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Reviewer: Henry Fartson, 35-44 on Treatment for less than 1 month
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This works by your body rejecting 25% of any fat you consume over roughly 5 or 6 grams. Which means.... if you eat spaghetti bolognese for dinner, you are almost certain to shit yourself or randomly and uncontrollably fart out orange oil for upto several days later. Something I would quite like to have known before I started taking. Essentially it frightens you into following a low-fat diet. So in
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Reviewer: Xxx, 35-44 on Treatment for less than 1 month
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Will help you loose weight but be warned you shouldn’t be far from a toilet for the duration of your treatment. Sudden need to go to the bathroom with no control. Suffered 2 accidents without warning. Sweats and headaches so be sure to take a multi vitamin also as they will leave you feeling drained after 12 toilet visits in a day.
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Reviewer: Rnurse88, 25-34 on Treatment for less than 1 month
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Started taking this than a month ago and I'm dow 12lbs. Going into week 4 and determined to lose that extra for my 1stone award at slimming world
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Reviewer: Orlis, 35-44 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I have used this medication more than three months but I have just lost only 02 ponds. Kindly tell me the side effects of this tablet and whr did my weight not loss
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Reviewer: 55-64 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I have been using this drug for 2 weeks everything was going ok untill sat 5th aug when i needed to go next thing i am was still on the loo 6 hours later. My stools colour was orange
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