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the lemonade diet - yellow eyes?

i started this diet, and was on my 8th day when i noticed the white of my eyes turning yellow. i know this has to do with my liver, but i wasnt sure if it was a part of the cleanse. has this happened to anyone who has tried the diet??? it was woring great and i feel like my body was really going through a detox of sorts, but i havent read anywhere online about the yellow eyes. i know this can be a sign of jaundice- but i wouldnt think that would happen during the cleanse... help!! i initially went on this diet to cleanse and to detox my body. i wasnt really doing it to lose weight. i have had high cholesterol since i was little, its more of a genetic thing, but i wanted to see if this cleanse would lower it.

Public Comments

1. Is your skin at all yellow as well? It's easiest to see jaundice in the eyes at first. It does sound like the liver is stressed. I don't know all the details of the lemonade diet, but it doesn't sound good. You're probably in ketoacidosis. Try weight watchers, it's much healthier for you.
2. A lemonade diet doesn't sound very healthy I would think stop the diet immediately and go to a dr.
3. Your first step would be to stop the lemonade diet. As a general rule of thumb, diets like this are never healthy and your body will suffer in turn as yours is already doing. Why not try something more sustainable in the long run and make better food choices, smaller meal sizes, and daily physical activity?
4. You can get a yellow sclera for a number of reasons. Carotanaemia - http://www.fpnotebook.com/DER243.htm The drug Quinacrine Or hyperbillirubinaemia (the primary cause of jaundice). With all the above, it's best to see your doctor, but there's no certainty that it's necessarily a liver problem.
5. hyperbillirubinaemia (the primary cause of jaundice