Seems atypical since most on keto lack adequate fiber. Possibilities: magnesium is dosed too high (salt form also matters..I.e citrate vs. oxide), too much oil/malabsorption (like you said, fat can literally just move through you), or you are also taking orlistat (would be a nightmare for anyone on keto...it's analogous to an alcoholic taking disulfiram).

Calcium polycarbophil/fiber sups can help with both diarrhea (bulking/solidifidifying) and constipation (fiber/hyper osmotic effect); might be worth trying.

maybe your protein level is too high? Also, why not try good bone broth instead of bovril which is full of this and that (and VERY salty). I had much the same problem and once I really reduced protein to about 45g a day and my fat up to around the 80% mark, plus CHO under 30g, the problem just went away. Also, MFP seem to have fixed the manual macro problem (hip hip hooray!), so it would be a lot easier to keep track. Just out of curiosity, what are your current values for cal/fat/cho & protein?

I recently had to discontinue my LOADED TEA which is a combination of the bulletproof method and primal styles. The coconut oil began causing my a three hour window of nausea. It is either the coconut oil itself or in combination with something else, but I've been having this tea for months now, 5 days a week, with no issues. I still have not identified the culprit, but it sounds like if you are now adapted that you might cut back on the sodium, as I can tell you on days NOW that I have excess sodium, I do a bathroom diarrhea escapade for a few hours. If I had to wager a guess, my sodium needs due to long term adaption have cut in half.

I don't see how upping your carbs will up your calories, unless you go back to eating all manner of addictive garbage that override your true hunger signals by hitting hard wired addictive reactions. 500 calories is not sustainable to keep your muscle tone or overall health. In general, your macros seem good, given the lack of consistent data. I'd consider cutting down or out the sodium and see if that helps with the bathroom issue.

Are you possibly doing too much magnesium? It can have that effect. It is actually used in some forms and high doses to clear one's self out before a colonoscopy.

Before I went Keto and after, my sodium and potassium stayed normal, but my mag was low. So I can't add potassium or it causes me to dump mag. So I've finally found a good dose of my chelated magnesium citrate - and it's around 300 mg daily. When I was taking 500 mg magnesium oxide, I literally messed myself in my sheets.

There are SOOOO many factors to this... It's a case of adjusting one thing every 2 weeks until you isolate the trigger, I'd think... It can take 2-4 weeks to see the results of dietary changes...

Btw, I don't think we asked, but are you taking Metformin or any other Rx medications?

Crossing my fingers for you!

Magnesium chloride is known to cause issues. I had issues with magnesium chloride with coconut oil. Switched to magnesium glycinate and the problems stopped. It is also a more bioavailable form. Here is a short article describing pros and cons of different forms of magnesium. There are actually six articles in a series about magnesium worth a read, IMO.

http://fixyourgut.com/magnesium-most-overlooked-mineral-for-improving-health-2/

Thurley160 wrote: »

deoxy4 wrote: »

Magnesium chloride is known to cause issues. I had issues with magnesium chloride with coconut oil. Switched to magnesium glycinate and the problems stopped. It is also a more bioavailable form. Here is a short article describing pros and cons of different forms of magnesium. There are actually six articles in a series about magnesium worth a read, IMO.

http://fixyourgut.com/magnesium-most-overlooked-mineral-for-improving-health-2/

I switched to this form of Magnesium rather than the citrate firm and it helped my digestive issues as well.

Good for you. I am glad it worked.