10 Jaundice Symptoms
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Yellow Inside the Mouth
A person with jaundice may notice the inside of their mouth turning yellow. This discoloration commonly affects the roof of the mouth more than the inside of the cheeks. Rarely, the tongue can look yellow as well. There's usually no associated pain in the mouth.
As with yellowing of the skin and eyes, jaundice causes changes to the color of the tissue inside the mouth due to raised levels of yellow-colored bilirubin in the body.
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