Question 1

my son is 7 months old. he is having constipation. what should i give him? will coconut water help in softening his stool.

Accepted Answer

Prune juice: 2 oz of prune juice a day or simply add 2 oz of extra water to his diet. 
Please do not try honey or karo syrup. 
If still having constipation or blood in stool consult a physician.

Question 2

whats the proper way to apply coconut oil on a uncircumcised penis?

Accepted Answer

Oiling thy penis?: A normal, healthy penis is self-oiling, meaning penis skin produces enough oil to keep itself healthy... presuming a guy is not repeatedly washing his penis nor exposing it to the elements such as being a lifeguard at a nude beach. If needing moisturizers and wanting to use coconut oil (or CeraVe, or Cetaphil), the application has no specific rules... so start from one end and oil it to the other.

Question 3

could a person be allergic to coconut?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Coconut allergy has been described but it is not a common food allergy.  Walnut is the most common nut allergy.  While fda says coconut is a "nut" it is a drupe.  Patients with nut and peanut allergy are not more likely to develop coconut allergy, but they are more likely to develop sesame seed allergy.

Question 4

what is coconut water benifits?

Accepted Answer

Coconut Water: Coconut Water comes from the interior of young coconuts.  Due to it’s osmolarity, coconut water is used in some tropical areas to replace fluid losses due to diarrhea. It contains  potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium, zinc, manganese, vitamin C, niacin, thiamin, riboflavin, pyridoxine  &amp; folate (folic acid).   Research suggests that it’s cytokins may have some level of anti-carcinogenic &amp; anti-aging effect.

Question 5

does coconut oil thin blood

Accepted Answer

No.: Can't say that it does.

Question 6

coconut water is good for copd?

Accepted Answer

Not good or bad: Nutritional changes are unlikely to make huge differences in the course of COPD unless they patient has low vitamin d or is severely malnourished (anorexia).

Question 7

will coconut oil heal my scars?

Accepted Answer

Scar Healing: A scar forms when there is  healing of an injury to the tissues.  Remember that with almost all wounds, healing continues for months and months as we change the stress on the tissues.  A scar forms as a result and may have many different appearances and colors.  Any dark coloration may fade over time but the tissues never are the same and so some scarring will always be there.

Question 8

is coconut oil good for weightloss?

Accepted Answer

Losing weight: The best way to keep weight (w) off is by behavior modification (b). People who lose w without b have more than a 90% chance of gaining back their lost w in 1 year. Find out what causes you to overeat and see if you can engage in activities to avoid doing so. If you can if you can do this you can not only lose w, you will be successful in keeping it off long term. Coconut oil needs b to work.

Question 9

is coconut water a natural laxative?

Accepted Answer

No: Coconut water is an effective electrolyte replacement and should not cause a laxative affect.

Question 10

does coconut interact with warfarin?

Accepted Answer

Probably safe: I am unaware of direct interactions between coconut oil and warfarin.  I don't find really any good studies addressing this specific interaction.  I can tell you that coconut itslef is not considered a high source of Vitamin K which would automatically rule it out as a food choice. Here is a link that may help give you more info.:  http://www.ptinr.com/warfarin-you/dietary-food-beverage/beverage-interactions/coconut-water

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Does coconut oil thin blood

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Coconut water is good for copd?

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