Consumption of red dragon fruit stools turn red because this dragon fruit contains beet red pigment, may also be due to the presence of gastrointestinal bleeding.
Dragon fruit contains polysaccharides, dietary fiber, vitamins, proteins, unsaturated fatty acids and other substances, people consume red dragon fruit stool becomes red because of this dragon fruit contains beet red pigment, beet red pigment is a water-soluble pigment, this pigment into the human body after a part of the intestinal discharge, part of the glomerular filtration after discharge.
Therefore, after consuming red dragon fruit urine and feces become red is a normal phenomenon, this phenomenon will stop eating red dragon fruit in a short period of time after the return to normal, a one-time consumption of too much dragon fruit may lead to diarrhea, so the consumption of dragon fruit should be in moderation.
If the stool is still red for a period of time after stopping the consumption of red dragon fruit, we should consider the possibility of gastrointestinal bleeding, we should go to the hospital in time for gastroenteroscopy and other examinations to determine whether there is bleeding, and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.