Trouble With Oils?

[Jarrett]

Does anyone have trouble with oils? Olive Oil, Sunflower Oil?

[emcmaster]

I have trouble with fat in general. It seems that my intestines are damaged enough that anything hard to digest flares them up. Hopefully this will go away as I heal.

[Ruth52]

I have found that cold pressed Macadamia oil is easily digested and doesn't have any after taste.

[RiceGuy]

Does anyone have trouble with oils? Olive Oil, Sunflower Oil?

To my knowledge, I do better with them than without. I think it's worth considering the quality of the oils you use though. Sunflower oil is not something I'd make regular use of, if ever. Olive oil is good stuff if you buy a quality product, and refrigerate it. For the brand, I'm suspicious of most of the stuff out there. You basically get what you pay for - at least most of the time. As I understand it, the type of olive oil to get is the stuff that says first cold press. I think that's normally referred to as "extra extra virgin", or something like that. Make certain it originates from Italy or France, etc, and not simply imported from there. It should also have an expiration date stamped on it. The richer/darker the color, the better it is supposed to be, though not proof of quality. It should be in dark/tinted glass, or in a can. A plastic bottle is not used for hi grade stuff, since oil and plastic react to each other.

I believe there's a recent thread about olive oil quality, providing some links to some excellent, detailed info on the subject. It's worth a read if you can dig it up.

I have found that cold pressed Macadamia oil is easily digested and doesn't have any after taste.

Ah! Just the sort of thing I was hoping to see. Perhaps you'd have something useful to add to this thread:

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I'm about to try the MacNut brand, which most claim to be the best quality of the ones I've found. There's been a lot of recent interest in macadamia oil, and I wonder if it's mostly hype.

[sspitzer5]

Does anyone have trouble with oils? Olive Oil, Sunflower Oil?

Yes, I think I'm having trouble with oils. I've suspected this for a while. The other day I could have sworn I got gluten, but what I ate should not have had gluten. It did have a ton of olive oil though. It gave me major gas, but few of my regular gluten symptoms. I got my food intolerance test results and it said I have no reaction to olives though. So, I don't get it. My doctor did say that fats are harder to digest, so maybe that's the issue. ???

[CarlaB]

You might try coconut oil. It's a little different from other oils and my understanding is it's digested differently.

[ravenwoodglass]

If you are newly diagnosed your gallbladder may still be a bit impaired and having a hard time with oils. You may need to keep oily and fried and fatty food to a minimum for a bit of time. If an oil or another food seems to bother you drop it from your diet for a while then try again in a bit with small amounts. Some oils like seseame oil need to be refrigerated also so make sure you do so if indictated. Others have given some great suggestions for different oils to try so I don't have anything to add other than to suggest buying the smallest bottle of the best kind whatever it is at first. Watch your flash points also when using a new oil many smoke and burn at a lower temp than just good old 'vegetable' oils