Fresh Beets - Wasn't prepared for this...

Wayne224
Wayne224 Posts: 33
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
After seeing lots of recipes, I finally roasted some fresh beets and marinated the leftovers to use in salads. I knew that beets had a lot of natural red "dye" in them, but the after-effects were ALARMING. They color lasted in my urine and stool for four days and I was almost ready to see my doctor. After a LOT of water, the color finally washed out of my system.

Anyone else experience these results?

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  • shanolap
    shanolap Posts: 1,204 Member
    LMAO!!! Yes I have...nuff said!
  • KLo924
    KLo924 Posts: 379 Member
    I've never had it last that long, but definitely experienced that (I used to have a juicer and made apple/beet/carrot juice a lot). I think you're probably fine :)
  • OSUalum
    OSUalum Posts: 449 Member
    LOL... yep, that happens!
    They are also used as a natural treatment for constipation!
  • gingerfoxxx
    gingerfoxxx Posts: 267 Member
    isn't it terrible?? I actually only eat beets sparingly because if freaks me out so much! haha
  • lifeinpink09
    lifeinpink09 Posts: 87 Member
    Haha my mother has mentioned this and has called me PANICKING! Made me glad I don't like beets....
  • dave4d
    dave4d Posts: 1,155 Member
    That's a natural result of beets. I don't believe it is harmful, in fact it is a good way to see how well your digestive system is working.
  • SuzieR
    SuzieR Posts: 127
    Yum! I love beetroot! The effects can be alarming, but harmless :)
  • bethrs
    bethrs Posts: 664 Member
    Thanks for sharing, was going to eat beets for the first time in my life and this definitely would have tripped me out!
  • rubyrenga
    rubyrenga Posts: 402 Member
    Yes. Normal, but scary nonetheless!
  • kerriknox
    kerriknox Posts: 276 Member
    lol, yep. It's bad enough seeing the pink urine in the toilet where it is mixed with lots of water. I freaked one day after seeing it in my kids potty. I thought there was something seriously wrong until I realised it was just really pink because there is no water in there to dilute the colour.

    It's not bad for you though - in fact beets are super healthy.
  • milaxx
    milaxx Posts: 1,122 Member
    Yup and mine was even darker cause I juiced them.
  • FatUncleRob
    FatUncleRob Posts: 341
    Yep! I have vivid memories of freaking out as a four or five-year-old kid after eating pickled beets for the first time.

    (Not as gross as the color that some grape sodas turn poop! :smile:)
  • Justin741
    Justin741 Posts: 249 Member
    all I have to say is fruit rollups.
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