Expert: James Michael Roan - 5/10/2005

Question
My friend has a son who is autistic, when he eats school dinners his skin turns yellow a couple of hours after?

do you have any idea why this could be?

regards

John


Answer
Hi John;

I was thinking about your question in the car this morning. The yellow color concerns me that it may be jaundice, which relates to liver disease or dysfunction. Does his skin turn yellow following other meals? Is this recent? Have you spoken to your pediatrician about this. Please let me know more.

Kind Regards,
Jim