I am not diabetic and a healthy 21year old male, but I have ketones in my urine from my current diet.  My question is in the beginning of this ketogenic diet my lower back was hurting.  I made an educated guess that the pain was coming from the kidney area from taking too much MCT oil in the beginning of the diet. Would this be correct?Now I can take as much MCT oil as I want and there is zero pain in lower back.  I read where MCT oil takes time to transition into GI but I just wanted clarify if my educated guess was right.
Hi, Thanks for using Chat Doctor. Ketones in urine may be due to multiple causes. Ketone bodies are produced as a by-product of MCT metabolism, and it does not cause kidney pain. But have a limit of this oil since it increases cholesterol level. Your lower back pain may be due to other cause. Get done urine routine and USG abdomen to know any involvement of kidney. Hope I answered your question. Consult your doctor for further examination and management. Feel free to ask me if you have any further queries. Wish you good health. Take care. Regards