It'll probably actually not be nearly as difficult as it seemed.