Introduction: What Is Jaundice? Have you ever noticed someone’s skin or the whites of their eyes turning yellow? This condition is known as jaundice, and it is often a visible sign that something is affecting the body’s ability to process and eliminate bilirubin. Jaundice is not a disease itself. Rather, it is a symptom that develops when bilirubin builds up in the bloodstream. Bilirubin is a yellow-orange pigment produced naturally when the body breaks down old or damaged red blood cells. Under normal circumstances, the liver processes bilirubin and helps eliminate it through bile, which eventually leaves the body through the digestive system. However, when this process is disrupted, bilirubin…