Adjusting physically to coconut oil page

[beach.bum]

I LOVE coconut oil and have been eating it daily since I discovered PB, but I was wondering if you folks who have been enjoying it for a long time could share how long it took your body to adjust to it. I've read several threads about how ingesting too much has a laxative effect but that you can "build up" a tolerance to it. I currently have two tablespoons a day (at breakfast) but think that's still too much for by body. How long did it take y'all to be able to tolerate that much or more? Or should I just cut back completely?

[KG]

I used to eat coconut oil straight out of the jar, but it's so satiating that I literally gag at the thought of doing that again. Saying that, I use at least a spoonful or two or coconut oil with every meal. I noticed some laxative effects when I used to eat it on it's own, but I can safely say that my body adjusted well within a week.

In the long-term, I've had no problems. I can't live without my Coconoil!

[O_O]

I had no problem with just eating a Tbsp of coconut oil but did have some digestive effects with the coconut milk in the beginning but I had consumed 3/4 cup which was the equivalent of eating 3 Tbsp of coconut oil at once. The guar gum may have played a role too.

[Dr. Bork Bork]

I'm 4 weeks in to PB, and haven't noticed any problems eating coconut oil straight up. It's yummo! If anything, I'm more regular now than I was before.

[Dragonfly]

Suggest 1/2 teaspoonful and increasing by the same every week.

[Horsewoman]

So does that mean tummy issues with coconut products doesn't necessarily mean an intolerence then?

[O_O]

I would say it doesn't necessarily mean intolerance. It could just be too much or too much too fast.

[JEL62]

I just started using coconut oil (nutiva) myself and thankfully got some advice beforehand to start small and build up. Right now I am using three teaspoons per day and want to get up to three tablespoons. My GI tract doesn't seem bothered by it at all, but oh man do I get kinda hot after eating it. Not hot as in 'I'm all that' hot. LOL. I get kinda flushed and warm for a half hour or so.

[Imrotu]

I was fine within a day. I take a couple of tablespoons thru out with no problems now.

My sister on the other hand is a crazy story. She recently (for the first time ever) took a teaspoon in the morning. TMI, but she started vomiting and diarrheaing for 2 days and it's only started to taper off. I knew about the purging from the intestinal tracts, yet I didn't really come across comments about vomiting till I googled "coconut oil and vomit." Apparently it's not an uncommon experience, but WOAH.

She's had coconut oil when cooked in vegetables and there wasn't anything amiss with that. I think this was just plain overload for her.

[Horsewoman]

Thanks, that's helpful info. I have many intolerances so thought that was what was going on when I felt iffy after eating lots of coconut milk. Good to know that may not be the case.