Are fats included in PCOS diet?

[Ammue]

Hi Girls,

I have PCOS and i had an appointment with doctor today. She prescribed me femara and told to have less carbs and fats. But i have heard that fats are mandatory to stay fertile. Please help me. This is my 2nd month after chemical.

TIA

[honeybee]

Good fats, yes!!! Avocados are healthy fats that’s are excellent for egg health. I have PCOS as well, and they made a huge difference in the size of my eggs from immature, to plump and healthy. Olive oil is another great fat to incorporate in your diet.

[ksmom]

Yes fats are important! You'll stop ovulating without eating enough of them. 50-60g fat is recommended for PCOS diet.

[Ammue]

Hi Girls,

Thanks for replying. I will include fats in my diet. So i only need to eliminate carbs from my diet, which is a difficult task.

[ksmom]

You don't need to eliminate carbs for PCOS, just reduce them. If you're eating the 50-60g fat and the 50-60g protein, then that by itself helps reduce the amount of carbs. It is best to stick to whole grains and skip sugar.

[Ammue]

Hi Ksmom,

Thankyou for providing me all the useful information. I feel blessed with this site. One more question i wanted to ask is dairy allowed on PCOS?

TIA

[XXforhubby]

Hi Ksmom,

Thankyou for providing me all the useful information. I feel blessed with this site. One more question i wanted to ask is dairy allowed on PCOS?

TIA

Yes, but only full fat dairy. Make sure any dairy fits into your overall totals for the day.

Good luck to you!


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[atomic sagebrush]

60 g of fat in the PCOS Diet is absolutely fine. NO ONE should be eating zero g fat when TTC.

[atomic sagebrush]

Hi Ksmom,

Thankyou for providing me all the useful information. I feel blessed with this site. One more question i wanted to ask is dairy allowed on PCOS?

TIA

full fat only, do NOT NOT NOT use skim dairy it's very bad for PCOS

[atomic sagebrush]

in this thread I have two diets that will be very helpful for you plus some more diet info http://genderdreaming.com/forum/gender-swaying-general-discussion/9052-swaying-under-special-circumstances-part-3-pcos.html

[Ammue]

Hi Atomic,

Thanks for replying. I have gone through this pcos part 3 and i am following it. This month i will be going for follicular and IUI. My re has prescribed me femara with metformin, but i am planning to control PCOS with diet and exercise. I will get to know how my body is responding without medicines, but with exercise.

[Girlswaylondon]

Ammune my body responded fantastically to diet and exercise alone, my cycles are shorter and regular! Hoping the same for you :fx:

[Ammue]

Hi Girlsway,

Thankyou for replying. I am really hoping that i also respond well to diet and exercise. I am swaying light blue and hoping christmas bfp and i wish same for you.

I am cd5, waiting to ovulate soon.

[Nadja01]

Hello! I even went more extreme towards ketogenic diet as it is said to greatly improve egg quality (google it!). One of the healthiest oils is actually coconut oil, it has allowed me to produce 66% healthy eggs at the age of 40! (4 out of 6)


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[Ammue]

Hi Nadja,

Thanks for replying. I am taking good amount of fats now, will see how it comes out for me.

[atomic sagebrush]

Ketogenic diets are NOT GOOD for fertility, full stop.

I know the trend towards very low carb diets for IVF rounds but the study showed simply that sky high carb intake is bad for eggs, and NOT that keto diets are good for eggs. The best diets for success with IVF or for gettting pregnant naturally were higher than 25% protein and less than 40% carbs lke the Zone or South Beach. Slow carbs, not NO carbs.

I literally cringe every time I see anyone doing IVF rounds or TTC naturally doing a keto diet. There are forums full of Paleo women who stopped ovulating and ended up with all sorts of trouble after going very low carb.

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/803821
https://www.lajollaivf.com/fat-carbs-and-the-science-of-conception/

[Ammue]

Hi Atomic,

Thanks for guiding me. I am not following ketogenic diet, i am just trying to reduce my carbs which i found really difficult because i am a vegetarian. But i can see difference in me, i feel very light though i am eating after every two hours, but i controlled my portions. I am going for a follicular study on 9th and will update you on same.

[atomic sagebrush]

Hi Atomic,

Thanks for guiding me. I am not following ketogenic diet, i am just trying to reduce my carbs which i found really difficult because i am a vegetarian. But i can see difference in me, i feel very light though i am eating after every two hours, but i controlled my portions. I am going for a follicular study on 9th and will update you on same.

Yeah I was mentioning that not because of anything you said but because someone appeared to be advocating for that in this thread.