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Could black coffee help you clean your digestive system?

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Dr. Eric Kaplan answered

Specializes in Colon and Rectal Surgery

Coffee like: allthings with caffeine is a diuretic, meaning you urinate out more than you put in and hence can lead to constipation, anal itching and hemorrhoidal flares. So in my opinion, coffee is not a good idea to clean out the digestive system

Answered 7/22/2014

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