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  1. #1
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    Mar 2008
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    I just googled it for you, looks like it is legit. Beetroot especially in pregnancy turns your wee pink!

    Well, there ya go..... I reckon thats it.. cause it wasnt painful was it? if it was uti id say youd have pain... (mind you i never get pain with UTI's only pulling feeling).

    Its fascinating to read, have a squiz when you have a moment

    Beeturia (Pink Pee)

    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.

    Beeturia is a harmless occurrence and you do not have to exclude beetroot from your diet if you are affected by it. If you don't normally have pink-stained pee after consuming beetroot, you might like to try an experiment. Try taking some antacid1 tablets, then eat beetroot. Remember to look at what you're doing the next time you visit the toilet. That should satisfy your curiosity.

    If your urine is coloured pink or red and you haven't ingested any beetroot, this is called haematuria and requires medical investigation to find out the cause.
    from here BBC - h2g2 - Beetroot - the Vegetable

    And of course it is.. damn daylight savings!!!

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    Jul 2007
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    LOL, that is truly hilarious!
    I know baby poo that has been purple but I didn't know it could affect urine!!
    Hope it is just the baby beets Ali.

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    Mar 2008
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    I'd say it's the beet!

    Berries do it to me too when I consume an unholy amount :-)

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    Dec 2008
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    omg thats funny as, ima goto the supermarket in the morning just to test it out

  5. #5
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    Jan 2009
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    HAHA ALI
    well that is funny..although im sure you are still freaked out.....lay off the beetroot!

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    how weird is that!!! I hope its just the beets!

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    i hope its the beets ali

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    Sorry to hijack, ladies, but would that include, ahem, discharge?? Cuz mine has been a little bit pinkish lately, I'm not having any other symptoms (although I do think I have a touch of thrush) and the only thing I can think of that might be causing it is eating beetroot on my homemade burgers??
    I wouldn't have noticed but for the fact that I was wearing white undies the other day, usually I wear black :/