Weight Loss Supplements?

[jingleboob 5]

Healthy Trim. Anyone taking this or anything else?

It's an all herbal supplement that I had my pcp look at and she said there was nothing harmful in it. Wondered if anyone was using to lose their pre-surgery weight... Not sure I'll do it because I don't want to mess anything up. But if you are using it or something else please letme know and let me know what your surgeon thinks! Thanks

[sillysallysunshine 0]

I took healthy trim for a while... it is another weight loss pill that hypes you up and you will lose a little on it...never stays off, at least for me.

My doctor told me no supplements during my pre op diet....

[BetsyB 9]

I don't agree with your doctor that there are no ingredients that can cause harm.

Hoodia Gordonii--the hoodia currently available in the United States has been proven ineffective in weight loss; when the real deal becomes available, it will be MAJOR news, because it really does appear to have benefits. However, the stuff now finding its way into products like this are...well, schwag

Green Tea Leaf Extract--can cause nausea, diarrhea, cardiac arrhythmia, headache, dizziness

Caralluma Fimbriata--generally safe, but can cause Constipation and mild stomach issues

Coix Seed-should be avoided for at least 2 weeks before surgery

Chromium Picolinate--disproven, in a multitude of peer-reviewed studies, to have an effect on weight loss. May help regulate blood sugar in a small percentage of diabetics, but otherwise not helpful as a supplement. In some people (including me), it can cause terrible eczema-like skin rash.

Cassia Seed-this is a laxative, and as such carries serious potential risk related to dehydration and electrolyte imbalance. It really should only be used under a doctor's supervision (and most doctors would say NO; weight loss by purging--which is what this causes--is temporary and foolish.)

Poria Cocos--generally safe

Lotus Leaf--can cause gas, constipation, gastrointestinal problems; it can lower blood pressure and impair clotting. (You can't use meds that impair clotting near surgery.) It also can cause hypoglycemia

So, you've got a few ingredients that are generally safe, a handful that have fairly frequent adverse effects, and a couple that really need to be avoided in the preoperative period.

All for ...what? Temporary weight loss caused by laxative and diuresis?

Totally not worth it, IMO. There are no real benefits to using drugs like this.