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Re: does coffee make anyone else poop?
« Reply #15 on: July 08, 2007, 08:20:44 PM »
coffee is a diarrhetic.... it'll do that

You mean diuretic?  Diuretics make you pee.  Laxatives make you shit.

ah oops   :asthing:

lol  maybe it just gets ALL them juices flowing
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Re: does coffee make anyone else poop?
« Reply #16 on: July 08, 2007, 08:33:59 PM »
Coffee is funny. It makes me feel ill.
Yeah, I drink a LOT of it, but tea
never has the same effect.

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Re: does coffee make anyone else poop?
« Reply #17 on: July 08, 2007, 09:36:44 PM »
Sadly, I find coffee quite disgusting.

I think you could try hot tea in the morning and get pretty much the same effect.  Either one works for me.

I don't know if you can get it there or not, but Colace is a stool softener, which sounds like something you could use.

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Re: does coffee make anyone else poop?
« Reply #18 on: July 08, 2007, 09:44:00 PM »
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Re: does coffee make anyone else poop?
« Reply #19 on: July 08, 2007, 10:31:05 PM »
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Re: does coffee make anyone else poop?
« Reply #20 on: July 08, 2007, 10:35:30 PM »
Sadly, I find coffee quite disgusting.

I think you could try hot tea in the morning and get pretty much the same effect.  Either one works for me.

I don't know if you can get it there or not, but Colace is a stool softener, which sounds like something you could use.

I always start my mornings with tea.  I haven't noticed any laxative effect with it though.  My doc gave me some lactulose solution, but I only got a tiny bottle of it, so I'll need to talk to him again.
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Re: does coffee make anyone else poop?
« Reply #21 on: July 08, 2007, 10:43:30 PM »
I know someone who drinks hot water with a slice of lemon in the mornings and it makes her go.  I think there is something about a warm drink that stimulates the bowels, but I think hot coffee or tea work better for me.

How much are you drinking every day, Peter?  If you increase your fiber, you need to drink more liquids too or it could actually make your constipation worse.

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Re: does coffee make anyone else poop?
« Reply #22 on: July 08, 2007, 10:45:41 PM »
A few litres a day, plus my food has a lot of water in it.  The only thing that's changed recently is that I'm now on two different medications that both have constipation as a side-effect.  I haven't changed my water or fibre intake.
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Re: does coffee make anyone else poop?
« Reply #23 on: July 08, 2007, 10:47:06 PM »
Did the sample of lactulose help?  It increases water content in your stool.

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Re: does coffee make anyone else poop?
« Reply #24 on: July 08, 2007, 11:00:35 PM »
I don't drink coffee very often.   The occasional time I drink coffee, it has never had any effect on my bowel movements.
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Re: does coffee make anyone else poop?
« Reply #25 on: July 09, 2007, 01:05:48 AM »
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Re: does coffee make anyone else poop?
« Reply #26 on: July 09, 2007, 05:45:49 AM »
coffee is a diarrhetic.... it'll do that

You mean diuretic?  Diuretics make you pee.  Laxatives make you shit.

ah oops   :asthing:

lol  maybe it just gets ALL them juices flowing

I have not experienced this. Coffee helps me calm down, usually.
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Re: does coffee make anyone else poop?
« Reply #27 on: July 09, 2007, 07:01:33 AM »
Did the sample of lactulose help?  It increases water content in your stool.

A bit, but not much.
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14:10 - Moarskrillex42: She said something about knowing why I wanted to move to Glasgow when she came in. She plopped down on my bed and told me to go ahead and open it for her.

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Re: does coffee make anyone else poop?
« Reply #28 on: July 09, 2007, 07:33:52 AM »
coffee is a diarrhetic.... it'll do that

You mean diuretic?  Diuretics make you pee.  Laxatives make you shit.

I honestly thought she was engaging in wordplay.

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Re: does coffee make anyone else poop?
« Reply #29 on: July 09, 2007, 07:37:42 AM »
A few litres a day, plus my food has a lot of water in it.  The only thing that's changed recently is that I'm now on two different medications that both have constipation as a side-effect.  I haven't changed my water or fibre intake.

Maybe you should increase your water intake for a few days.
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