What should I do if my child has swollen upper eyelids?

Swollen eyelids are a common phenomenon for many people when they wake up in the morning. Especially those who did not sleep well at night will have swollen eyelids that they cannot open them when they wake up the next day. This is due to the eyes not getting a good rest and overusing the eyes. I believe most people have experienced this. However, some children usually go to bed early at night and get enough sleep. What should we do if children have swollen upper eyelids?

Causes of swollen eyes in children:

1. It is related to drinking water. Some children drink a lot of water before going to bed, so they will have swollen eyes in the morning, which will disappear during the day.

The above eye swelling is normal, so if it is clearly caused by these reasons, don't worry. Eye swelling related to diseases mainly includes: skin disease, heart and kidney dysfunction, and angioedema.

2. Children’s kidney disease causes swollen eyes.

After excluding other causes of swollen eyes besides children's kidney disease mentioned above, the edema may be caused by children's kidney disease. Since children's kidney disease is a chronic disease (except acute nephritis), there may be no obvious symptoms that make the patient very uncomfortable at the beginning of the disease.

Therefore, after getting up in the morning, different degrees of eyelid edema is often an early symptom of kidney disease.

The simplest and most effective way is to first do a urine test to see if the urine is normal. If necessary, other tests should be performed under the advice of a specialist. This will make the final diagnosis easier and facilitate early treatment of children's kidney disease, which is beneficial for timely control of the disease and can also prevent the normal development of children from being affected by kidney disease.

Suggestions:

1. For swollen eyes, you can use cold milk to cool them down.

2. Put the chamomile tea bag in the refrigerator and apply it on the eyelids, which can also improve the condition.

3. But the ultimate solution is not to drink too much water before going to bed.

4. Or sleep with a higher pillow to reduce the chance of eye swelling.

When you find that your child's upper eyelids are swollen, be sure to ask the child about his or her water drinking. If the swollen eyelids are caused by drinking too much water, the child should drink less water. Also, pay attention to whether it is caused by lack of sleep. When mothers find that their children’s upper eyelids are swollen, they must not ignore it. This is most likely caused by kidney disease, so they must see a doctor as soon as possible.