To be disappointed that after eating a mountain of beetroot my wee is not red?

[FortiesCromarty]

Not even a hint of rose. Am I delusional, I thought beetroot coloured your wee? Maybe 2.5 hours is not long enough to wait.

tomorrow

And then purple poo, too.

YANBU. My 6yo DS is always disappointed that he wee isn't red after eating (a miniscule amount of) beetroot. I don't see why the disappointment should be any easier to deal with just because you are an adult.

Lol!

I would be disappointed too!

Yes, I would be disappointed!
It's a very fun thing about beetroot - as long as you remember you ate it (otherwise it's a very scary thing ...)

You've just reminded me of how amusing I found my sick the other night, after dining on nothing but red wine & chocolate
Since you ask, it was a wonderful mahogany colour.

Wow, purple poo an unexpected bonus .
Better keep DS out of the loo for that one or the postman/delivery man/random old lady will be told all about mums purple poo.

Give it time, give it time. DH nearly had me call NHS direct at midnight after he had a beetroot wee incident

Oooh, if you want coloured poo I can strongly recommend large quantities of blueberries to produce green poo. DD loves them but pre-potty training it made nappy changes a bit stomach-churning.

If only it worked on breast milk

Yes bran, I've seen black baby poo from blueberries, gave me quite a shock the first time

YANBU ... DH gets a scare every time he eats beetroot, I get nothing, always the same...but then asparagus doesn't seem to make my wee sink either so maybe it's good we're not affected by vegetables in our digestive system

I'd be gutted. Especially as I don't even like beetroot.

Aha, another one who's not affected by asparagus. Maybe you've hit on it, GirlWithTheMouseyHair, we are immune from exciting vegetable bodily effects.

Why does asparagus make your wee smell?

One of life's great mysteries!

From the British Asparagus Association;
"Why does asparagus make your wee smell funny?

About half the population experience strange smelling (and sometimes green!) urine after eating asparagus ? this is due to sulphur-containing amino acids in the veg that break down during digestion. Different people form different amounts of these compounds after eating asparagus, and many people cannot smell the odour even when they produce the compounds."

So now we know. Off to research beetroot now.

The BBC says
"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."

FortiesCromarty (nice name by the way),I get severe asparagus wee, but not beetroot wee, DH is the opposite - (just adding data in case you were thinking of writing a paper on it)

Crikey, just discovered that apparently beetroot makes semen taste nice according to some chap on the interweb .

Actually that smiley was inappropriate

Your poo will be spectacular tomorrow. Mark. My. Words.

yabu - its vile, don't eat it. Just pour food colouring in the toilet and pretend

Success - I have produced a beautiful pinky wee
Goodness knows what it's done to the breastmilk but the baby can't get enough.
Thanks for your support.

I eat beetroot everyday and my wee is never pink. Is a tablespoon of beetroot not enough?

I grew loads of beetroot and had to make beetroot soup. I had loads and the toilet result is amazing!

Why on earth did you want red wee? Were you hoping to produce this as a party piece at the weekend?