Eating a large amount of watermelon may cause the stool to turn red, but the red color of the stool is not necessarily related to watermelon only, if accompanied by abdominal pain and other abnormal symptoms may need to identify the cause and timely treatment.
Watermelon contains a large amount of lycopene, which can cause the stool to be red, when eating a certain amount of watermelon, the stool may turn red, but watermelon must be eaten in moderation, may cause diarrhea and other symptoms.
In addition, red stool is not necessarily only related to watermelon, hemorrhoids, ulcerative colitis and other lower gastrointestinal bleeding disorders, can also cause intestinal bleeding, red stool, may be accompanied by abdominal pain, anal pain and other abnormal symptoms, after stopping to consume watermelon, stool is still red.
If there are no other abnormal symptoms, there is no need to worry, it is a normal phenomenon, if accompanied by other abnormal symptoms, you need to consult a doctor in time for treatment.