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To think that this is jaundice in eye? Photo attached

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iwishicouldb · 31/05/2023 18:17

I just want to clarify first that I have pulled my eye down in this picture but cropped it, my eye isn't naturally like this.

I drink too much- this I know to be the case. I went through a LOT and used alcohol as a crutch- I know this know. I am cutting down and I had a blood test done 3 months ago in which my liver results were slightly high but only just over average and doctor wasn't concerned. However, I have had a really hard time the last month and fell back into drinking too much (not spirits, 'just' wine) and I pulled my eyelid down today and it seems to be yellow. I am scared shitless that it is jaundice which is a late stage symptom (I believe) of liver disease. I did have slight eye irritation a few days ago and woke up a few times with this eye being gunky but it cleared up yesterday. Other eye is fine, a little blood shot but I'm not getting enough sleep so I put it down to that. I showed someone and they said I'm overreacting so Aibu to assume jaundice? Thank you in advance for your opinion.

To think that this is jaundice in eye? Photo attached
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DetoxedAlcoholic · 31/05/2023 18:21

I wouldn't see that as jaundice, would be a more pronounced, darker yellow.

But... You know what this means and you know what you need to do. Alcohol is an awful, evil crutch and will bring you far further down than anything else. Please keep going with lowering your alcohol consumption. Well done for seeing the problem and doing something, you can do it and continue to 👍

TheShellBeach · 31/05/2023 18:20

That is not jaundice and if you do get it, it would be in both eyes.

Whatkindofuckeryisthis · 31/05/2023 18:19

Looks totally normal to me and mine is the same.

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