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What is Coconut oil?

Coconut oil has been found effective against certain strains of the Candida yeast and may have an antiviral effect.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 11 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_cant_tell
Support immune health 7 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 7 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Constipation 2 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Pain 1 1 Efficacy_major
Other 1 0

See all 31 patients currently taking Coconut oil

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 7

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Coconut oil

Nausea 1
Stomach upset 1
Diarrhea during titration 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Coconut oil. See all 19 dosages ►

  1 tbs. daily 2 tbs. daily 2 tps. daily 3 tbs. daily 4 tbs. daily 5 tbs. daily 6 tbs. daily 8 tbs. daily 50 mL daily 2,000 mg daily
  6 Number of Patients: 6 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Coconut oil (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Personal research 2   Personal research: 40%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 20%
Expense 1   Expense: 20%
Other 1   Other: 20%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 20%

See all 5 patients who’ve stopped taking Coconut oil

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Coconut oil

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Stopped Taking Coconut oil

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Coconut oil

Always
 4 50%
Usually
 3 38%
Sometimes
 1 13%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Coconut oil

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 13%
A little
 4 50%
Not at all
 3 38%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Coconut oil

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 2 33%
< $25
 4 67%

Report created on February 10, 2012.