Jaundice is when your skin or the whites of your eyes turn yellow. It can be a sign of something serious, such as liver disease, so you need to get urgent medical help.

Ask for an urgent GP appointment or get help from NHS 111 if:

You may get jaundice if a substance called bilirubin builds up in your body.

There are lots of possible reasons for this and some of them are serious.

They include:

• alcohol-related liver disease
• gallstones
• hepatitis
• pancreatitis
• sickle cell disease

Treatments for jaundice depend on what's causing it.

Jaundice in babies

Jaundice is common in newborn babies and is usually harmless.

Find out about jaundice in babies