Is chocolate a laxative?

Question

Please help settle an argument. My British family say that chocolate is a laxative but my Spanish family insist that it has the opposite effect (it constipates you). I´ve never noticed any effect one way or the other. Who is correct?

Answer 1

I ate too many mini cupcakes last night and was up from 2:00 to 6:00 and it was definite that I'd taken some kind of laxative!!!  Won't make that mistake again!

Answer 2

It depends on the chocolate and the person eating it. For me, yesterday I ate a
large bar of Asda Smart Price milk choc, my system erupted violently early morning. Nothing wrong with Smart Price (50% more cocoa than Cadbury's). My wife can eat it with no affect. However, I do have IBS so my digestive system is more sensitive.

Answer 3

It depends on the chocolate and the person eating it. For me, yesterday I ate a
large bar of Asda Smart Price milk choc, my system erupted violently early morning. Nothing wrong with Smart Price (50% more cocoa than Cadbury's). My wife can eat it with no affect. However, I do have IBS so my digestive system is more sensitive.