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Is it ok to use coconut oil as lube for sex ?

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

Specializes in General Practice

Sexuality: We avoid advocating for any product here. But medicine would have no negative thing to say for this choice. The only caveat being if you use condoms that don't mix we'll with ths oil.

Answered 6/4/2018

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My partner and I use coconut oil as lubricant for anal sex. Is this okay? We tried water-based and silicone-based and both worked less efficiently.

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I had anal sex and 10 days later i had sore like thing painful thing around my anus which resolved in 4 days after i used coconut oil. if its trauma due to anal sex why it happened after 10 days?

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