What is the reason for a three-year-old child to have eye mucus?

If children have a cold or the weather is dry, they are prone to symptoms of eye mucus. At this time, parents should let their children drink more water and eat more foods that can clear away heat and reduce fire. If there is always a lot of eye mucus, it is necessary to be vigilant, as it may be caused by some diseases. For example, conjunctivitis can easily induce such a situation, and it can also easily cause redness, swelling and pain in the eyelid skin.

Suspected cause 1: conjunctival inflammation

After the baby is born, many parents are afraid that the child will catch a cold, so the room temperature at home is often high, and bacteria are easy to multiply. In addition, the newborn will unconsciously rub his eyes with his hands, which can easily lead to symptoms of conjunctivitis such as increased eye secretions and conjunctival congestion. If it is a serious bacterial infection, or a cold and fever occurs, symptoms such as increased secretions, increased tears, and congestion of the eyes will be more obvious, and may also cause redness and swelling of the eyelid skin.

How to deal with it

1. Topical antibiotic eye drops and eye ointments can improve symptoms, and conjunctival irrigation can help subside inflammation.

Tips

Before applying eye drops, the child's eyes should be cleared of secretions. If the baby also has symptoms such as dry stool, yellow urine, thick and greasy tongue coating, etc., Chinese medicine that clears heat and fire, and helps digestion and relieves stagnation can be used for treatment.

2. Let your baby drink more water, and pay attention to the impact of the milk powder on the baby's digestive function.

Tips

For breastfed infants, their mother's diet has a greater impact on their health. Breastfeeding mothers should maintain a balanced nutrition and avoid eating too spicy and greasy foods.

3. Clean your baby's hands and trim the nails of adults and babies regularly to reduce the chance of bacterial infection of the eyes.

Suspected cause 2: Neonatal dacryocystitis

Neonatal dacryocystitis is caused by blockage of the tear duct and nasolacrimal duct that excrete tears. Because the embryonic residual membrane at the lower end of the nasolacrimal duct has not degenerated, it blocks the lower end of the nasolacrimal duct, and tears and bacteria accumulate in the lacrimal sac under the skin at the inner corner of the eye, causing secondary infection. About 2% to 4% of full-term newborns have this residual membrane, most of which will shrink on their own within 4 to 6 weeks.