Can Cherries Make Your Poop Red

If your feces look bright red, there could be another, completely harmless cause: red-pigmented foods. Beets, cherries, tomatoes and artificially colored red foods can turn bowel movements (and urine) an unsettling shade of red. Fortunately, this effect resolves naturally within a day or two.

What foods make poop reddish?

  • Red Jell-O, red or grape Kool-Aid.
  • Red candy, red licorice.
  • Red cereals.
  • Red frosting.
  • Red food coloring.
  • Beets.
  • Cranberries.
  • Fire Cheetos.

What happens when you eat too many cherries?

Eating too many cherries at once could potentially lead to uncomfortable gastrointestinal issues, like gas, cramping and abdominal bloating — these are all possible symptoms of eating too much fruit. So, yes, cherries can cause diarrhea if you eat too many.

Alexander Ross

Alexander Ross

Gaming, Esports & Interactive Media Writer

Alexander Ross has covered the video game industry for a decade, writing deep dives on game design, esports tournaments, VR developments, and gaming culture.

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