kennyboy

I take about three desert spoons with my main meals i.e. breakfast dinner and supper. That is also on top of a couple of desert spoons of coconut oil. I'm very active so I can take the extra calories without worrying about putting on weight but if you are concerned about putting on weight then increase your intake of coconut oil and reduce the olive oil accordingly.

I'll also take a couple of sachets of soluble fiber every day. Too much oil and fiber will lead to stools bordering on the runs so you have to experiment to get the balance right to suit your own constitution. It's not easy to get it right every day. Sometimes the stools tend to be a bit too hard for my liking (particularly that first bit) and other days they might be a bit too soft. But as long as they don't cause pain or blood then you can say you've had a successful day. It's an art difficult to get absolutely right because of all the other things you eat which might effect how things develop in your gut, but as long as you take oil, water and fiber in good quantities then I don't see how you can fail to have reasonably soft stools.

My usual failing is not taking enough water because I often forget to drink when I'm working so I think the few times I have a 'hard start' is down to lack of adequate water. But at least I managed to cure my anal fissure with the oil, water and fiber intake and it hasn’t returned yet so it has worked for me well so far (fingers crossed).

I wouldn’t recommend over-the-counter laxatives to anybody as they can be bad for you with continuous use but oil, water and fiber is the natural way to go for sustainable long-term self help.

The Cretans consume about a pint and a half of olive oil a week with their food and they are the most long lived people in Europe so they must be doing something right in consuming that amount. But don't just take my word for it. There is enough evidence out there on the benefits of olive oil and coconut oil in your diet so I would recommend that you do your own research and draw your own conclusions. A good place to start is to type (or copy and paste) ‘The skinny on fats Mary Enig’ into a search engine and have a read. Cheers.