[NAY]  03/03/2007: Holly from Apex, NC: "I have gained 5 pounds using the VCO and ACV. What is up? I thought I would lose weight, but I have gained. I crave salty foods. Has anyone else experienced this?"

01/29/2011: Nikolina from Roy, Utah replies: "Medications alone can account for the fact that you are not losing weight. A lot of them can change your metabolism and make it difficult, or almost impossible, to lose any weight at all. The fact that you are experiencing more energy is a great cause to celebrate. I wish you well."

[BETTER BUT WITH SIDE EFFECTS]  01/16/2010: Charles from Iowa City, Ia replies: "its true! i lost 15lbs in a matter of 5 days after eating coconut oil, thanks to the nastiest bout of diarrhea i've had in my entire life. i'm a body builder who's fat intake was around the 40% of my dietary intake, and thought switching over to this oil was be a healthy substitute. wrong! well at least not all at once. most painful experience of my life. ever."

03/01/2010: Faithinhealing from Forest Park, Ohio, Usa replies: "Coconut oil is an antifungal, antibacterial, so what you experienced was more than likely die off symptoms from the oil killing the bad bacteria in your stomach. Next time start slowly maybe with just using it topically for a while."

02/16/2013: Sreejit from Calcutta, West Bengal: "I want to buy extra virgin organic coconut oil with short and medium chain."

[YEA]  03/05/2008: Sandy from Bangalore, India: "For overnight miraculous healing of wounds, apply coconut oil to it. This will also ensure that no scar is left behind."

[QUESTION]  02/10/2009: Jenni from Western Australia: "I am curious as to what results people have achieved using coconut oil for reducing facial lines?"

02/11/2009: Tina from River John, Nova Scotia replies: "It is a lovely moisturizer, but if you want a line minimize, treat your lines with castor oil every night before bed. Be sure to pat off the excess oil with tissue and use a pillowcase you do not care about in case of transfer."

[YEA]  04/21/2008: AC from West Midlands, England: "I read about Coconut oil on this site and went to my local health store to ask if they had any. They said no, but they suggested I take caprylic acid, which is in coconut oil and helps cure yeast overgrowth. I purchased it to help cure my athlete's foot and stomach discomfort.

I purchased it and I took one 350MG tablet daily as per directions. It did not cure my athlete's foot like I wanted, but I felt less hungry, less tired, and my stomach felt better. I also lost weight without serious effort. I've been taking it for two months now.

Warning: I experienced two things while taking this: stomach discomfort and a slightly yeasty odor coming from my body for a week or two.

The yeasty smell rubbed off on my washcloth and towels. I discovered by accident that putting a capful of hydrogen peroxide (the regular kind from the pharmacy, not the food grade kind) in my bathwater stopped this. It stopped me from emitting the yeasty smell and from transferring it to my wash cloth and towels."

02/03/2012: Madeline from Central, Nj replies: "For the athlete foot try apple cider vinegar. Wash you feet and use equal parts of the vinegar and hydrogen peroxide and after you moisturizer whith coconut oil. You have to be consistent and patient."