# Are you a coffee pooper? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 7, 2015, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-coffee-pooper/724493 "2015-07-07T17:31:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Master\_Wang-Ka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/master_wang-ka/32/3325_2.png) [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-coffee-pooper/724493/41 "2015-07-20T19:35:08Z")
I can’t imagine being an “every couple of days pooper.” Coffee doesn’t exactly MAKE me poop, but it certainly accelerates the process; I generally have to visit the can within a half hour of my first cup in the morning. Other cups at other times of day have no similar effect. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-coffee-pooper/724493/42 "2015-07-20T20:01:38Z")
> [@Crafter\_Man](#): > > If this is true, then > > 1. Drinking a can of Pepsi would have the same effect. > 2. Drinking decaf coffee would not have the same effect. > > I’m thinking it’s another ingredient in coffee. Pepsi will cause the same reaction, but you’d have to drink anywhere from [3 to 8 times](http://www.math.utah.edu/~yplee/fun/caffeine.html) the volume to get the same level of caffeine (Pepsi = 3.12 mg/ounce, coffe is anywhere from 10-200 mg/ounce depending on type and brewing method.) In fact, brewed _decaf_ coffee has as much or more caffeine as Pepsi. Really, there are so many good cites detailing the laxitive effects of caffeine I just linked to the Google page. Take your pick, they all say the same. To be sure, other ingredients in coffee may compound the effect but there is no doubt about the caffeine/poopage [link](http://www.onemedical.com/blog/live-well/why-coffee-makes-me-poop/). > [@](#): > > One study noted that the magnitude of this peristaltic effect of caffeinated coffee is similar to one induced by eating a meal. It’s also 60 percent stronger than the effect induced by drinking water, and 23 percent stronger than the effect due to drinking decaffeinated coffee. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-coffee-pooper/724493/43 "2015-07-21T04:37:00Z")
No, I’m not. But I came in to ask if anyone has ever heard of a beer pooper. Because I knew a guy who claimed in all seriousness he was. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-coffee-pooper/724493/44 "2015-07-21T07:16:01Z")
> [@Crafter\_Man](#): > > If this is true, then > > 1. Drinking a can of Pepsi would have the same effect. > 2. Drinking decaf coffee would not have the same effect. > > I’m thinking it’s another ingredient in coffee. I’m thinking it’s the hot water. ---
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2015, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-coffee-pooper/724493/45 "2015-07-21T20:19:56Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > No, I’m not. But I came in to ask if anyone has ever heard of a beer pooper. Because I knew a guy who claimed in all seriousness he was. If I drink a lot of beer the night before, it usually gets my system going the next day. But coffee does it within a couple of hours. ---
**Author:** ![syncrolecyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f08c70/32.png) [@syncrolecyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/syncrolecyne)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2015, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-coffee-pooper/724493/46 "2015-07-23T08:04:52Z")
I usually do if I have a regular drip brew in the middle of the day (I am an afternooner). But stronger, espresso based drinks don’t necessarily do this. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2015, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-coffee-pooper/724493/47 "2015-08-01T13:15:09Z")
[Why coffee and poop have a special relationship](http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/07/31/coffee-and-poop_n_7912190.html). ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2015, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-coffee-pooper/724493/48 "2015-08-01T16:07:30Z")
I’m surprised this thread made it this long without [this Oatmeal infocomic](http://en.ilovecoffee.jp/posts/view/175). ---
**Author:** ![MmeRose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee7513/32.png) [@MmeRose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MmeRose)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2015, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-coffee-pooper/724493/49 "2015-08-02T01:33:37Z")
All that artificial sweetener garbage has laxative properties, too. Could explain the effect of the hazelnut creamer. People occasionally ask me for advice about constipation, now I know to recommend coffee. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2015, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-coffee-pooper/724493/50 "2015-08-13T03:54:52Z")
> [@White SIFL](#): > > I’m thinking it’s the hot water. That can certainly contribute. I’ve just gone through another colonoscopy and during the prep, I’ve found that if my beverage of choice is hot broth, that’ll often bring on another “run NOW” episode when things were otherwise slowing down. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Quatro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bc8723/32.png) [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2015, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-coffee-pooper/724493/51 "2015-09-02T17:14:42Z")
Ought oh I just had a morning cup of coffee after I had already gone to the bathroom. I now have proof that if you don’t completely finish doing number #2 … the morning coffee will do the rest. All old men need to beware of every fart after drinking their morning coffee :eek: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-coffee-pooper/724493.md?page=2)