So why does pop make you poop? It’s a perfect cocktail of carbonation stretching your stomach, sugar or fake sugar fermenting in your gut, caffeine revving up your intestines, and acid giving everything a gentle nudge.
Your colon is basically a bouncer. And pop? It’s the rowdy customer that gets kicked out fast. Some of us just have bouncers with shorter fuses.
Next time a friend asks why you run to the bathroom after a soda, you can look them dead in the eye and say, “Science, my friend. Pure, fizzy science.” Then, maybe hand them a glass of water. You’re welcome.
