Can you replace MCT oil with Flax Seed Oil?

[Guest guest]

Does anyone know if I can replace MCT oil with flax seed oil?

Kristan gets MCT oil in her bottles/meals, 7 grams per meal, but I

was wondering after reading a recent post that flax seed can help

with ketones if replacing the MCT oil with flax seed oil might help

her get higher ketones. The MCT was to help get her into higher

ketosis, but that never worked, now it's just used as part of her fat

in her meals. Her dietitian in the past said that MCT oil is the best

oil to use to up ketones.

We are in the process of weaning, 3.5:1 ratio at the moment, but if

the flax seed makes a difference, it's worth a shot. Kristan's

seizures are way up again, up to 40 today, it's so frustrating, she

is like this on the higher ratios too, we don't think the seizures

have increased b/c of the wean, she has good and bad days no matter

what ratio she is on.

If this can be done, is there a specific kind of flax seed oil that

should be used? Thanks.

Satnam, mom to Kristan, 21 months

Keto kid since August 2003

[Guest guest]

MCT Oil has 8.3 cals per gram. Most long chain fats (like flax seed oil)

have higher calories/gram so the two would not be just interchangeable.

[Guest guest]

I am not totally sure about this. When I did talk to my dietician about changing

Mike's oil - he gets MCT as well, she said the meals would need to be

re-calculated because MCT " burns hotter " than other oils.

Jenn

Can you replace MCT oil with Flax Seed Oil?

Does anyone know if I can replace MCT oil with flax seed oil?

[Guest guest]

Hi, is it Tina? Thanks for the info.

Satnam

> MCT Oil has 8.3 cals per gram. Most long chain fats (like flax

seed oil)

> have higher calories/gram so the two would not be just

interchangeable.

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[Guest guest]

Re: replacing MCT with flax oil

Be really careful with the flax oil....I tried to replace the MCT Rebekah has

been on for the past three years, just recently. I decided to keep her on the

MCT until all of her meds were gone because as soon as I started to decrease it

her ketones also dropped. I tried replacing part of it with MCT..only about 3

mls with flax oil and by the end of the day she had a MAJOR explosive runny

BM....so just a warning to be cautious since flax tends to get things moving

rather quickly....at least in her case it did!!!

LaVerna, mom to Rebekah