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I ate a dark variety of beetroot salad(a cup) in lunch yesterday & after couple of hours i went for a poop. i noticed that my poop is pretty dark red. i know betanin makes poop/pee red. i am scared about the transit time. any major health problem ?
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Most likely this was the pigment from the beetroot as you suspected. If so, you should not have ongoing color change of the bowel movements once the beetroot has passed through completely. If recurrent color change definitely see Dr but most likely not a problem.
Answered 3/28/2021
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That's quite a rapid intestinal transit time compared to the usual 12-24 hour transit. People with rapid transit times simply are more apt to have looser&often urgent BM's shortly after their meals and their symptoms are helped by taking antispasmodic medication like dicyclomine 1/2 hour before a meal.
Answered 3/28/2021
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