Red under eyes

[Rhyfelwyr]

Any idea what causes this? I used to have it all the time and I still get it sometimes, usually if I'm tired or have a headache.

It seemed like the sort of issue google-fu would resolve, but all I get in stuff on redness of the actual eyes, one guy asked a question noting the exact same thing as me but got no answer.

Also, I will surely get trolled for this, but I only notice this on unhealthy ginger people, like myself. My parents had a friend who got septicaemia and was ginger and had the red under eyes all the time, same goes for one of my brothers friends who looks positively malnourished. He reminds me of me at his age, I had anaemia then and was very unhealthy and had it all the time, now I am healthier I only seem to have it sometimes.

I know asking medical advice is frowned upon but this isn't really a health issue, I'm just wondering because a couple of times now at work people have pointed it out and asked me if I'm tired.

Is this still being caused by an underlying health problem?

[naut]

Sounds a bit like an allergic reaction. Swelling? Sore? Itchy?

[Fragony]

Can't believe I'm doing this, try this http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41y2GyZXvNL.jpg And yeah could be that gingers have it worse because they have such sensitive skins, even 'transparent' in the way that you can see vains

[al Roumi]

Rhy, have you thought of, you know, asking your GP? Better make use of the health service while there is one...

[Strike For The South]

cancer

[Megas Methuselah]

But for all we know, you could have:

cancer

[Beskar]

Rhy, have you thought of, you know, asking your GP? Better make use of the health service while there is one...

or could phone the NHS healthline or even email them.

[Rhyfelwyr]

Well I'm not sure its even a health thing, who calls a GP over such an issue...