I started alli on 4-30-08 and I haven't had a bowel movement since that day,is this normal or I'm I doing something wrong?I'm following the plan and everything.

That is not a treatment effect from alli but probably an effect from eating more fiber than you are accustomed .  Here are a few basic things you can do to alleviate the problem:

• Slowing introduce high fiber foods int your diet
• Drink plenty of water
• Exercise more
• May incorporate one of the yogurts that help speed your digestive transit system

Also, here is some information about fiber intake yo may find interesting

Hope this helps,

Sylvia Melendez-Klinger, MS, RD, LD, CPT - registered dietitian

Hello, Sylvia ---

   2 things in general seem to trigger treatment effects in me. The first is that certain foods, although not over the 19 g./meal limit, seem to trigger them. This gets them categorized into "foods to avoid." Treatment effects in both cases, by the way, consist of reddish-orange oily globs, as big as my little fingernail, each, passing right through me. The other source of treatment effects consist of how foods are prepared. Extra olive oil, to keep stir-fry foods from sticking to the pan, bring them on in an otherwise moderate-oil dish. In either case, Alli seems to save me from the oil lodging around my belly as fat.

       --- EcoChevy

You are right on!  Certain food such as liquid fats (even if you stay within your recommendations) tend to trigger treatment effects in some people, so it's best to pay attention to those foods that may trigger those treatment effects.

Thanks for sharing,

Sylvia Melendez-Klinger, MS, RD, LD, CPT - registered dietitian