It’s far from a secret: drinking coffee quickly makes you want to take a trip to the bathroom. But why this present need? Here is the explanation …
The terraces are open again and nothing is more pleasant than enjoying a traditional coffee while enjoying the first rays of the morning sun. But a few sips are enough for you to wake up your bladder for sure. Why does this hot drink trigger this need for quick relief?
A member of the diuretic family
Coffee, like alcohol or tea, is a natural diuretic. This substance instantly increases the flow of urine into your bladder and forces you to relieve yourself faster than your shadow. In addition to this, the diuretic will cause the kidneys to extract more fluid than the dose of coffee you have consumed. In addition, you are shedding more fluid than you have drunk. Eh yes ! If you think you can escape that overwhelming urge to pee by having coffee as an alternative to beer, you’ll find yourself trapped the same way.
Plus, like anything consumed in excess, coffee becomes unhealthy for your body. It can indeed cause incontinence in some of you. A review of studies conducted by Mélanie Le Berre, doctoral student at the University of Montreal, shows that reducing the amount of caffeine in her daily life would help reduce certain incontinence. So it is better to watch your dose, despite everything comforting, of caffeine, in the same way that you are careful not to drink it before bed to avoid succumbing to insomnia.
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Caffeine triggers the emergency
It is easier for the stomach to digest liquid rather than solid substances. Requiring less work from this organ, fluids are flowing through your body in no time. When you reach your destination, the caffeine, through its dehydrating effects on the bladder, will cause its sensors to send emergency signals to your brain and this is where the urge to go to the bathroom is triggered.
And because “coffee is strong”, caffeine, in addition to contracting your bladder, will have a role in stimulating the muscles of this organ. Your body will then further accelerate the connections between the bladder and the brain in your body and you will find yourself analyzing your environment to conquer an intimate corner …
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A decaf, please!
But what about decaffeinated coffee? Is it still part of the diuretic family? According to the French Food and Health Fund (FFAS), decaffeinated does not have the same effects of contractions on the bladder. Drinking decaffeinated coffee would make you less want to pee than caffeinated coffee, even if the diuretic is present in this drink derived from coffee. You can therefore indulge in your favorite activity without problems, but always avoiding excess, since if you absorb liters of deca, the desire to relieve yourself as quickly as possible will always be present.
You know what you have to do to enjoy the terraces in peace, listening to the sound of the birds and not the flushes …
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Lea Lecuyer
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