I took Alli back in 2009…. A few months later I was in the ER with Ulcerative Colitis and have since also developed severe IBS-M I have zero faith any class action lawsuit will come out of this. 💔

I took Alli weight loss pill back in Nov – Jan 1/2 month stopped taking them due to orange anal leakage on 3 different occasions. This leakage put bad bacteria in my private area. Now I have ODOR I can’t get rid of. I have been to Drs and online care/ labs (Evvy/ Microgen) Failed treatment plans and out of pocket treatment plans, nothing is working and it’s expensive!! So disappointed

I took Alli weight loss pill back in Nov – Jan 1/2 of the month for Jan due to anal orange leakage on 3 different occasions. Stopped taking them. My issue is that the leaking put bad bacteria in my private area and I’m still suffering for that with bad ODOR. Losing hours on my job, numerous of Dr appts and online lab work. So disappointed!!

Alli gave me gastroparesis and caused me to throw up tons of bile. Anyone know of a lawyer suing in a class action case?

For the people that don’t have long term illness from this drug ,good for you. I was a healthy 46 yr old never had to go to the doctor. I used Alli for 8 months and now I can’t eat without severe pain,bloating etc. I hope this doesn’t happen to others but it will and I was that person that said “oh people are just overreacting” NO THEY AREN’T. The only warning on this drug is for rare cases of liver damage. No warnings that it will destroy your intestines. Good luck to all that take this drug. I warn you to rethink you decision. I lost 20 lbs at what cost. A lifetime of misery.

I took Alli when it first came out, Can’t remember the exact year but shortly after taking it, I would say within the first 2 months. I was Diagnosed with Diverticulosis. I had never suffered or had any symptoms of this prior. I spoke to my Gastro and the Dr. at the ER that treated me and they did not want to entertain the possibility that it was related, but i have always felt there is a connection. Now i suffer from diverticulitis flare ups about 3x a year!

I took Alli for over 6 months. I developed Gall Bladder issues and subsequently a later onset gluten intolerance. If I had a choice I would have never taken it.

I just found this feed! I also suffer from the side effects of Alli, I was suffering with vomiting & digestive issues ever since I took this medication. I’ve been diagnosed with Gastroparesis though it confuses the Drs b/c I am not a diabetic & it does not fit my health or lifestyle. I’ve also had many issues with my pancreas, gallbladder & liver! I feel like Alli has taken away my health & drastically changed my life.

I was prescribed Xenical around 2006-2007 by my doctor not as a weightloss pill but as a cholestoral fighter. At the time she was raving about it and told me it would be perfect to brake down fat from my diet which would in turn lower my cholestoral. She didn’t tell me that every time I ate that their would be high amounts of oil in the toilet bowl when I went #2. My pee was orange and when I told my doctor she told me that’s normal. So I continued to use it. Because after all it’s a Doctor and you follow along. But then it just disappear and I couldn’t get it anymore. So I just stopped taking it. 12 years later I’m having the worse issues with my gallbladder and stomach and now I just found out I have to have my gallbladder removed. I put it all down to this pill. I’m really now wondering why it was orgnally taken off the shelves.

I had takin Alli back in 2010 and had lost 10lbs.Then it dissapeared off the shelves for about 4 years and it came back but the results were way different. What was it you had takin out because I feel it was a waste of 70.00$ . I want to buy again but I work hard for my money to and I doubt I’ll ever buy it again. So what was it takin out that worked so well and now nothing?

I have experienced blurred vision eye pain, dizziness, very bad headaches and discoloration of the skin from the Alli weight pills I only used the pills for two weeks and had the worst side effects ever

Hi my name is Melanie my brother his name was Patrick he was diagnosed with cancer if the colon and liver damage all due to the product called alli after his doctors confirmed this mm y family and have been trying for years to have a case for wonderful death every lawyer has turned us down more than anything I want to see this product taken off the market

I took Alli for about 2 months back in 2008-2009 and I stopped because I didn’t like the side effects. Once I stopped taking it, I started getting severe pain in my abdomen when I ate and was in the hospital at least 3 times a week. After 2 years of tests and endless hospital visits, a specialist concluded I had Chronic Pancreatitis with Exocrine failure. Alli killed my pancreas. I lost my career, my home, my husband… I am now disabled and am waiting for the surgery to have my pancreas removed. Alli ruined my life!! There were NO warnings on the label about Pancreatitis at that time, and I was perfectly healthy besides wanting to lose a bit of weight before I started taking it. Stay away from this drug!!

