Dark Chocolate & going to the bathroom, should i be concerned?

[ChenZhen]

hey!

i'm a huge dark chocolate fan (don't eat milk chocolate), "problem" is, whenever i eat it, after about half an hour i have to go to the toilet, it happens every single time, no matter which brand, organic or not.
i thought common wisdom is that chocolate constipates?
do you think my body can't handle chocolate? should i be concerned about it? i don't get any cramps or bloating, just get the feeling of going to the bathroom. 

best wishes 

[Webmaster]

Are you sure it's not dark chocolate laxatives you've been taking? 

I would just plan accordingly if you know what's going to happen. Have it after your main meal when you know you'll be home.

[Nate]

could it be that the dark chocolate is acting as a laxative because of its high concentration of magnesium? if i remember correctly milk chocolate is about 30-40% while dark is around 70-85% cacao so they are very different in composition and it could be the milk etc that is causing the constipation in other cases i'm guessing

[ChenZhen]

thanks guys & i really have no clue 

i don't care so much about going to the bathroom, i'm just thinking that it could be a defense reaction from my body to tell me i shouldn't eat it. don't know...

@webmaster: haha, yeah, i'll check the ingredients 

[ChenZhen]

oh, and btw: webmaster, so you mean i can't have 100g of chocolate during the undereating phase???  (i love those smileys*g*)

best wishes

[DN Moderator]

"Chen" - I certainly wouldn't lose any sleep over it.  It may be something as simple as switching the brand of dark chocolate that you're eating.  The other thing is that you've found a surefire way of keeping yourself regular, which is soooooooo important.  And, what Nate said may be playing a very important part in what's going with your body.  If your diet is really clean and detoxed on a regular basis (and I'd say that it probably is given your leanness that I see in your posted photos), it could be that the magnesium in the Chocolate is sliding things through.

[ChenZhen]

thanks rick, i'm glad that i don't have to give up dark chocolate 

the brand really doesn't matter (tried quite a few) it's always the same, when i eat milk chocolate i don't get this "problem" but if it's not detrimental to my body i'm glad i have it, makes the overeating phase even more satisfying ;-)

in terms of regularity, since being on the WD i never had the slightest problem with that, i really couldn't imagine a better way than the WD/AED to deal with problems like this.

sorry, it seems i can't tell enough how excited i am about the WD, haha