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[-] Lennard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 8 months ago

Can someone explain why coffee does that? I've not been able to find an explanation while being on the toilet at work.

[-] NarrativeBear@lemmy.world 21 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Here is a good article that explains it. Interestingly coffee promotes the urge to poop in at least one-third of the population and tends to impact women more than men.

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/why-does-coffee-make-you-poop#TOC_TITLE_HDR_2

Research has shown that caffeine makes the colon 60% more active than water and 23% more active than decaf coffee.

[-] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 13 points 8 months ago

Caffeine is a laxative.

[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 21 points 8 months ago

Only coffee does this to me though. It's got to be a combination of things. I know coffee is higher in caffeine than most other drinks, but I sometimes take a caffeine pill, which is even higher, and it has never caused the coffee shits.