Replied By Charles (Iowa City, Ia) on 01/16/2010
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.Replied By Faithinhealing (Forest Park, Ohio, Usa) on 03/01/2010
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.Replied By Dawn (Ny) on 08/13/2017
I have to respond to this post despite the amount of time that has passed. If you get diarrhea you are most likely full of yeast/candida. Coconut oil KILLS off yeast/candida which is why this person had the reaction she did. That is why it is recommended to start with just a teaspoon and increase slowly to 3.5 tablespoons.
I have been consuming OVCO for over 10 years. I had the same reaction in the beginning as I was a processed carb addict. Which I am no longer because it takes away those sugar cravings.
Stick with it. Coconut oil is worth it's weight in gold.Replied By Gale (NY) on 01/02/2023
Diarrhea is a detox symptom. The body creates symptoms to remove excess toxicity.Replied By Gale (Norfolk, Ny) on 02/06/2023
My husband also gets diarrhea when taking CO...it's your body detoxing/healing.