In late March, Starbucks dropped their new Oleato line of olive-oil-infused drinks, one of the “biggest launches” the company “had in decades” as Brady Brewer, the company’s Chief Marketing Officer explained to CNN. And soon thereafter, the Starbucks army began feeling an increased need to shit their pants.


Upon snapping up a pretentiously-sized cup of olive-oil coffee, Starbucks patrons – and their bowels – got a whole lot more than they bargained for, the beverages catalyzing countless bathroom emergencies.



“I'm wondering how many people are going to have to happen to them what a few happened to our team.. half the team tried it yesterday and a few ended up... Needing to use the restroom, if ya know what I mean,” wrote u/MoodyStarGirl, a Redditor claiming to work for the coffee chain said in a Reddit post, noting that they’re “honestly scared to try it” due to existing stomach issues.


Despite u/MoodyStarGirl’s team crapping themselves their Store Manager has advised their them to keep their soiled pants on the DL, adding, “My SM doesn't want us sharing this info with customers which I think is pretty F'd up.”



u/MoodyStarGirl and their team aren’t alone in their olive oil coffee shits, as several Starbucks enthusiasts have voiced on r/Starbucks.


“Stomach ache was the first thing I thought of when I heard of it,” wrote u/kayidontcare on a link to NBC Bay Area’s report on the trend.


Yet this is far from the first time consumers have learned hard lessons about the diuretic effects of fats.


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“Did no one in product development remember the whole 'anal leakage' Olestra fiasco from the 1990s? Oleato sounds too close to Olestra, and apparently has similar side effects,” wrote u/GeneralDisarray19.


As several commenters noted, snack giant Procter & Gamble began offering fat-free versions of several of their popular chips in the mid-'90s, introducing a “synthetic fat molecule” known by the brand name Olean, per Mental Floss.


Considering the molecule’s large size, it evoked a similar effect, ultimately leading to the ultra-appetizing terms of “anal leakage” and “fecal urgency.”


“From the beginning, Oleato has sounded to me like Olestra, so I'm honestly not surprised lmao,” added kimbooley90.


But hey, until we learn our lesson about consuming large amounts of suspicious fats, u/jams1015 reminded us of the true price of Starbucks' new laxative concoction, “A moment of silence for the baristas that clean those bathrooms…”