
Pink borders bottom lip colon inflammation.ģ. White borders top lip upper GI tract problems. As the colors are subtle, enlarge your screen to see them.Ģ. His fuzzy bottom lip border denotes a leaky gut. Robert is 39 years old and from Chicago. Hiatal Hernia and Diverticulitisīelow you’ll see irregularities in Robert’s lips that substantiate his doctor’s diagnosis of hiatal hernia and rectosigmoid diverticulitis (small out-pouching of the intestinal wall near the rectum). Her symptoms decreased as she eliminated ingredients that were problematic for her. She complained of low energy, bloating, depression and Hashimoto’s.
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The pink skin above her top lip indicates acid indigestion. It appears that this 61-year-old Californian is growing a third lip! The swollen ledge below Ann’s bottom lip points to bowel problems. See Face Color Different than Neck Color. Apparently our modern diet, antibiotics, stress and environmental toxins are taking a toll on our digestive health. Today babies and young children start out with such lips and with uniform skin color but this changes.

What Lips Used to Look Likeīelow we’ll look at two photos of two people with irregular skin around their lips. If you suffer from intestinal permeability (leaky gut), acid indigestion, GERD, colitis, polyps, diverticulitis, celiac disease, SIBO, bloating, autoimmune disease, melasma, weight problems or IBS, your mouth region will show it. You’ll see how our lips have dramatically changed in the past few generations. Your top lip maps what’s going on in your stomach (see Skin Color Above Your Lip) and so is primarily related to the Earth Element in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) whereas your bottom lip is a readout for your colon.

Now look at photos prior to the 1950s or classical art (see Larger Lower Lip). Look at your childhood photos and compare how your lips and the surrounding skin may have changed over the years. Should you have vitiligo, a recurring rash, a milk mustache, blotchy or discolored skin around your mouth, this mirrors problems underneath your belt.

Jaundice can be caused by a problem in any of the three phases in bilirubin production.īefore the production of bilirubin, you may have what's called unconjugated jaundice due to increased levels of bilirubin caused by:
