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.
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.
There's something else in coffee that causes the explosive GI tract feeling. I know because I get the same effect. And I still drink it, I just have learned to deal with the pain and fullness "down there." I drink diet coke, and it sometimes causes the same thing if I drink too much of it.
For me, coffee always causes GI irritation and "stimulation," even though I only fill my cup 1/3 with actual coffee and the rest with water. Diet coke can cause the same thing in me, but without it I get massive "withdrawal" headaches. And, my doctor actually recommended I keep on the caffeine to stave off the migraines I get almost daily.
Yip mine too. I don't know why, coffee makes me feel like my bowels are gonna explode. But I still drink it, only I water it down a lot (my tummy can't handle it). If I don't drink it, I get get severe headaches, and I need the caffeine to help wake me up. Some people say it's the hot water, hot water can be a stimulant for your guts. But by the time I add water, it's pretty tepid so I think it might be the acid in it that's upsetting to my GI tract.
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DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe · 29 pts · 2y
I worry about you people and your weak bowels.
detectivesniffles@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 10 pts · 2y
the blood isn't even that dark red!
AngelJamie@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 18 pts · 2y
Cheskaz@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Yeah, the meme itself made me laugh out loud, but I almost didn't save it because the word "bootyhole" gives me the creeps...
(Not to judge OP, or anyone who uses the word, this is a me problem)
OmnislashIsACloudApp@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 2y
I need to know where you got that awesome picture for my cosmic horror TTRPG sessions lol
AceSLS@ani.social · 9 pts · 2y
This seems to be the source
Lennard@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 11 pts · 2y
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 · 20 pts · 2y
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 · 11 pts · 2y
Caffeine is a laxative.
Cethin@lemmy.zip · 20 pts · 2y
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.
tygerprints@kbin.social · 1 pts · 2y
There's something else in coffee that causes the explosive GI tract feeling. I know because I get the same effect. And I still drink it, I just have learned to deal with the pain and fullness "down there." I drink diet coke, and it sometimes causes the same thing if I drink too much of it.
Cethin@lemmy.zip · 0 pts · 2y
I still drink it too. It only causes the effect probably 1/10 times or so though for me. I don't get it from anything else I've had so far.
tygerprints@kbin.social · 1 pts · 2y
For me, coffee always causes GI irritation and "stimulation," even though I only fill my cup 1/3 with actual coffee and the rest with water. Diet coke can cause the same thing in me, but without it I get massive "withdrawal" headaches. And, my doctor actually recommended I keep on the caffeine to stave off the migraines I get almost daily.
Redfox8@feddit.uk · 4 pts · 2y
I drink decaf and it still has the same effect for me.
SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
You should see mine.
herrvogel@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
Show me.
SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
You'll have to buy me a drink or two first, honey.
herrvogel@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
I'm not investing that kind of capital into an anus I haven't even seen yet
SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
Sounds like you can’t afford it and I don’t let broke bitches near this bussy, sug.
Redfox8@feddit.uk · 4 pts · 2y
The smell is enough for me in the morning!
Hupf@feddit.de · 2 pts · 2y
Have you tried cleaning your coffee machine?
cashews_best_nut@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
I wish coffee affected my anus. Nicotine deffo does. But not caffeine.
Nerorero@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 2y
3K breakfast
Assman@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y
Fiber
farfarawaay@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y
tygerprints@kbin.social · 1 pts · 2y
Yip mine too. I don't know why, coffee makes me feel like my bowels are gonna explode. But I still drink it, only I water it down a lot (my tummy can't handle it). If I don't drink it, I get get severe headaches, and I need the caffeine to help wake me up. Some people say it's the hot water, hot water can be a stimulant for your guts. But by the time I add water, it's pretty tepid so I think it might be the acid in it that's upsetting to my GI tract.
ichmagrum@feddit.de · 1 pts · 2y