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Loose stool for a few months now, no pain at all.i had a baby recently and am drinking more coffee -- could caffeine cause this?
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Stress: mostly stress and the caffeine does not help both increase acid and stimulate the bowels eat yogurt and banana relax as much as you can, drink less caffeine you will be fine and enjoy the baby congrats
Answered 10/18/2014
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Possibly...: How loose are the stools & how much coffee are you drinking? Caffeine is a very weak diuretic, but a useful "cathartic," ie, intestinal muscle stimulator. If you drink a pot or two of strong coffee, you will most definitely move those bowels at least daily. As long as you stay well hydrated, make lots of urine, your pulse rate is normal for you (60-100 bpm), and there's no blood in BMs, it's ok.
Answered 5/8/2016
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