Why are the baby's bags under the eyes swollen?

If the baby has swollen bags under the eyes, parents will take them to the hospital for a detailed examination so that the right medicine can be prescribed and the edema can be improved more quickly without affecting the baby's future physical development. In fact, part of the swollen bags under the eyes are caused by physiological reasons. If this is the case, parents don't need to worry. It may be because their baby does not get enough sleep, which causes blood flow to the eyes to be blocked.

1. Physiological eyelid edema

Physiological edema is mostly caused by poor sleep at night or a pillow that is too low when sleeping, which affects blood return to the face. This type of eyelid edema is more common in healthy people and often disappears spontaneously.

2. Pathological eyelid edema

Pathological eyelid edema is divided into inflammatory eyelid edema and non-inflammatory eyelid edema. In addition to eyelid edema, the former also has local redness, heat, pain and other symptoms. The causes include acute eyelid inflammation, eyelid trauma, or periocular inflammation. Most of the latter do not have symptoms such as local redness, heat, and swelling. Common causes are allergic diseases or allergies to eye drops, heart disease, hypothyroidism, acute and chronic nephritis, and idiopathic neurovascular eyelid edema.

Many women begin to experience swelling in the second half of their menstrual cycle, most noticeably in the eyelids, with puffy eyelids, a feeling of heaviness, and tightness in the face. The fingers feel swollen and have difficulty moving. Swollen feet can cause tightness and discomfort when wearing shoes. In severe cases, the dorsum of the foot or even the ankle will feel indented after pressing with the fingers. It is often accompanied by decreased urine volume and weight gain.

In addition, abdominal distension, distension and discomfort in the breast area, and often headaches may occur, which are related to endocrine changes, increased estrogen levels before menstruation, and easy retention of water and sodium in the body. This edema reaches its peak before menstruation, and gradually subsides after menstruation as urination increases. To reduce this edema, you should eat light food and limit salt intake in the second half of the menstrual cycle.

Pregnancy edema

Many women develop edema as the pregnancy progresses, especially in the lower limbs, and gain weight significantly. They are often accompanied by high blood pressure, oliguria, and protein in the urine test. This type of pregnancy edema is more common in the middle and late stages of pregnancy and is related to endocrine changes. In addition, the enlarged uterus during pregnancy causes compression and obstruction of lymphatic return, which is also a cause of lower limb edema.

In addition to lower limb edema, some pregnant women also have facial edema accompanied by hypertension and proteinuria, which is also called "pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome." After delivery, urine volume increased, edema subsided, blood pressure returned to normal, and proteinuria disappeared. Pregnant women with edema should rest in bed more often, especially lying on their side or prone, which can improve blood supply to the kidneys and placenta, reduce renin secretion, and relieve edema. In addition, salt intake should be limited appropriately.