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 ...

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, ...

A cup of coffee does more than perk you up—it can help get things moving, too. But timing matters if you want the best results.

Your morning cup of joe may do more than wake you up.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Lots of us depend on coffee as a morning pick-me-up, but some folks on social media are reporting that Starbucks’s new product line is waking up their bodies a little too much. In February, Starbucks ...

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 ...

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 ...

You may consume coffee to get your day started, as a pick-me-up, or to get you through a lengthy meeting. You may also drink it to, perhaps, get things moving along on schedule. About 29 percent of ...

For some people, coffee jump-starts their bowel movements in addition to their energy. Despite the drink’s popularity, there isn’t a lot of research on why coffee sends many people running to the ...