Lettuce Turnip The Beet
by punchmommybelievesinlife
Did you know that beets can color your urine and stool red? Well I didn’t either…until today. One frightful experience in the bathroom followed by panic, a trip to the doctor, a physical exam, and some blood work later, I am happy to announce that it’s not blood, it’s the beets.
Sister had her thyroid removed yesterday so while she waited to go the operating room, Mom fielded my panicked phone calls and text messages. Never a dull a moment, she quipped. More than ten years after treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Sister discovered three nodules on her thyroid. The fine needle biopsy was inconclusive on one of the nodules so this and several factors led her to the decision of having her thyroid removed. The most compelling factor was that she had radiation to her neck and upper chest where the cancerous lymph nodes were.
It looks like Sister and I will be trading health emergencies and for added fun they will occur at the same time! I’m relieved to announce that Sister’s surgery went well and I am not bleeding internally. Bring it on new normal. Bring. It. On.
Punchy Mommy Believes in Life 
Ha! I’ve had this same experience, luckily I remembered what I’d eaten on the way out from the bathroom, had a good laugh when I realized. Oh how I love beets, especially roasted. Too bad they are too hard on my GI to eat these days. Perhaps I’ll sneak one in over thanksgiving. Glad to hear you are well and your sister’s surgery went well too!
Thanks Sarah! Yes, roasted beets are my favorite too. Call me crazy,but the beets in California never did this to me. I think it’s the New York beets. I juiced the beet greens and was eating roasted beets in my salads. Maybe it was the juiced beet greens that did it?
The beets themselves are enough to do it to me. Though, only if I eat quite a lot. Maybe you never ate enough all at once in CA? I’ve never tried to greens, I didn’t know you could eat them! I will have to give it a shot.
Yup, you can eat them. You can sauté them, eat them in salad, juice them, etc.