Well, this should surprise nobody: That bubble-gum-pink filling in the delicious Peeps Oreos is reportedly turning consumers' poop pink. (This also happened in the ’70s, when so-called "Frankenberry Stool" caused parents to panic and think their kids were pooping blood.) Having just recently tried the cookies ourselves, of course this news resulted in one of the most fascinating Slack conversations the Scene has ever seen.
"I used to get green poop from McDonald's Shamrock Shakes. We could run a comparison," said one co-worker.
"My husband says a Blue Coconut Slush turned his poop bright green, too."
There are all kinds of things that can affect the color of your crap, of course. Eat beets? Expect to see their blood-red juice in the toilet bowl a few hours later. (Something that makes for an entertaining Twitter search every once in awhile.) And according to, ahem, Scene sources, a package of Little Debbie Swiss Rolls will also turn your poop green, because they, like so many other foods, contain Blue 1 food dye. Same with a whole box of Cap'n Crunch's Crunch Berries and certain kinds of Mountain Dew. We eat a lot of weird things here sometimes, it turns out. (Strangely, no one admitted to pink poo after gorging on Oreos.)
According to badgut.org (and life experience, if we're being honest), poop can be all kinds of different colors. Eat a bunch of carrots, sweet potatoes or mandarin oranges? Congratulations on your orange food baby! Have a diet packed with dark leafy greens? That's, perhaps, a healthier way to get green poo. Basically any poop shade is achievable with the right diet (or an unfortunate health issue) — yellow, grey, red, black.
Maybe Oreo should run with it and ensure its next limited-edition flavor comes with a different shade of shit? Or, perhaps color-coordinating crap is the next step in some try-hard's lifestyle blog — coming to an Instagram near you! Take note, bloggers: That'd be more interesting than the 5,000th recipe for overnight oats.
My advice? Don't fear the pink or green or blue poo. Embrace it! (Unless it is being caused by something terrible, in which case go see a doctor.) Eat a package of Peep Oreos (or some other color changing confection) along with a handful of these childhood favorites and poop out a party!*
*Don't actually do this, dummies ... but doesn't it sound fun?
