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What Causes Beet-colored Stools?

I ate a beet salad 4 days ago and am still finding a red color streaming from my stool into the toilet water. Should I still attribute this to the beets I ate 4 days ago? Or should I suspect something of greater concern? (a side note -my iron stores are very low and I take a supplement daily, and I read that iron disorders may cause beets to have a great effect).
Fri, 12 Jan 2018
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I have evaluated your query in details .

* Beet can give color to stool upto 7 - 10 days of consumption .

Wishing you fine recovery .
Feel free to ask any further queries .

Regards .

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What Causes Beet-colored Stools?

Hello dear Warm welcome to Healthcaremagic.com I have evaluated your query in details . * Beet can give color to stool upto 7 - 10 days of consumption . Wishing you fine recovery . Feel free to ask any further queries . Regards .