Hi, I have been prescribed xenical with is basically a stronger version 2 days ago. This is my second day of taking it and have been eating a duet low in fat as recommended. Yesterday I couldn’t leave the choose due to loose stools. Today it’s worsened and without sounding vulgar but I’m afraid there’s no their way to describe it in basically excresting a lot of fresh blood! I’m having sharp pains in my abdomen at least hourly and then comes the bowt. It’s currently good Friday so my gp is closed until Tuesday. I was hoping someone could give me any advice? I’m also so worried after reading others comments.

Oh, please.. You live life overweight, some technically obese, for a period of time. You take diet pills, and then, when colon cancer strikes, it’s the medication? Really. Really!?! Remember, just because you lost weight doesn’t mean the risks from abusing your body have gone away! Here are the far more likely self-inflicted risk factors: ✔Low-fiber, high-fat diet. Colon cancer and rectal cancer may be associated with a diet low in fiber and high in fat and calories. Research in this area has had mixed results. Some studies have found an increased risk of colon cancer in people who eat diets high in red meat and processed meat. ⭐Ever try the Atkins diet? But then who would you sue, right?⭐ ✔A sedentary lifestyle. If you’re inactive, you’re more likely to develop colon cancer. Getting regular physical activity may reduce your risk of colon cancer. ✔Diabetes. People with diabetes and insulin resistance may have an increased risk of colon cancer. ✔Obesity. People who are obese have an increased risk of colon cancer and an increased risk of dying of colon cancer when compared with people considered normal weight.

Gotta love the assholes commenting that people are just whining and should have understood the side effects before taking the medication. Guess what, Buttercup? Just because you took it for years with no problems doesn’t mean a thing. Every individual’s biology is different. The thing is that nowhere in the listed possible side effects did the company let people in on the fact they could take the drug for less than 30 days and get steal be experiencing problems *YEARS* later, like myself and many of the others posting above. You can call it antidotal all you want, when you’ve never had a problem in your entire life and your problems begin in concert with trying this drug that’s a pretty good indication the drug had something to do with it.

I have used alli for many years now. I originally lost 30 lbs and then it stopped working. I have always had constipation and liked that with alli I had regular BMs, so I continued to take for that reason. Now it has stopped working and I a very constipated again while still taking it. I have not experience any of the issues I have read on here. But since it has stopped working for weight loss and regular BMs I am going to stop taking. I hope I have not done any damage to my liver or GI system. Just wondering if anyone else has constipation after long term use. Thanks for all those that have shared on here.

I have been taking Alli for over a year or so. I’m not overweight, but, love me some high fat, high calorie foods. So, I started taking Alli so I could “indulge”….actually, to be honest, OVER INDULGE!! I did get diarrhea, but, of course figured it’s my fault for eating all that fatty food. It says right in the leaflet, that comes with it, that side effects are possible. It DOES say that some people get SEVERE stomach issues. It’s to be used ONLY with a certain amount of fat at a meal. I basically used it as a crutch so I felt I could eat all that junk. Especially chocolate. I’d take a pill, eat a bag of chocolate and feel like crap. Pain, my upper stomach area began being sore to the touch, bad acid reflux, even when I didn’t take it with a meal, I felt like all the food was stuck in the area just below my chest bone, etc. Although, nothing as severe as many above. I couldn’t figure out why my nails on my left hand were turning yellow. Alli isn’t meant to be used/misused as an excuse to devour fatty stuff. I take full responsibility for misusing it just so I could go full on piggy with chocolate. I’ve stopped taking it. If you have ANY reservations about the side effects, go see your Dr. BEFORE using it. Like they say, everything in moderation….especially chocolate!! LOL

I urge anyone considering this drug to not do it. Please. I took it for a year from April 2009-May 2010 and by May I couldn’t eat a salad (without dressing!) without becoming sick. I stopped and things slowly got a little better. But in September 2013 had to have my gallbladder removed due to the severe and constant pain I had been in for 3 years. I had over 20 gallstones and now live with gastroparesis. It isn’t worth the risk, I promise you that.

