I know that coffee is a diuretic but I don’t understand why the effects can vary so much day to day
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Probably because you would have pooped in the next hour anyways. That thing was ready to go and the coffee just accelerated it
coffee triggers the release of cholecystokinin; which tells the body to make the lower GI work. since most people will normally have to poo in the morning, coffee drinking can facilitate the urge and bodily actions
since most people do not poo in the evening, there is nothing to evacuate when the lower GI is triggered with that after dinner coffee
Coffee is a stimulant. The bowels are full of smooth muscles that slowly push your waste along in a rhythmic motion. This motion is called peristalsis. In grade school we had a marble (waste) and one of those long uninflated balloons (intestine) and we were instructed to use are finger to slowly squeeze the marble from the opening of the balloon to the tip. This is similar to the peristaltic motion of the intestines. When you drink coffee it speeds up everything in your system including peristalsis. This can help move waste through your system quicker.
Also, if you regularly drink coffee the caffeine doesn’t have (or have as much of) a dehydrating effect; therefore you’re also introducing more liquids into your system and hydrating yourself. When you are well hydrated your body doesn’t try to suck out as much moisture from your waste so it will move the waste through your bowels faster.
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Do you clean the pot and cup?
Caffeine and the oils have a stimulate/laxative effect. In the morning, if your stomach is empty and you chug some good old bean juice, you are going to rapidly absorb the coffee and draw a bunch of water into your bowels as well as stimulate peristalsis (make ya poop).
Additionally, caffeine will pull water from the kidneys which will fill the bladder quicker (make ya pee).
Some of it may be that your body knows it isn’t a good time. A 15 minute break between meetings where you have 20 minutes worth of things to do? Your body seems to know better.
I’ve heard teachers say that at the beginning of the year their bodies still think it’s summer break and need to be reminded that they can’t hit the bathroom until their first break of the day.
It’s interesting how our bodies react differently to coffee each day—sometimes it’s a quick trip to the bathroom, and other times, it’s just a nice pick-me-up!
I mainly drink coffee to help with bowel movements in the morning. Some days it works and some days it doesn’t.
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