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Shop 'til you drop! TJ Maxx shoppers claim the store has a 'LAXATIVE effect' that makes them need to poop every time they visit

TJ Maxx shoppers said they get the urge to poop as soon as they enter the store

 

By Kelsi Karruli

 

Daily Mail

June 27, 2-23

 

 

For a good poop, go inside a TJ Max

 

TJ Maxx is perhaps best known as a mecca for budget hunters on the lookout for their latest deal - but the chain is now going viral for a very different reason altogether with dozens of customers claiming that they feel an overwhelming urge to poop every time they enter the store.

Fashionistas are going viral on TikTok after sharing that the discount store has a 'laxative effect.' 

While searching through the racks for the best deals possible, people feel a need to run to the restroom, and it's more common than you may think.

Customers have been sharing their experiences at TJ Maxx that sees them having to poop as soon as they step foot in the store. 

 

TJ Maxx shoppers have claimed they get the urge to poop as soon as they enter the store

Fashionistas are going viral on TikTok after sharing that the discount store has a 'laxative effect'

While searching through the racks for the best deals possible, people feel a need to run to the restroom, and it's more common than you may think

 

One woman, who goes by Shelby on TikTok, posted a clip, which quickly amassed over 4.1 million views, to detail her poop experiences at TJ Maxx.

Showing herself inside the discount store, she said: 'Me walking into a TJ Maxx.' 

Then, she revealed she would always have the sudden urge to poop. 

Following Shelby's video, many others on the social media platform shared their similar experiences.  

Content creator Mary took to TikTok and noted that any 'florescent lighting' in discount stores like TJ Maxx or Marshalls made her need to rush to the restroom. 

'Every time I step foot into a store with fluorescent lights,' she said as she showed herself running to the bathroom.

Other creators quickly hopped on the trend. 

One user suggested entering the discount store if you 'haven't pooped in three days,' while another person claimed she poops 'every single time' she shops at TJ Maxx. 

'Do I have to poop or am I just at TJ Maxx?' joked content creator Siarra.  

One person even suggested that her urge to poop at the discount store was because she was 'hot.' 

 

Customers have been sharing their experiences at TJ Maxx that sees them having to poop as soon as they step foot in the store

One woman, who goes by Shelby on TikTok, posted a clip, which quickly amassed over 4.1 million views, to detail her poop experiences at TJ Maxx

Another person claimed she poops 'every single time' she shops at TJ Maxx

One user suggested entering the discount store if you 'haven't pooped in three days'

 

Users flocked to the comments section and flooded it with their experiences running to the toilet at the budget-friendly store. 

One user commented: 'To this day I’ve had the best movement of my life in a TJ Maxx bathroom.' 

Someone else wrote: 'Hahaha why is this so relatable?! Literally thought I was the only one.' 

'Omg I thought it was just me, this doesn’t happen to me anywhere else except TJ Maxx!' said one person. 

One employee even chimed in: 'As a TJ Maxx associate without the privilege of an associate bathroom, we are very well aware and you’re not alone.' 

Someone else said: 'I go to TJ Maxx after I’ve been constipated for a few days.' 

'I really thought that I was the only one with this problem. Guest services knows me. They always watch my half full cart while I go,' shared another user. 

Someone else wrote: 'Omg I used to think it was only me.'

 

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Users flocked to the comments section and flooded it with their experiences running to the toilet at the budget-friendly store

 

And while it may seem like an odd phenomenon, there is a theory behind the poop madness. 

It's known as the Mariko Aoki phenomenon, and while it claims that people have the urge to poop when entering a book store, it can apply to other locations as well. 

According to the hypothesis, the smell of books in a bookstore may trigger a bowel movement. 

And it's not just book stores, but anywhere that relaxes your senses, meaning that if the smell of TJ Maxx makes you feel comfortable, you are more likely to poop. 

According to Eating Well, when you are relaxed, sensory cells work to analyze your surroundings, and then send a message to your brain that tells it to go to the bathroom. 

Your brain will decide whether or not to team up with your gut and begin to get your bowels moving. 

This happens when you are comfortable, which is why many people only poop when at home or in relaxing stores.