# Xenical **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 9, 2000, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xenical/5950 "2000-01-09T02:06:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2000, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xenical/5950/1 "2000-01-09T02:06:00Z")
I posted this question before and now can’t find it. Since it’s been less than 24hours I don’t know what happened, so I apologize for repeating myself. But what is the SD on this drug? Would insurance cover it? I’m not overweight but it would be nice to eat normal. Also is this drug akin to eating a bag of WOW! chips? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2000, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xenical/5950/2 "2000-01-09T03:13:00Z")
[All you ever want to know about Xenical](http://www.xenical.com/) * * * If you can’t convince them, confuse them. Harry S. Truman ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2000, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xenical/5950/3 "2000-01-09T03:13:00Z")
[All you ever want to know about Xenical](http://www.xenical.com/) * * * If you can’t convince them, confuse them. Harry S. Truman ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2000, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xenical/5950/4 "2000-01-09T03:15:00Z")
No I don’t stutter! At least I don’t think I do… * * * If you can’t convince them, confuse them. Harry S. Truman ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2000, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xenical/5950/5 "2000-01-09T06:06:00Z")
“The most commonly observed adverse events (incidence of ³5% and twice that of placebo) were oily spotting, flatus with discharge, fecal urgency, fatty/oily stool, oily evacuation, increased defecation and fecal incontinence.” Gee, honey, you look great, but, what’s that smell? * * * so you found a girl who thinks really deep thoughts. what’s so amazing about really deep thoughts? Tori Amos ---
**Author:** ![fuzzy-wuzzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b38774/32.png) [@fuzzy-wuzzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fuzzy-wuzzy)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2000, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xenical/5950/6 "2000-01-09T06:21:00Z")
You did post it cause I remember replying to it. It costs around $120-$150 for a 30 day supply. The more fat you eat the worse the side effects. You have to be at least 30 pounds overweight. My doctor told me if you eat a lot of fat…expect to spend most of your day in the bathroom. * * * “Do or do not, there is no try” - Yoda _You wanna know something about me…ask me…not my friends…_ ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2000, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xenical/5950/7 "2000-01-10T06:08:00Z")
> [@](#): > > flatus with discharge ## I’ll bet that’s fun during your corporate meeting! Yipes! Love is like popsicles…you get too much you get too high. Not enough and you’re gonna die…-(Sweet) [Click here for some GOOD news for a change](http://www.binghamtonpress.com/binghamtonnews/local/Sanews5.html)[Zettecity](http://www.angelfire.com/ny3/zettecity/index.html)