Red Food Dye (FD&C Red #40) Causes Spotting? - Women's Health Message Board

cuddledumplin · 02-28-2007, 01:21 AM

This is kind of an odd post, but whenever I eat or drink something that contains the dye FD&C Red #40, I start spotting. The first time I noticed it I was a teen, and I took some red vitamins, and every time since it has done me that way. (I didn't take the vitamins for a few days, and it stopped, but started back when I took them again). Without thinking, I drank some diet drink with it yesterday, and it started again. It's happened a few of times when I wouldn't think to check to see whether or not something contained it. My mother said it used to do her the same way. The weird thing is that I can consume other red dyes with no problem. Has anyone else ever noticed this?

try-ink · 02-28-2007, 12:50 PM

Sorry............

But, I've never been in your situation.

Since we are not doctors..........It's kind of hard to say that...maybe that was the cause of spotting.

It's probably better.......if you talk to your physician about this. (if you haven't done so already)

Even if this is not pain-ful......I think it will help put this "guessing game" to an end....if you were properly diagnose, right??

cuddledumplin · 03-01-2007, 01:21 AM

I'm 100% sure that it is the cause of my spotting because it only happens when I consume something with the dye. I did tell my doc about it, and he said that it was odd, but if that was the case to stop consuming it. I was really just wondering if anyone else had a similar experience.