weird skin color

My normal skin color ranges from really light brown to whitish yellow.....

but as of lately....

I have been turning........

GREEN!!!

A couple years ago I noticed this but I ignored it.....now it's more noticable....I do have a green birth mark....but this should not have anything to do with it......and sometimes I don't turn green for months.....

So my question is.....

Is this normal to turn a shade of green or am about to turn into The Hulk or something? 

Dr. Unorthidox38818.8286342593

I would consult with a doctor ASAP.  I knew of a girl with a greenish birthmark when I was in elementary school.  Haven't seen her in about 15 years or so.

*Gulp*

Doctors say I am one of the healthist men around cause I don't mess around.......

I vaguely remeber my grandmother on my dads side of the fam say it has to do with indians and royalty?

I don't feel like a king or chief.....

I guess from your post that I am abnormal..........maybe I am an alien.....hahaha let me stop playing around......

 It's just weird and I am the only one I know that does this.....

I have other weird symptoms of stuff....

Like....

I get a strange hunger to eat meat.......mostly beef......

Other than that, I have no clue.......

lol i'm a meat-eater.. but i kept eating meat until i got into a not-so-cool problem , so i'm going for a healthier diet now 

anyway, about ur green tint, it could be ur undertone showing through due to something in ur diet or style of living... i know my skin reacts to yellow tints, as i am golden/tan/olive.. it's known, for example, that eating more than 15 or so baby carrots a day will increase yellow tones in your skin... perhaps it's the same with u... or it might be ur exposure to the sun

all-in-all, i don't think it's anything particularly dangerous.

i'm wondering, though, if this "green" is a mix of blue coloration on yellow/golden skin... blueness may indicate poor blood circulation, and that's not very good

uhhh wait.. i searched online and found http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&a mp;db=PubMed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=11990922

it's some medical abstract titled "Green skin discoloration associated with multiple organ failure."

No, all my organs are working fine........

It's not a sex related issue cause I don't have sex (yes I know it's strange hearing that from a male)

I don't smoke or drink

I exercise ALOT and I do eat my veggies, especially spinnage....please don't say that is turning me green LOL

Now I want a 4inch thick grilled steak surrounded in onions and mushrooms

well i never mentioned sex lol... but i haven't read that medical paper, if that's what ur referring to

and please don't mention steak when i'm around, i miss it so much .. i haven't had one in like a month or so

*While eating the left over steak he grilled up last night*

Awww.......I'm sorry.........are you a veggietarian now? Or you just haven't had it in a while?

The topic was about dirty feeding tubes turning people with mutiple organ failure green.......from what I can remember.

eww gross  sorry u had to read that, my fault 

and no, not a vegetarian, just have to eat less meat and more fruits/veggies now

Don't worry I read/seen alot of grosser things......

Parabella mushrooms taste just like steak.......I love em!

Here is my diet....

Breakfast

I grill (Charcoal grill, I hate gas grill)

2 thick sasage patties, 2 scrambled eggs, some extra sharp cheese and a beagel to make a sandwich, some times I add a hashbrown or two....

Lunch

I make two packs of beef odles of nodles with shrimp and spinnage

Topped with terriyachi (Preferably garlic terry)

Dinner (this may kill you)

I grill

Beef hotdogs

Beef ribbs slathered  in barbeque sause

Steaks porkchops barbeque and of course CHICKEN wings! You know I can't forget that

The only veggies I eat is corn rice potatoes mushrroms and onions....

I can burn all those calories cause I work like a lumber jack and I am making a dam for our personal pond.

I think it is the way I eat that could be turning me green.....

Can you help me.......Please?

ummm, that's a lot of meat there buddy! go easy on urself 

anyway i hope someone gets back to u on ur issue soon, i'm no expert by any means, sorry i couldn't help

Told ya.......I am a big time carnivore.......

I was refering to my diet.....I was wondering what is your........then I could compare....

I could have a build up of protein.........I don't know......

