Does anyone know the cause of yellow colouring just under my eyes (thin amount) and around the mouth?

Answer 1

I'm not sure which part of the eye you mean, but if the bit under the eye ball, which is normally red, is yellow that is an almost definite sign of anaemia

Answer 2

If it is actually the whites of your eyes which are yellowing, jaundice could indeed be the problem. Jaundice signals serious problems with the liver, and should be evaluated quick-style. If the color of your urine has also darkened, or your feces lightened, you need to see a doc now.

If, however, the discoloration is just under the skin, and looks a bit like chicken fat, it could well be deposits of cholesterol, another condition you should have evaluated. While these deposits don't always signal high cholesterol levels, yours should be checked just in case.

Bottom line--yellowing of the skin or eyes should be evaluated by your primary health care provider, preferably soon.
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Answer 3

It sounds like you could have Jaundice. I think you should see a doctor right away just to be sure.


Jaundice, also referred to as icterus, is the yellow staining of the skin and sclerae (the whites of the eyes) by abnormally high blood levels of the bile pigment, bilirubin. The yellowing extends to other tissues and body fluids and also may turn the urine dark. Yellowing of only the skin also can be caused by eating too many carrots or drinking too much carrot juice.

The bile pigment, bilirubin, comes from red blood cells. When old red blood cells are destroyed by the body (a normal process), the oxygen-carrying molecule within the cells, hemoglobin, is released into the blood. The hemoglobin is rapidly converted to bilirubin in the blood. The bilirubin is removed from the blood by the liver, modified, and excreted into the bile. The bile flows into the intestine so that the bilirubin is eliminated in the stool. (It is bilirubin that gives stool its brown color.) Jaundice can occur whenever this normal process of destruction of red blood cells and elimination of bilirubin is interrupted. This occurs when there is abnormally increased destruction of red blood cells (hemolysis), liver disease that reduces the ability of the liver to remove and modify bilirubin, or obstruction to the flow of bile into the intestine.

Answer 4

First I would check the whites of your eyes - if they also seem yellow that is a sign of jaundice - a liver problem.
You might want to see a doctor ASAP

Answer 5

Yellow coloring is jaundice. The liver may be having problems.

Answer 6

i would say jaundice but dont take strangers advice for gods sake go to the doctors!!!

Answer 7

JAUNDICE , POSSIBLE TOO MUCH OF A VITAMIN INCREASING YOUR LIVER ENZYMES ALSO , COULD BE MEDICATION RELATED !

Answer 8

Have you been in contact with any KGB agents?