I Need To Tell You Why Coffee Makes You Poop

This is a good question I get asked a lot. If coffee works this way on you then you're probably curious why. We thought it deserved a special answer... If you enjoyed this, do please share it with someone! *Credits* Writer & Director: James Hoffmann Voice of Beanie: Ed Gamble Creative Direction & Animation: Andreas Niklas at Ayohkay Sound Design: Ben Sims Editor: Soufieh Producer: Shelley Hurley Pre-production: Daisy Collarile DOP: Michael Losada Production Assistant: Melinda Barbi Researcher: Sarka Stepanikova Animation Development Consultant: Tamsin Clay Bee *Research References* Gallego-Barceló, P., Benítez-Álvarez, D., Bagues, A., Silván-Ros, B., Montalbán-Rodríguez, A., López-Gómez, L., Vera, G., del Castillo, M. D., Uranga, J. A., & Abalo, R. (2024). _Ex vivo study of colon health, contractility and innervation in male and female rats after regular exposure to instant cascara beverage. Foods, 13_ (16), 2474. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods13162474 Hegde, S., Shi, D. W., Johnson, J. C., Geesala, R., Zhang, K., Lin, Y.-M., & Shi, X.-Z. (2022). _Mechanistic study of coffee effects on gut microbiota and motility in rats. Nutrients, 14_ (22), 4877. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14224877 Iriondo-DeHond, A., Uranga, J. A., del Castillo, M. D., & Abalo, R. (2021). _Effects of coffee and its components on the gastrointestinal tract and the brain-gut axis. Nutrients, 13_ (1), 88. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13010088 Manghi, P., Bhosle, A., Wang, K., Marconi, R., Selma-Royo, M., Ricci, L., Asnicar, F., Golzato, D., Ma, W., Hang, D., Thompson, K. N., … Segata, N. (2024). _Coffee consumption is associated with intestinal Lawsonibacter asaccharolyticus abundance and prevalence across multiple cohorts. Nature Microbiology, 9_ (12), 3120–3134. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-024-01858-9 Nehlig, A. (2022). _Effects of coffee on the gastro-intestinal tract: A narrative review and literature update. Nutrients, 14_ (2), 399. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14020399 *Other Links* Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jameshoffmann Limited Edition Merch: https://geni.us/TensHundredsThousands Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimseven Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/jimseven My Books: How to Make The Best Coffee At Home*: https://geni.us/howtomakethebestcoffee The World Atlas of Coffee*: https://geni.us/worldatlasofcoffee The World Atlas of Coffee Audiobook*: https://bit.ly/worldatlasofcoffeeaudio The Best of Jimseven*: https://geni.us/bestofjimseven Things I use and like: My old glasses: http://bit.ly/boldlondon My new glasses (Sept 2024 onwards): https://bit.ly/thenewglasses My hair product of choice*: https://geni.us/forthehair (*Affiliate links which may earn us a commission)