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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) 24 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_cant_tell
Support immune health 9 1 Efficacy_moderate
General health 9 3 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Constipation 3 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Prevent infection 1 0
Other 1 0

See all 50 patients currently taking Coconut oil

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 1
Mild
 1
None
 10

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

Stomach upset 2
Nausea 1
Weight gain 1
Diarrhea 1
Diarrhea during titration 1
Hospitalization 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Coconut oil. See all 23 dosages ►

  1 tbs. daily 1 other daily 1 tps. daily 2 tbs. daily 2 tps. daily 3 tbs. daily 3 tps. daily 4 tbs. daily 5 tbs. daily 6 tbs. daily
  9 Number of Patients: 9 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 5 Number of Patients: 5 3 Number of Patients: 3 8 Number of Patients: 8 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 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: 33%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 17%
Expense 1   Expense: 17%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 17%
Other 1   Other: 17%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 17%

See all 6 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
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Coconut oil

Always
 7 54%
Usually
 5 38%
Sometimes
 1 8%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Coconut oil

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 8%
A little
 7 54%
Not at all
 5 38%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Coconut oil

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 6 60%
< $25
 4 40%

Report created on May 25, 2012.