After Having Beet Root My Urine Colour Become Red And

Posted on Wed, 27 Mar 2019

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Question : After having beet root my urine colour become red and if i stop eating beet root it become normal again.
Kindly suggest whether i should stop eating beet root or need to take any specific care for this.

Answered by Dr. Dr.Raju.A.T (9 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Thats normal

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

It is ok.

There are certain pigments in the beet root which can be excreted unchanged.

There is no need to worry.

Hope, I answered your query.

Please ask if any doubts.

Regards,

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar