For most people, coffee is a refreshing and healthy drink. However, for some, coffee is also a great tool to help with bowel movements. Is coffee really a quick laxative?
When people speak of coffee, they often mention the refreshing caffeine and many antioxidants in it. Few studies have mentioned whether coffee can help with bowel movements or not. However, there is a group of people who do visit the restroom after drinking coffee.
The internationally renowned journal Gut published a study in 1990 about the bowel habits of 99 healthy young people. The results showed that 29 percent of them (63 percent of female participants) said that drinking coffee would lead to bowel movements.
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