In Too Afraid to Ask, we’re answering food-related questions that may or may not give you goosebumps. Today: Why does coffee make you poop? For some people, coffee’s siren song is what coaxes them out ...

Why exactly does coffee make you poop? Amazingly enough, we actually don’t know why coffee makes you poop. We know that coffee initiates what's known as the "gastrocolic reflex"—that's when your ...

A good chunk of regular coffee drinkers know that coffee isn’t just great at getting them awake in the morning—it also makes them get up and go poop. But while coffee’s laxative powers are well-known, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Coffee has a natural laxative effect, but doctors aren't sure exactly why. Oscar Wong/ Getty Images Coffee does promote bowel ...

Josephine Ni, MD, is a University of Texas Southwestern gastroenterologist and expert on inflammatory bowel diseases. Dr. Ni is the principal investigator at Ni Lab and an assistant professor in the ...

Is it you? Or is it the coffee? Reviewed by Dietitian Sarah Pflugradt, Ph.D., RDN, CSCS Drinking coffee can stimulate your colon and signal the release of hormones, which increases your need to poop.

Never underestimate the power of a good poop. It can turn around a bad day, or set the tone for a good one. Often, the day’s first poop follows another quotidian ritual for many: a cup of coffee.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. It's a question more than a handful of people have likely sheepishly ...

Does Coffee Make You Poop? Coffee itself can increase motor activity or induce a "gastrocolic response" by promoting the release of digestion-regulating hormones such as gastrin. It is also connected ...

For many people, a day doesn't start unless they've had their cup of coffee, but this morning staple is often followed by a trip to the bathroom. In a small 1990 study, coffee stimulated a bowel ...