I recently did a steatorrhea test which came back positive. I'm not sure where to continue with testing to locate the root cause of it. "Cleveland Clinic" says in this article to try a "D-xylose" test, but unfortunately it is not available at my local laboratory.

What tests would you guys recommend to do next?

@Shar_to_the_dae After pretty much all meals 🫤

@LucH You mean it's not related to blood sugar?

Someone I know is dealing with these 'food comas'. What are the reasons they happen? Is it always due to blood sugar fluctuations, or is there something else that could be causing it?

And what are the tests someone should do in this situation, to get a diagnosis and locate the root cause? Does it have to be an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test? Or could a Continuous Glucose Monitor be sufficient?

@edouard Thank you for sharing! I will definitely integrate honey or some form of sugars at the end of meals to spike insulin and promote fat storage (not sure how I didn't think about that before lol).

Yes, about Ray's situation, I think it had to do something with holding magnesium in cells and how thyroid is allowing that and otherwise without sufficient thyroid the body becomes inefficient at holding magnesium and requires abnormally high calories just to maintain.

Maybe all I really need is some cynoplus/cynomel...

@LetTheRedeemed I heard about that too, so I started supplementing thyroid, but it didn't do anything either. But to be fair, it wasn't accurately dosed thyroid but NDT, so who knows if it would have been different

@LetTheRedeemed This is definitely true, focusing my meals on things I actually enjoy and that are also calorically & nutrient-dense has been a big help

@yeyo12 @RawGoatMilk88 the thing is, i've been drinking raw milk regularly for a while now, it's keeping me as lean as always, but i remember Peat saying that whole milk will fatten up in general, I'm starting to think I'm diabetic or something but my blood tests always check out fine...

@Kilgore unfortunately I can't afford 2 pints of haagen dazs daily, but also I wouldn't be able to eat 2 pints a day cause I'm not that big of a fan of their ice cream (at least the limited flavors I have available in my area)

Looking for a foolproof and peaty diet to gain a minimum of 5kg/11lbs in one month as an ectomorph. No problem if it's all fat, I need to greatly increase my bf % anyways. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.