A member asked:

I had purple tinted urine and next day, my loose bowel movement had purple liquid in the toilet bowl. i had eaten lot of fresh cooked beets nite befor?

A doctor has provided 1 answer
Dr. James Eitner answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Common Reaction: The coloring in some foods (like beets) and medications can affect the color, smell, etc. Of your urine, stool, emesis, etc. Purple/red urine and stool after fresh beets is normal. (the difference between being more purple or more red, depends on the pH or acidity of the fluid.

Answered 1/12/2015

5.9k views

Thank

Related Questions