I never have had this problem with beets and I do eat a lot of them.  Be careful with asparagus as it will turn your urine green.  Guess you could save that for St. Patrick's Day!

I eat beets a lot and have never had red urine from it, but I have heard that if you are low in something -- iron, I think-- it can happen.   I'm not aware of any other foods that discolor the urine. 

I'm glad it was nothing serious.

Lora

Just wondering if anyone else has eaten beets, post surgery.  I ate a salad with beets, about 30 minutes later felt alittle sick, but an hour later ended up in the ER due to red urine.  Everyone thought I had blood in my urine due to fall the day before on the ice.  After tons of tests, the Dr. came in confused because the red in the urine was not blood,(thank God). The ER staff had to google the issue and found it was the result of eating BEETS!!!  Am I the only stooge this has happened to?  No one made this issue known to me.  What a humiliation.

Are there other foods that may cause similar effects?

Please let me know and save me from further embarrassment.

I wish I would have seen this sooner. I have been looking for a support group that meets on weekends.  I work second shift during the week and cant make it to the meetings in the evenings during the week.  Are the meetings always on the weekend?  By the way, Dr. Rita Anderson is my surgeon too, totally love her.

Next Meeting: Wednesday, February 16, 2011.

Meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at JOHN KNOX CHURCH 5155 Eastlake St NW. North Canton, just south of Portage Rd. off Frank Ave. (Across from Stark State College. (EASY ACCESS OFF INTERSTATE 77)

THIS MONTH WILL BE OPEN FORUM DISCUSSION.....

Topic: The Voice of Emotional Eating

Connect with other WLS patients, share strategies for success, the rewards and trials, exchange ideas and support each other. Discuss different challenges from early post-op months to the advantages and disadvantages of being 18 months or more out from surgery.

Everyone needs support before and after WLS!

Contact Teresa (Terri) Black at phone 330-830-1477, 330-933-4094 email [email protected] or Visit
http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/CWLSSG/
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