Scientists discover the benefits of coffee on the intestines

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Coffee lovers know they help keep bowel movements, but researchers in Texas are trying to figure out why it really does not seem to be caffeine, according to a study presented in the Digestive Diseases WeekDDW).

According to the US medical site"MedicalXpress", Researchers who fed mice with coffee and also mixed with intestinal bacteria, found that coffee controlled the bacteria and increased muscle movement, regardless of the content of caffeine.

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"When mice were treated with coffee for three days, the ability of the muscles in the small intestine increased," said Dr. Xuan Chengxi, principal investigator and associate professor of internal medicine at the University of Texas.

"Interestingly, these effects are independent of caffeine, because caffeine-free coffee has similar effects like regular coffee," he said.

The researchers found in the new study changes in bacteria when coffee was exposed to feces, and the study of stool composition after rats took different concentrations of coffee over three days.

The study also documented changes in the smooth muscles of the bowel and colon, and the response of those muscles when exposed directly to coffee.

Muscle in the lower intestine and colon showed increased muscle contraction after a period of coffee consumption, and coffee stimulated cramps in the small intestine and colon when the muscle tissue of the coffee was directly exposed.

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