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Posted 2/26/2013 6:54 PM (GMT 0)
 

http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2013/02/25/coconut-defeats-debilitating-diarrhea/

Thought I would post this, since it seems so many of us struggle with IBS.  I have not tried taking coconut for it, so I can't vouch for it, but it sounds like a tasty remedy! tongue

Posted 2/26/2013 7:37 PM (GMT 0)
I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis and then discovered I really had Crohn's disease. I cannot eat coconut! It causes me a lot of problems...even today. I can have an occasional coconut macaroon, but no Mounds bars...which I love. Even coconut shrimp causes a lot of cramping for me. Maybe I have an allergy to it.

My reason for this post is to remind people to go easy whenever they try something new. You dont know how it will affect you. This sure would be a sweet way to get help!

Sherrine
Posted 2/26/2013 9:47 PM (GMT 0)
Good point, Sherrine--we are all different!

I seem to do better with 'softer' coconut, as in a macaroon, and I can handle the Mounds bars, but the flakey stuff for baking  just seems too dry, no matter how fresh it's supposed to be.
Posted 2/26/2013 10:21 PM (GMT 0)
Before all my digestive problems, coconut cream pie was my all time favorite. I see it in the stores now, drool a little, and have to move on...darn it! shakehead

Sherrine
Posted 2/27/2013 7:11 AM (GMT 0)
Sherrine, do you have problems with kiwi fruit and latex gloves? Those allergies seem to go together. My oldest granddaughter is allergic to coconut.

I make my own sugar scrubs out of coconut and sugar. Sure makes my skin feel good when I use it after I rinse off. Then after using it, I rinse off again and my skin is so soft! If you do that, though, you have to watch the shower floor, because it can make it very slippery.
Posted 2/27/2013 10:52 PM (GMT 0)
I can eat kiwi and latex doesn't bother me. MSG does, though. I'm quite fortunate that allergies for me aren't too bad. But it's odd I could eat coconut before my problems and now I can't.

I bet your coconut scrub makes you smell heavenly, too. I have a small bottle of hand lotion that i is coconut scented and I love it.

Sherrine
Posted 2/27/2013 11:11 PM (GMT 0)
I'm still hungry for that coconut cream pie! And the coconut scrub sounds wonderful.

I have a bottle of coconut scent which I sprinkle on baking soda, then let dry. After a few days of drying, I sprinkle it on my carpet before vacuuming. Smells wonderful! :)
Posted 2/27/2013 11:45 PM (GMT 0)
Tried a new greek yogurt flavor today-toasted coconut vanilla. It was good, and I am not a huge coconut fan.
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