What is the reason for dark lips? Different colors have different causes

Lips can also be divided into many colors. Different colors of lips represent different inducing factors. However, normal lips are pink. Apart from these, most of them are caused by diseases.

1. Red lips: Normal lip color is mostly pink. If the red color is too bright or dark purple, it may be caused by the so-called "heat" in the body. If accompanied by bad breath and hiccups, it means damp heat in the spleen and stomach; if accompanied by pain and distension in the flanks and loss of appetite, it means excessive liver fire.

2. Pale lips: If you have pale lips for a long time and are accompanied by dizziness, fatigue, or malnutrition, you should go to the hospital for a general internal medicine check-up. The doctor will give you some corresponding examinations based on your performance and symptoms to rule out whether you have anemia. In addition, some people with weak spleen and stomach and indigestion may also show symptoms such as lack of redness and dryness of lips, and some may also have cold limbs.

3. Purple lips: There may be obvious blood stasis and qi stagnation in the body. Blood flowing at a normal speed will not cause lips to appear this color. This means that the blood is generally not flowing smoothly, and there are some acute diseases, especially vascular diseases. The most common one is stroke.

4. Blue lips: If your lips appear blue and purple for a long time, modern medicine calls it "cyanosis", which indicates that there may be problems with your heart. If you have congenital heart disease, or have long-term symptoms such as shortness of breath, fatigue, and chest tightness, you should go to the hospital for examination in time. Certain respiratory diseases can also cause the lips to lose luster and become less rosy.

5. Dark lips: If one or several black spots appear on your lips, you should go to the oral or dermatological department of the hospital to rule out the possibility of pigmentary or vascular diseases, such as pigmented nevus or hemangioma, and undergo relevant examinations if necessary. If the overall color is dull and black, you should also pay attention to whether there are problems with the digestive system. If there is a black circle around the lips, it may be related to dampness in the body or spleen and kidney deficiency.