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Feeling sick when eating coconut milk

2011-06-09T08:03:45Z

I drink a can of coconutmil kevery day. I think it is an easy way to get my calories as well as it tastes very good. But I often feel a little sick after eating it. Should I still eat it and ignore the sick feeling afterwards?, maybe my stomack get used to it after time? Or Is this a sign I should quit drinking it? What would you do? As I mentioned I think its hard to get enough calories otherwise, and I dont want to loose weight..

Answer by Uggla for Feeling sick when eating coconut milk

2011-06-09T08:42:08Z

Try using EV coconut oil in place of the milk, you can add it into to your food. You can find a vast number of healthy things to replace those calories. For example avocados, nuts, eggs, a variety of meats, healthy green and good starchy vegetables like sweet potatoes, almond milk, and of you eat dairy (some do, some dont) you can eat some cheeses like feta or heavy cream.

Answer by Dave S. for Feeling sick when eating coconut milk

2011-06-09T10:27:42Z

The question is - what is it that makes you feel sick when you drink it?

It might be the amount of fat you are consuming so quickly. If you are not used to the quantity, it causes some difficulty. Basically the gall bladder has to produce enough bile to handle the fat - and if it doesn't, some fat goes through undigested (yuck).

If you increase the amount of fat more slowly, a healthy gall bladder will be able to ramp up and make enough bile to emulsify the fat load. Guess what bile is made from? Cholesterol!

Answer by Kate for Feeling sick when eating coconut milk

2011-06-09T11:10:09Z

Too much coconut fat gives me a stomach ache. Other fats do not.

Answer by armadus for Feeling sick when eating coconut milk

2011-06-09T12:13:45Z

Could be the guar gum.

Answer by Lisa for Feeling sick when eating coconut milk

2011-06-09T12:36:18Z

I get the same sick feeling after I have coconut milk/cream I also get a really sick/ hungry feeling the next day after eating it. The brand I buy does not have any guar gum just coconut.

Answer by ben61820 for Feeling sick when eating coconut milk

2011-06-09T13:17:46Z

I don't mean to sound brisk but if consuming something makes you feel not well, wouldnt that most likely be a reason not to consume it? There's nothing on the earth that everyone must eat. Skip the coconut milk and just eat/drink something else.

Its pretty unnatural to have such easy, regular access to that much coconut milk day in day out anyway.

I'd stop consuming anything that made me feel worse than I did before I consumed it.

Find your cals elsewhere. Get creative. It can be done, coconut milk in a can, from a store, shipped around the globe is not the only answer.

Answer by Josh M for Feeling sick when eating coconut milk

2011-06-09T13:24:57Z

It is possible that if you are drinking the entire can at once it is just too much for your system to handle, try splitting it up and drinking a little bit at various times throughout the day and drinking it when eating something else may help.

Answer by Anne for Feeling sick when eating coconut milk

2011-06-09T13:41:30Z

Are you able to eat other coconut products without problem? It could be that you are sensitive to coconut.

Listen to your body. If you don't feel well with a certain food, eliminate it.

Answer by Kelly for Feeling sick when eating coconut milk

2011-06-09T14:15:13Z

could be a number of things, a buding intolerance or simply is too much in your stomach at once. I'd try removing it then adding it back in smaller quantities to see which is the issue (if is an intolerance you should notice it right away).

Any large quantity of anything will likely cause you issues over time if use too often.

Answer by UncleLongHair for Feeling sick when eating coconut milk

2011-06-09T14:20:56Z

Ditto what others have said, drinking anything with a lot of calories and/or fat (coconut milk, cream, milk shakes, smoothies) blasts a lot of calories and fat into your system in a way that it probably isn't fully digested before it goes down the ol' GI tubes. This can cause stomach upset (or more accurately, intestinal upset).

One of my snacks / treats is about 2 tsp of "coconut cream concentrate" (a product from Tropical Traditions) in a mug of hot water. The coconut stuff is 70% fat so this is basically a couple of teaspoons of coconut fat. But I drink it over maybe 15-20 minutes. It's extremely satisfying and great for those times when you feel a bit noshy, and at night a splash of rum or bourbon helps too.

Answer by free3337 for Feeling sick when eating coconut milk

2011-06-09T16:23:56Z

Coconut has antimicrobial properties. This microbicide might cause the release of endotoxins that temporarily make you feel nauseous/not well.

If coconut's something you want to incorporate in your diet I think starting low, then slowly increasing your intake would be a good idea. Too much microbicide might be more endotoxin than your body can comfortably handle at any one time.

I felt pretty woozy after the first times I had coconut milk and oil. After keeping up for a while in small amounts, i now can consume large amounts and feel fine.

Answer by Glenn for Feeling sick when eating coconut milk

2011-06-09T17:13:24Z

This may offer some insight:

http://thehealthyskeptic.org/3-reasons-why-coconut-milk-may-not-be-your-friend

Answer by ddibwynt for Feeling sick when eating coconut milk

2011-07-19T16:27:57Z

Beware of the idea that coconut fat is simply causing "die-off" symptoms from its microbial properties. I went on that notion for a couple of years, attributing my worsening reactions to coconut oil to recurring yeast problems when in actuality I was developing an intolerance - not only to coconut but to salicylates, which occur in pretty much all fruits and vegetables. Coconut - especially coconut fat - is absolutely loaded with salicylates, which can easily turn from a hormetically healthy irritant to a full-blown assailant on your system. So now I'm not only yeast intolerant, but largely fruit and vegetable intolerant, glutamate (meat) sensitive, etc. Best not to become a cautionary tale oneself and always abide by "all things in moderation" and "the dose makes the poison."