Eli5 why coffee and cigarettes make you rush to the bathroom?

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Been a smoker for long time, cigarette, coffee and toilet is a ménage a trios since always, and for all the smokers…

Why?

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Caffeine and nicotine are stimulants. One of the things they stimulate is peristalsis, the rhythmic muscle contractions which propel the contents of your digestive tract.

This tends to make you need to poop sooner rather than later.

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