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A member asked:
Can eating the vegetable beets cause your stool to look like it has blood in it ? like turn the water in the toilet red ? thanks
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Yes: Beets can cause the water around the stool to be reddish in color. And the same for the urine. Usually it has a bit more of a purplish cast than blood.
Answered 3/26/2019
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Yes: This happens all the time. Sorry you got a scare.
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