Children's urine turns red after eating dragon fruit

Some parents care very much about their children's health, and will be very worried about some minor discomfort. Sometimes when children's urine turns red after eating dragon fruit, they will be very worried, fearing that it is caused by some disease. In fact, red dragon fruit will cause pigmenturia after ingestion. As long as there are no other symptoms, no treatment is required.

Red-fleshed pitaya can cause pigmenturia, making urine and stool red. You can continue to observe changes in urine color and judge based on other symptoms. Generally, pigmented urine does not have symptoms of urinary tract infection such as fever, frequent urination, crying during urination, etc. The red color will soon fade or disappear. The safest way is to do a routine urine test.

First, let’s talk about dragon fruit, which is generally divided into white flesh and red flesh. If a child's urine turns red after eating white-fleshed pitaya, then we should know that there is no direct relationship between the white-fleshed pitaya and the red urine. At this time, the child's red urine must be caused by other reasons. We must first check whether the child has eaten other red fruits or foods. If not, we should go to the hospital for examination immediately. On the other hand, if the child eats red dragon fruit, it is normal for the urine to be red, because pitaya itself contains a lot of natural pigments, betacyanin, eating too much will cause urine color change, but it cannot be ruled out that the hematuria is caused by other diseases. It is recommended to observe twice more. If the urine is still red, you should seek medical attention in time.

Secondly, let’s analyze, if a child eats red dragon fruit and his urine turns red, is it definitely caused by the red dragon fruit? The answer is no. Because, if children eat red dragon fruit, their urine may turn red because pitaya itself contains a lot of natural pigments, betacyanin, which may cause the urine to turn red. However, if the child has inflammation of the reproductive and urinary system, urethral stones, kidney stones, nephritis, or even urinary tract infection at this time, these conditions will cause the child to have hematuria and cause the urine to turn red.

Again, based on the above analysis, we roughly divide it into two countermeasures. On the one hand, we need to observe in time, replenish fluids and drink plenty of water after the child stops eating red dragon fruit, and observe whether the child has pain when urinating or other discomforts. If not, and the color is normal after two or three urinations, then we can rest assured; on the other hand, if the child has pain when urinating or even other discomforts such as diarrhea and vomiting, we should not blindly take medicine ourselves, but seek medical attention in time and do relevant examinations to avoid delaying the disease.