eli5, After eating, why do you feel the sensation of needing the toilet even though it hasn’t been digested yet

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eli5, After eating, why do you feel the sensation of needing the toilet even though it hasn’t been digested yet

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Because of the gastrocolic reflex. Basically new food coming into your GI tract triggers peristalsis and also signals sphincters downstream to relax, so everything moves a level down towards the anus.

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