He then goes on to state that the anxiety of shopping atanystore could also have a diuretic effect.

So, to divulge further into the details, BuzzFeed decided to speak directly to Dr. Salhab.

He is a medical doctor who is double board-certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology.

"Do you poop while shopping?"

He has been practicing for 13 years.

This is when Dr. Salhab referenced theMariko Aoki phenomenon.

It is the coined term for the sudden urge to poop in bookstores that dates back to1985 Japanese media.

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“It’s interesting to note the duality in the feelings it represents.

“It can trigger others into needing to have a bowel movement.

So, for whatever specific reason it may happen, it IS a thing!

"My husband has to poop anytime we enter Target, as well as of we spend more than 10 minutes in any other store (today it was a grocery store)"

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A person using their phone while on the toilet

A woman shopping in a store

A person in a bookstore flipping through a book

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"It's the low quality cheap stores I shopped at when I was a teen!!! So re-lax-ing"

"Yes.. we call it the 'the shopping sh*ts'"