Side Effects Of Xenical

Xenical is a potent, anti-obesity medication. As with all prescription treatments, there are a number of associated side effects. Xenical can lead to a number of adverse effects, although this will vary from person to person. The common side effects of Xenical are often restricted to the local action in the digestive system.

Common Xenical side effects

• Urgent or increased need to open the bowels
• Flatulence (wind) with discharge
• Oily discharge
• Oily or fatty stools

These side effects are found to be mild in nature, and will most commonly occur when a person begins the initial stages of Xenical treatment. This is because the body will not be used to fat-inhibitors. However, as your body gradually adjusts to the medication, you will notice these side effects will reside before disappearing completely.

These unpleasant Xenical side effects are particularly common after meals containing high levels of fat. Hence, the effects disappear with a low-fat diet, as recommended, allowing you to continue treatment as usual.

Allergic reactions with Xenical

Although slightly subsuming any other adverse effect with Xenical, allergic reactions can occur. The few, less serious allergic reactions reported are itchiness, rash, wheals (slightly elevated, itchy skin patches that are paler or redder than surrounding skin), severe difficulty in breathing, nausea, vomiting and feeling unwell.

In very rare cases, the following has been reported:

• Increase in liver enzyme levels
• Case of diverticulitis
• Case of gallstones

Subsuming these further, rectal bleeding has been reported, although generally mild in nature.

During clinical trials, some patients with type-2 diabetes experienced low blood sugar levels and bloating. Moreover, patients taking oral contraception experienced a degree of diarrhoea, thus rendering the contraceptive pill in-effective.

Avoiding Xenical side Effects

If in the event that a particular, or a number of side effects begin to affect your quality of life, it is important to tell your doctor or pharmacist at the earliest opportunity.

You can lose weight with mild exercises, well planned balanced diet and Xenical. Always keep this in mind and weight loss with Xenical can be achieved.