is this remotely possible

[emmie]

that eating beetroot, can turn urine red. I don't know, but im sure that i read it someplace.

[Jules001]

My mum swears it happens to her after eating beetroot, but it has never happened to me! mind you I don't eat very much beetroot, but that may change as I am growing some in my garden this year, so if I end up with a bumper crop, I may have a different answer.

[askyourgran]

Yup comes out red or pink depending on how much you've eaten. I bought 2lb of black cherries in Bury St Emunds market last Wednesday and pigged out on them, frightened the life out of me, the next day.

[emmie]

Otherwise i am going to the docs, because the last person i knew had this problem, turned out to have cancer, that's why i asked. Thank you

[fliptheswitch]

I was just going to say, I'm not sure about when you go to the loo, but it definitely comes up if you're sick.
I nearly called an ambulance, once. That goes for Strawberry jelly too! :)

[fliptheswitch]

With regards to the "cancer" bit, and back to being serious, Beetroot would not cause it to be bright Red, just Pink.

[askyourgran]

If you've eaten a lot of beetroot it will work its way out in a couple of days em, but if you feel worried at all do please go to your gp. My sis thought she had a spot that was bleeding, put off going to the docs for a couple of weeks but she had bowel cancer. Caught pretty early and she is clear of it now.

[erin-x]

My biology teacher told us that once.. she ate heaps of it when she was on weightwatchers as it was free and it turned her pee pink.

Is it wrong that I want beetroot on toast after this discussion? haha :)

[DTCwordfan]

It depends on how you cook it......roast it then guaranteed red poop and pee - and with a certain pong......good for the system though as it is hell of an antioxidant...........

I love it - many do not.

[emmie]

No its cooked already, bought from market, don't like the jar stuff as im not keen on the vinegar.

[hc4361]

Be aware that ingestion of beetroot can colour urine red and also discolour stools, causing the unwary to hot-foot it to their GP for urgent tests. The pinkness of your pee depends on the acidity of your stomach; some people don't see pink pee afterwards and some do (approximately 10 - 14%). If you don't see pink pee then your stomach is at the strongly acidic end of the normal range - if you do see pink pee then your stomach is at the less acidic end of normal, and the colour hasn't been broken down on the way through your gut.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A11454491

[Sqad]

Yes it can.

[Bummle]

Beetroot? Ptui! Asparagus on the other hand.....

[WELSHYORKIE]

To the point, sqad, to the point lol

[emmie]

sqad, going what else goes on, thought i would ask, not to upset anyone, thanks