What causes swollen upper eyelids in children?

Children are naughty but also very cute. The process of taking care of them can bring mothers a lot of happiness but also some tension. Sometimes children will suddenly have some situations that will catch their mothers off guard and they don’t know what is going on. For example, when a child wakes up in the morning, his or her eyelids may feel heavy. This situation is caused by many reasons.

Reason 1: The baby drinks too much water before going to bed

If your baby has puffy eyes, it may be because he drinks too much water before or during bedtime, or because he does not sleep well. Drinking too much water before going to bed or having an improper sleeping posture may cause your baby's eyes to swell. As long as the baby is in good spirits and everything else is fine, there is no need to worry. This problem can be solved by trying to control the amount of water your baby drinks before going to bed and ensuring that your baby gets enough sleep.

Reason 2: Lack of vitamin D

Swollen eyes may be caused by dry eyes or vitamin deficiency. Children's bones are in the process of growth and development, and they need to supplement a certain amount of vitamin D every day. For babies, it is beneficial to take an appropriate amount of cod liver oil every day (3-4 drops of concentrated cod liver oil per day).

Reminder: How long to take cod liver oil depends on the physical development of the child. In addition, the dosage of cod liver oil for babies is about one-fourth of that for adults. Before taking it, you should refer to the adult dosage and doctor's instructions to choose the dosage. If the baby's condition improves, reduce the dosage in time or even stop taking the medicine. In addition, if your baby has dry eyes, you can also use some eye drops, one drop each time, twice a day.

Reason 3: Kidney problems

Kidney disease in children often starts with swollen eyelids. Huahua is only five years old, but he has developed nephrotic syndrome and renal failure! In fact, Huahua just had a little swollen eyelids at first, which did not attract enough attention from his parents. As a result, facial and lower limb edema appeared half a year later, and it was diagnosed as nephrotic syndrome and renal failure. Now she has to undergo long-term dialysis treatment!

Reason 4: Allergic reaction caused by food, snails, pollen, etc.

Sometimes even allergic skin rashes in other parts of the face will affect the eyelids. If the allergic symptoms are not treated well, the temporary swelling caused by it may become permanent, because every eyelid swelling caused by an allergic reaction will aggravate the damage to your tissue fibers. The more swelling and allergic symptoms you have, the more swollen or loose your eyelids will become.