Why do they make Pepto Bismol Pink ??? I read the ingredients -they add red dyes to it -but why ?
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http://www.pepto-bismol.com/history.shtml\n\nIt says a Dr. mixed up the first form of Pepto and added colorant to make it pink, it doesn't say why he wanted it to be pink.  Probably because once he mixed up the ingredients it looked nasty and he added color to make it look better and pink is just the color that happened.
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I think its an Anitoxidant. It enchances blood flow or something. It is a combination of Gaba and Niacin.  I'am no science freak. I heard it on some channel.
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The first answer was great but I have had this happen to me...just thought I would share my experience.  I had to take a Pepto-Bismol regimin for Colitis.  At first it freaked me out pretty bad when I saw my tongue was black but then I learned that large amounts of Pepto-Bismol taken for a significant amount of time can cause your tongue to turn black for a short time.\n\nGood luck!  :)
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Immodium.  I'm finishing up nursing school.  I have never been given an order to give Pepto Bismul.  Pepto can actually do more damage than good to you gastrointestinal tract given the aspirin content.  \n\nImmodium works better, and it's in pill form & you don't have to worry about the taste!!
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I think it is a combination of both colors.  But it is more pinkish than anything else.  Actually, I think it is more of a hot pink color.  Well, whatever it is, it's ugly. :)
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I would guess lumps because of thier absorbtion potential. The powder may dissolve in the water and there by change the color, but do not know if it would eliminate the color.
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Levodopa is an aromatic amino acid - l-dihydroxy phenylalanine. So, you are right on track.  It is designated chemically as\n(—)-L-α-amino-β-(3,4-dihydroxybenzene) propanoic acid.\n\nI hope that your research is going well.  Let me know if there is anything interesting that you explore or learn.\n\nmnilsen@myparkinsonsinfo.com\nhttp://www.myparkinsonsinfo.com
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Our vet and he is a great one always tells us to give our dog peptobismal i am not at all sure i spelled that right but anyhow i remember asking him how much to give our dog not my current dog but one i had before this one and he said you can NOT give too much of it..so please this is a safe over the counter med that will help your dog and get it too stop pretty fast for you or at least it should and if your dog is having alot of diarreha please take the food and water away from her for now. She is going to the bathroom so much she will get all her electolyts out of balance and dehydrate more doing this. If you keep giving her water it will keep making her go to the bathroom more and more. Just give her very small amounts of water and no food for now till she sees the vet.Sure hope she gets better fast! Good luck
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it is the carotinoids as hound9 said.  Many zoos add extra red food coloring and carotinoids to the diets of their flamingos to make them extra pink and healthy looking.
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Have you ever seen a Mentos put into a soda before?  If not, the result is a mass explosion of soda.  The reason is because of a bad chemical reaction, not to mention that your tongue is divided into different parts for different tastes and while the taste of the mint is on its part and the soda blends with it, they attempt to overpower each other and result in "nastiness"
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The correct spelling is Pepto-bismol. It offers relief for heartburn, diarrhea, nausea, indigestion, and upset stomach.\n\nCheck out www.pepto-bismol.com for more details.
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What kind of restaurants?  To be honest, this sounds exactly like an allergic reaction to MSG, a food additive, to me!  And that would explain why it doesn't happen at home.
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It was probably something you ate or drank. My kids get bright green poop when they eat blue popsicles, kool-aid and if they eat lots of green veggies. The human body doesn't digest the blue dyes very well. If you didn't eat anything that could of caused it I would call your doctor.
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sometimes that happens after taking certain medications like Pepto Bismol
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everything that you eat must be pink or lavender. i just saw someone briefly talking about it on tv
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it can't bee smelled felt or seen by humans otherwise. it is a warning, same thing with gasoline - it is not really purple when they first make it.
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If its seriously dangerous then you should never drink pepto-bismol.  Its full of it.  By the way, a MSDS will tell you everything about a chemical.