Ever since starting the ketogenic diet, I'm experiencing loose bowels. Do I need to stop?

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Sometimes loose stools can occur temporarily when moving to a high-fat diet. MCT oil has been known to loosen the stool, so make sure you're not consuming more than 1 tbsp at a time. Some people have trouble breaking down fat and can benefit from taking digestive enzymes with bile salts (ox bile) and lipase to help. This should resolve it, but if not, be sure to let someone know.

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