Maybe it is just how unique I am I guess........(Why couldn't I have super powers or something) bah.....

my diet!  ur funny... i'm very spontaneous about my eating.. all i can tell u is that i don't eat a lot.. just two meals early in the day and that's about it, maybe a snack later or something-- as in a fruit or so, nothing big.  everyday, though, i take about 6 capsuls of 100% fiber supplement and 2-3 fruits that are high in fiber (usually plums, oranges, whatever)... i can't eat anything unless it has some type of meat in it, but that's just b/c i like meat, nothing the doctor suggested lol.  i try to lessen my meat intake for breakfast, though.

anyway, i advise u revise ur diet and eat a bit less meat b/c ur digestive system will "overload" after a while, and believe me u don't wanna reach that stage.. it's pretty painful

enjoy the day, and eat well .. i'm off to study for a quiz

hehehe....thanks....

Good luck on your quiz..

I found out why I turn green......

I went to the doctor and he said I qualify as an black albino! He said that my top layer is lightskined but my underskin is albino. I still kinda don't believe him but what choice do I have but to goto another doctor? When I was born, I was so lightskinned that they mistake me as an asian child (Cause my slanty eyes lol) But no one ever diagnosied me as being one! Can blacks even BE Albino? Whatever it is, as long as it is not an health issue, I am okay with it.

Oh and the meat eating thing came from when I was youger and chubby, I starved my self almost to death and my body was eating vital protiens so now it is trying to replinish it's self......

*Sigh*

1. thanks for wishing me luck on the quiz 

2. i'm glad there's nothing wrong with u

3. i don't know how, but reading one of ur threads made me think u were native american.. and now i'm guessing ur african american?? lol i'm confused

and

4. yes, dark skinned people can be albino

5. yeah, u will always crave what ur body is missing in nutrients.. enjoy

I am mixed up with lots of races.

I am African all over with asian eyes, white people widows peak, indian/african/asian hair. Skin color is black, Lightskined Black........My mom is 85% black 5% asian 10% indian My Dad is 55% black 20% indian 25% white.

I just call my self black since that is what they both are. LOL

Thanks.......never had someone outside my family that seemed concerned about me........I live in a rough racist place sooo......you cant expect much love........

that is such an interesting mix!

and oh, u r most welcome  ... didn't know such places still exist, just live ur life as best u can, and when u find a chance to move go for it.. take care 

You take care as well.

I am guessing you are black from your name caramel? I could be terribly wrong......

Your very nice person....I am sure your boyfriend/husband appreciates you.......

Yeah i have a problem liek that...except i dont eat a lot of meat...

And that my skin is like purple-ish on the sides of my arms...my firneds thought it looked so wierd they asked me if i was in pain....

i dont know what it is...btu im def getting it checked out

Dr. Unorthidox:  no, i'm not black, i'm egyptian...so see, caramel is pretty close to the color of my skin (i'm golden/olive/tan/whatever lol)... and thanks so much for the sweet compliment , ur very nice as well and u truely deserve the appreciation of everyone around u 

palikane:  yeah that's not comforting at all, u should get it checked out asap.. any discoloration in the skin should always be checked out, it's not always just something on the surface.. best of luck

and btw, i meant nothing by the bold type lol.. the posting code wouldn't cooperate with me

Cool.......

Far far back in my lines one of my ancestors were egyptian........but it was too far away to be passed down to me lucky you!

I heard you were in college! If I were you I would not even be on this site....Or I would be a very mean person from stress.Your very good!....

If your wandering how I know this is cause I lurk everywhere

I heard purple skin meant blood issues......poor circulations or low vitamins......

I am not an expert.......so don't take my word for it......

Dr. Unorthidox38824.7923611111

yo wtf.

If you're asian it could be the 'akachan' it's a birthmark found in people of asian descent. Usually it will go away with age, but oftentimes that's what it might be, but you would know because you would have been born with it.