14 DAY TRIAL // There are millions of people in the world who can't even imagine getting out of bed and starting their day without first indulging in a cup of coffee. After all, what other way to wake up is there?
The trouble is that, quite often, it's not just our mind that suddenly perks up when the smell of coffee floods our nostrils and the first few sips go down our throat. Quite the contrary, the same thing happens to our bowels.
Scientists believe this happens because coffee triggers the stomach to produce more gastric acid than it normally would, which in turn means food moves faster down into our intestines.
What's more, there is evidence that certain compounds that are naturally occurring in coffee force our bowels to become more active, which in turn explains why a sip or two can be more than enough to send some people running for the bathroom.
Interestingly, it looks like not everybody's digestive tract is so easily messed up by coffee. According to recent studies, coffee doubles as a laxative for merely 3 in 10 people.
The rest can simply enjoy their mornings and their coffee breaks without having to constantly be on the lookout for a bathroom, preferably an isolated one.