I just tried my 1st pill of alli and since then been having these excruciating stomach pain and light constipation. My insides feels like its on fire or something so painful i cant even sleep i will not be taking anymore im scared now i hope by taking my first 1 pill didnt damage my body as of now i have stop taking it but the pain is so unbearable im scared. Anyone could give advice or help please do i will greatly appreciate it

I took alli diet pills for six or seven years. before that I was taking oilastat 120mg once a day by prescription only. and than I heard aout alli the same medication but cheeper. I was taking two 60mg pills with each meal.i lost weight. but I did not know I would pay the price later on in years. I ended up having a pace maker put in.and than I started burning in my stomache. and could not hardly eat anything.because of the pain. and I took a one a day vitiam every night while I was on the medication. and when they took it off the shelves. I had withdraws. I went to a doctor. they had a test done on my liver. now I have a fatty liver. can not eat hardly nothing because of the burning and pain I indure.I have proof of how long I have been on alli. and medical records of what it done to me.before I started taking alli they done a catherzation on me and said my heart and arterys look great and my pancaris and liver look great. I have my medical records.now since I took alli diet pills for six or seven years. I had a pace maker put in. and also have a fatty liver. I went to the best lawer in Princeton wv.he looked every thing over. and told me the damage is done.where I was on the alli diet pills. he told me he wish he could help me. because I have a open and shut case.but he did not handle class action law suits. if it was a priscription drug he could. he told me to find out about a class action lawsuit against alli diet pills. manufacture glasco/kline/smith. he said I had a open and shut case.if I knew what it would do to my body years later I would not took the the first pill.i made a company richer while destroying my body. where I thought I was bettering my life. I think they should pay for the pain and suffering they have afflicted on me and others like me.for not testing the drug longer to see if it would hurt or kill people. so they can only get richer. I wish to the good lord I could start over.i would never have token that posion. I will never ever take another diet pill. if they are a clss action lawsuit against alli please put my name in there.they should be held responable. for the damage they have caused me and so many others.

My grandfather took alli for over a year. He had rectal bleeding from the medication. He was diagnosed with colon cancer not Lin after and passed away a few days ago because of it. This medicine is not something to play with.

I took Alli on and off for about 6 months or so when it first came on the market. I had bloating, greasy gassy discharge but still gave it a try. fast forward to 2013 and I was diagnosed with stage 3 rectal cancer. How I suffered through surgeries, 2 types of chemo and radiation. To this day I am permanently disabled from daily bowel issues that I will have for the rest of my life, neuropathy and other issues from all of this. Constant pain and suffering! In the back of my mind, I had a feeling that Alli was too good to be true, and with the constant irritations in those areas from the product i’m sure it created this problem that threatens my life.

I took Alli for a few months to help loose weight while going to Positive Changes. After a few months I was getting cramps & diarhea & it got worse. I had to have a colonoscopy & found my whole colon was inflamed. It took a lot of rounds of steroids & Lialda to get it under control. I still have bouts & have to go back on steroids to get it under control which adds to my weight. Alli has changed my life forever. I would not recommend it for anyone.

I started taking Alli in March. Last week, while at work, I experienced terrible pain. Turns out I have diverticulitis. I’m not sure if this was caused by the Alli or not

I have taken alli at the prescription dosage for about 6 or 7 years. I use it to loose weight and to help control my weight.. I have had no liver, stomach, gall bladder, rectal, or colon problems at all. I have had several physicals, including colonoscopys, and I am fine. No health problems. I am sorry people are having problems, but I am not convinced that alli is the cause. Many people have used alli and lost weight. My doctor has used It too loose weight, and has kept the weight off.

I agree with both Jennifer and Deborah. I have been using Alli since 2007 and lost 70 lbs the 1st year. I’ve had very minimal side effects except for one time that involved a 12-hour plane trip when only Big Mac burgers were offered. Not a good meal on any diet plan. I continued taking the pill but was very careful about the fat contact in the foods I are. Being careful to stay within the fat limit and exercise regularly is a requirement. I do sympathize with those who felt serious side effects and wish them all well. However, the warnings were there and not all medications affect everyone the same. I would like to see Alli come back on the market.

