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Eating Beetroot Makes Poop Red

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Dr. Rakhi Tayal MD

hi im 16 weeks pregnant and am having lower abdominal cramping mostly after i eat makes me feel like i have to poop but i cant when i try,a couple of days before i had horrible cramping and runny ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakhi Tayal ( OBGYN)
Dr. Ronald Schubert MD

Doctor I had beetroot juice n after 10 minutes I passed stool ....I saw it was completely red in flush....is that means the beetroot juice I had is waste of money....? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ronald Schubert ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Sanjay Kumar Kanodia MD

[Hello Doctor, Recently I have been noticing that when ever I eat beets my urine and feces are turning pinkish. I follow healthy diet. My diet includes 5 servings of fruits and veggies a day. I avoid sugar. I take Vitamin... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sanjay Kumar Kanodia ( Dermatologist)
Dr.  Sunil MD

I drink some beet juice from health food store and I drank a glass fill last night and my bowel was normal after I drank the juice I used the bathroom and my bowel was black no blood in my poop and I look ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sunil ( Gastroenterologist)
Dr. Salah Saad Shoman MD

I ate beets on my salad 3 days ago and yesterday morning and this morning my stool has been reddish brown with red specs in it and the stool turns the water around it red Before this i had no problems in ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Salah Saad Shoman ( Internal Medicine Specialist)

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Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

hi, i ate beetroot on tuesday and yesterday (thursday) i got red coloured light red in my stool. today friday, I am getting the same I think its the beetroot, but i am worried as its now 3 days... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

I ate roasted beetroot on Saturday and Sunday. On Monday, when I passed stool I noticed bright red ... stool? When can I eliminate beetroot being the cause of the red coloring in my stool?... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

I have eaten some beetroot crisp last night and I am worried as my stools have a lot of red in them and the water in the bowl is red. I had a colonoscopy lasy Monday as my bowel motions have changed... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi MD

Several weeks ago, I was eating a lot of fresh beets. I noticed a couple times when I went to urinate, that my urine was red. I panicked and thought there was blood in my urine. However, once I ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. T Chandrakant MD

my garden in the morning, last night i noticed i had runny stools which were bright red and again ... beetroot, many thanks jenny/ ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. T Chandrakant ( General Surgeon)