Is it normal to need to shit after drinking coffee?

Sooooo, no one here knew that caffeine stimulates the movement of your bowel?

Coffee is a diuretic. It makes you have to urinate/defecate.

It works super fast for me, but I don't drink coffee anymore, so I've been missing out. I think other hot non-caffeinated drinks work too, but not as well. Even soup can work if it's hot enough.

caffeine's a laxative. It's normal :)

Yes! I'm a Nurse and we encourage our patients to drink warm liquids in the morning or if they need to have a bowel movement. The warm liquid stimulates peristalsis ( downward movement of your muscles) which in turn encourages your bowels to move. Doesn't matter if its tea, coffee, warm prune juice, warm milk or a warm glass of water, it helps to get you moving :)

Yes, I usually have to take a shit in the morning shortly after I finish my first cup of coffee.

Aww yeah, love to peep and poop!

It's probably a medical thing and not a mental thing, so you should first talk to your medical doctor about it.

I would have said no, but when I first joined this site one of the first stories I saw asked the exact same question. Guess it is normal XD

*sigh* DUH!