# Does brewed coffee have more of a diuretic effect than espresso-based drinks?

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My usual request of my barista is a white chocolate mocha. It will typically result in a bathroom trip or two.

Every once in a while I’ll order a house brewed coffee of the same size instead, resulting in my bladder going into overdrive to the point of being comical.

The same volume of fluid, one mostly milk with a slug of strong coffee-sludge, the other mostly coffee with a slug of half&half, both with a good bit of sugar, two very different physiological responses.