I have used Alli and had great success. I lost 85 pounds over like 12 months. Yes I had some diarrhea, but no worse then I have due to having my gallbladder out in 2001. I have never had any other side effects. And will use it again if I need. The USA needs to stop acting like the manufactures have to pay thru the nose because the med that you pick on you own did something you did not like. Because you like me have no will power to stop eating like a pig.

I hope GSK fights every single last law suit filed til the bitter end. Everything that happens to you isn’t someone else’s fault. All medications have side effects and risks. If you put the pill in your mouth you assume those risks, and because you are a unique individual, you assume the risk that there may be side effects that others may not have had. This is what’s wrong with America today. Every one wants to sue and blame others and not take responsibility for their own actions. Please let it occur to you that you may have gotten sick regardless of having taken Alli, with or without a family history of illness. Thousands of people have taken Alli for years with great success, me included, and the few who anecdotally become ill, are now dictating wether or not this medication will ever come back on the market. Everything bad that happens to you is not someone else’s fault. Bad things happen. The end. This is why medications in this country are so astinomically expensive.

Took Alli when it first came out and continued using for many years. Only recently stopped after suffering major stomach pains, non-stop nausea, and severe GI problems. Just spent five days in the hospital with Acute Pancreatitis. No family history of pancreatitis and I’m not a heavy drinker. Will never take again!

I have taken Alli before, but just for a short time due to diarrhea and abdominal cramping. That was at least 3 or 4 years ago. About 3 weeks ago my husband and I started taking Alli. I stopped last night, and didn’t take it at all today. This morning and then this afternoon I continued having cramps and couldn’t seem to stay out of the bathroom. Later this afternoon, early evening, I had two more bowel movements. The second one is when I saw the bright red blood in my stool. I will not continue taking Alli (nor will my husband who has had frequent movements, but no blood at this point). We’re out of town right now, but as soon as we return, I will be seeing my doctor. I’ve never had blood in my stool before. Yes, I’ve lost weight already, but it’s not worth it!

Gallbladder removed, hernia repair, G.I. problems , post colonoscopy with ulcerative leasions. Increased liver enzymes and hate it but due to abd. Pain I have have many MRI ‘S with & w/of contrast to rule out what maybe the cause. Only change was beginning alli. The cramps get so bad it’s undesirable. I read the reviews above. I will be having more specific testing done ASAP !

I suffered from kidney failure as a result of taking Alli off and on for many years.

I love Alli. No ill effects, just weight loss, and sometimes I take a double dose. It’s great for those of us who have no problem with it. If you don’t like it,don’t take it. Sometimes I think we are turning into a nation of hypochondriacs!

I started taking xenical when it was perscribed for me almost 10 yrs ago then went to alli. I am 71 yrs old and have no problems with it and have been taking it all these years.

My mom took Alli and she got so scared because the whole time she was having blood just POUR out of her rectum every time she went to the bathroom. It didn’t trickle, it wasn’t a little bit. She said it was like urinating. This went on for weeks! She never made the connection until she went to the proctologist who told her to stop taking the Alli and -like that- the bleeding stopped. I hope nothing more serious is wrong inside that we haven’t yet caught

I took Ali for about a year on and off. I started getting constipation, I never had irregular bowel movements, until after Ali. Constipation, stomache pains at 4am, neuropathy, this has affected me greatly. I can’t eat certain things or I become bloated, I cannot have a normal bowel movement on my own. This drug is lethal. I need to further my medical tests, but I’m nervous about the results.

I came across this post after taking alli for two days..I went to the bathroom and I thought I started my peroid? I got really scared..I had blood, lots of bloodnin the toilet and toilet paper.The blood was coming from my rectum..I’m not taking th is drug again..if its this bad after two days amagine if was months…These post are scary and I’m saddened that so many are going through many issues…God bless

I am 39, 6 foot tall. healthy. not overweight. started Alli about 4 weeks ago. because of the side affects had to stop it today. I lost 6 pounds , from 191 to 185 but feel sorry I took the drug. all 4 weeks I have experiebced heart pain. FIRST time in my life. day and night. hopefully it will go away, was clean of this drug since this morning, and first time in 4 weeks have no heart pain also Alli made me very tired, depressed, gave me almost daily headaches. hortible diarrheas

I’m posting again,as my problems have worsened. Don’t take this med!! I have severe digestive issues & pain n I can’t eat caused it’s messed up my stomach lining,bad….

