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Health Check: what your pee and poo colour says about your health

  • Written by Clare Collins, Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
imageNormal pee should be the colour of straw.Devin_Pavel/Shutterstock

Out of the blue I passed bright red pee. I freaked, thinking it was a sign of terminal disease. Then I remembered the roasted beetroot tarts served at the party the night before – so delicious I’d eaten three!

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