I was told it was good for the gut. I have also been told (by a phd chemist) that it does good things for gut flora. And I have heard that medium chain triglycerides are good for pwcf. Whatever the reasons are supposed to be, I tried it and it helped. That's the real reason I recommend it: I found it does something for me and for my son wcf that nothing else does -- at least, nothing else that I have tried so far. After I began taking coconut oil, I stopped needing digestive enzymes. I was already doing other things that I believe were also necessary -- I mean, I don't think coconut oil by itself got me off digestive enzymes. I think it was the last piece of the puzzle to make it work.