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I recently started drinking black coffee....and I'm now going to the bathroom more them ever. Does coffee has some type of laxative in it that I'm just not aware of??????

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From Wikipedia:

"Coffee is also a powerful stimulant for peristalsis and is sometimes considered to prevent constipation. However, coffee can also cause excessively loose bowel movements. The stimulative effect of coffee consumption on the colon is found in both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee."


I'm the same way BTW, never have problems when I drink coffee.

 

Should I be drink it daily? From a health stand point?

There are many benefits to having a cup of coffee everyday, look into it and see if this is what you are looking for.

From what I understand, one or two cups a day has benefits, 12 to 14 cups a day does not.

 

Coffee is a diuretic...It makes you, er...move. Both 1 and 2. It's a stimulant, so yes, it is normal.

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