Swollen eyelids are quite common these days. Probably, every person at least once in his life experienced this condition on himself. Why are eyelids swelling? There are a lot of reasons for this unpleasant state: these are kidney diseases, allergic reactions, and even the inflammatory process in the centuries themselves.
Waking up in the morning with eyes similar to the failed surreal sketch of a novice grief artist, the last thing I want to know is the reason that caused this misery. The instinctive desire of every person who suffered such an unenviable fate in working days is to quickly get rid of puffiness and regain its former normal appearance. Some individuals (most often female individuals) diligently lubricate their swollen eyelids with pieces of ice or make a contrasting compress on their eyelids, alternating cold and hot lotions every two to three minutes. Others, in this case, harass all the tea bags in the house, applying a thick layer of them one by one on their unfortunate swollen eyelids. In principle, these are the most effective ways that at the moment any person can use without exception. But this is only if such a condition is not a consequence of serious diseases occurring inside the body.
If someone with a similar problem suddenly has the crazy idea of taking a diuretic to “expel” edema from their eyelids, then it should be immediately warned, because this is an unsafe method of dealing with intermittent edema. Yes, these funds perfectly remove excess fluid from the body. An hour after taking a quarter of furosemide in a healthy person, there will not be a trace of morning swelling of the eyelids. However, this is fraught with serious health consequences. One of the side effects of taking even a small amount of diuretics will be frequent urination. It can overtake the drinker at any moment inappropriate for such actions. For example, if you take a diuretic pill in the morning, then this moment will come just on the way to work. You will have to show great ingenuity in order to find in your daily morning route a place for doing “wet” things. Therefore, you should not risk taking difficultly controlled medicines, it is better to consult a specialist in this regard.
All this related to morning edema, which, as a rule, is always symmetrical. It is a completely different matter if the upper eyelid is swollen. What to do in such a situation? In this case, you need to seek help from a professional ophthalmologist. There may be several reasons for a local swelling of the eyelid. One of them is the spiked barley on the eye. It occurs with a general decrease in immunity, when the body as a whole is weakened. In this case, one or more meibomian glands, which are located on the inside of the eyelid, become inflamed. At home, barley is treated with heat: a hot wrapped egg or spoon, ironed towel, etc. However, this can be done if there is no sign of suppuration. In cases where barley becomes purulent, heat is contraindicated. Another cause of unilateral damage to the eyelids may be an insect bite. Such edema passes on its own several days after the bite. The main thing is not to scratch the swollen eyelids, so as not to aggravate the process with eczema-like combs, which may well become infected. And the last factor that can cause swelling of only one century is a contact allergic reaction. This often happens with intolerance to some cosmetics applied on the eyelids, or if foreign chemicals, glue, for example, get into the eye. Such an eye should be rinsed immediately with running water. The patient should drink an antihistamine and see an ophthalmologist.