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Posted on Mar 30, 2023
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I can certainly see a difference when I stopped taking these. I quickly gained back the two pounds I lost in a month although haven't had a cholesterol test when I was off them to see what difference stopping them made. I first used chitosan more than a decade ago in the hopes of bringing down my bad cholesterol. I eat somewhat paleo for many years and didn't want to start filling up on on a lot of processed carbs and dumping my satisfying good fats (coconut oil, ghee, whole eggs, etc.) and meat once a day. Back then, the chitosan maintained my weight and my bad cholesterol went down while good cholesterol stayed good. But they stopped carrying it in stores and well I just cut back on the meat and good fats while filling up on those nasty processed carbs. I had a bad cholesterol test this summer anyway and decided to try and look for this on the internet. I used it for my one meat meal a day for several weeks and my bad cholesterol went down and I even lost two pounds as a bonus. But I am horrible at taking large pills. And frankly, I just stopped because I didn't want to have to try and down three of these and a vitamin C (recommended for use with chitosan) before even just one meal a day. I seriously have a really bad time with swallowing large capsules. Gained back the two pounds I lost so am making an effort again to wash these down. If you don't have trouble with large capsules, go for it. I am going to try as I do feel they made a positive impact and allowed me to eat more of my healthy satisfying fats and meat for at least one meal a day. There is also the slight "fishy" indigestion that might bother some people. I don't find it that much of a problem for me. Some people might be bothered by constipation as well if you follow a low carb/fiber. You might want to up your fiber a bit if you are prone to such. All in all, it is worth another effort at pill swallowing for me at least.

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