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How to take this medication Xenical is taken with each meal (three times daily). Your daily fat intake should be divided equally between these three meals so you will benefit from Xenical's actions. Your medicine should be swallowed with water. Xenical works in your digestive system, where it aids in weight control by preventing digestive enzymes from breaking down dietary fats into smaller, more digestible molecules. It decreases fat absorption by 30%. In other words it blocks about one-third of the fat in the food you eat from being digested. The undigested fat in the food you eat is then eliminated in your bowel movements.
Side Effects Loose stools and increased gas or flatulence. These symptoms are generally mild, occur at the beginning of treatment, go away after a short period of time and are particularly experienced after meals containing high levels of fat. Normally, these symptoms disappear if you continue treatment and keep to your recommended diet.
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