My heart goes out to all of you, but it’s kind of sad that people take these drugs without even knowing what they do or what the dangers are. Doing so, you’d find that these pharmacutical drugs are more dangerous and damaging to the body than most street drugs. If people just learned to love and accept themselves as they are, drug companies wouldn’t be able to attack people’s insecurities with these dangerous drugs. Wish you all the best and I’m truly sorry for what you’re going through. I hope it’s not forever.

Took alli in small amounts for a few years. Now when I take it I have severe belching horrible stomach pain. It also caused me to have hemeroids. I think my gallbladder is having problems. I gave stomach pains when not taking alli now. This over the counter drug is dangerous in my opinion

I started taking alli a week ago and today Sunday Oct 7 2012 I started to bleed from my rectum I’m scared n I feel like I need to be in the toilet all day but only flesh n blood come out why help

I am a 31 year old male, I was recently diagnosed with diverticulitis and have terrible stomach pains as a result of taking Alli. Is there anything we can do to help ourselves ?

I’ve taken Alli since it became an OTC drug. I’ve just had my spleen removed. It was enlarged and had a cluster of cysts. I cannot be sure, but I discontinued Alli. Maybe this is a side effect of Alli.

I took alli for maybe 6 mths..Due to this im having severe constipation.Ive gained 30lbs. Now im so worried im having a colonoscopy n endoscopy..Reading everyones comments is scaring me..Please pray for me..

I took Alli when it first came out for about two months. Didn’t like the side effects and stopped, Two years later, I was anemic. My doctor did a colonoscopy to be on the safe side…I had a baseball sized tumor in my colon. Colon cancer. It was removed (along with 12 inches of colon) and I went thru 6 months of chemo. I no longer can feel my feet and have trouble remembering and learning as a result of the chemo. I lost my job as my sales dropped. I am 42 years old with 2 children.

I took Alli about 2 years ago. I lost weight however the crappy side effects that came with it are woth it. I knew instantly when I ate something that was to fatty. (DIAHREA) I had to know where the bathrooms everywhere I went. I have not taken Alli 2 years but I now have I still have diahrea 3times a week. Ihave ruined more clothes and underwera than this product is worth. I can’t go on long walks,shopping,or longtrips. I’m have to take anti- diahrea pills 3 times a week . My Dr. said the symtoms should have stopped when I stopped taking Alli. Maybe somebody needs to tell my body. Any one who is thinking about taking Alli should just learn to eat and excercise.

I took Alli in the summer of 2008 and took it until November 2008 . In i probably lost abou 55 lbs. January 2009 I started to regain some of the weight back so I started Alli again. I was surprised that I did not get the same results this time – I also did not have the “after effects” so I discontinued it shortly after restarting. In October 2009 I started to have severe pain in the lower abdomen . I was 44 and the doctors could not figure out what was wrong with me. I had my gall bladder removed in January 2010, but the pain persisted. On may 1, 2010 I went in for a colonoscopy. Two days before mother’s day I was diagnosed with cancer. Five days later I had a tumor the size of my fist removed with 75% of my colon. I then went through 6 months of chemo. Believe me IT IS NOT WORTH THE RISK

I started taking alli when it first came out and along with the alli I also changed my diet and went faithfully to the gym. It was successful, I lost 125 pounds. THen On Fathers Day 2009 I found myself in the ER with severe abdominal pain. After the Cat Scan I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Anal Cancer with Liver Metastasis. My initial oncologist told me my cancer was not curable and I had only 18 months to live. I was only 44, still had 2 children at home and was on my way to completing my Masters Degree. I went to another oncologist, had 2 years of very aggressive chemo. I am currently cancer free, but suffer many severe and permanent side effects from the chemo. My life has been destroyed and because of all the steroids i was on to be able to endure the chemo all my weight came back plus more. I now find much difficulty in walking because the chemo has destroyed my knee joints, I have severe neuropathy in both my hands and feet which my neurologist says is permanent, so now I cant cook, drive and it is very difficult to type. I cant believe the FDA and Alli’s makers didnt do their homework on this and allowed this drug to be sold and consumed by the unsuspecting general public. It almost took my life…and who knows it still might if this cancer decides to become active again….Watch out if you take alli…it is not safe and it definately isn;t worth your life.