Blocked Tear Ducts
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Pink Eye?
Asked by J.B. from Houston
on January 22, 2011
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Hey moms,
Well my 3.5yr old had both eyes looking a bit red and irritated yesterday. Today one of them is a lot more red and is starting to tear a bit. So is this t...
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- From experience....when I had it my eye ran a lot and it did have crust on it like when I woke up. The first day it was so bad I could barely open my eye 1st thing in ...
- I thought for sure I had pink eye, turns out it was just allergies ( it was very windy, and I rubbed them). My opinion is that pink eye would have gummed up by now. ...
- Put plain Visine eye drops in his eyes twice a day. That is what I have always done for my son at the first sign of red in his eyes. Whether it is allergies or pink ...
Sams Choice Diapers
Asked by S.F. from Grand Forks
on April 8, 2010
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My daughter and maybe even me, purchased these diapers and where the tabs are , are not complete so if you used them , childs diaper would either fall off or it would...
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- I use Parent's Choice diapers (I assume that's what your referring to from Wal-Mart) and have never had a problem with them. You might have gotten a bad pack. You shou...
- We have had the same problem, and quit using them because every package had a few missing tabs, and in the end we didn't use the ones missing, so lost money anyway. An...
- Take them back. I had a problem with some huggies that I bought from Target. I didn't know whether to call the manufacturer or the store. i just took them to the sto...
Green Gunk
Asked by C.R. from Charleston
on January 14, 2007
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my second daughter is almost three weeks old she is starting in the past two days to get this green gunk in her left eye that keeps her eye closed till i get the stuff...
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- my son got this and it has to do with the tear duct clogging up - if you massage the inner corner by his eye it will clear up.
- Sounds like pink eye...very contagious...get her to the doctor's or urgent treatment center as soon as possible for some RX antibotics... Good luck!
- It is probably a clogged tear duct. My 5-month-old has the same thing. He got at about 1 week. She will probably grow out of it. All you have to do is massage the a...
Seeking Vaginal Remedies Due to Swelling or Possible Tear/growth?
Asked by K.B. from Salt Lake City
on July 10, 2011
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On the right side of my vaginal wall it feels really sore. I know I don't have yeast infection and I know it's not a hemorroid (wrong area!). It feels a bit swollen ...
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- Please do not put off seeing a doctor! You can't put a price on your health. Go to a clinic. Good luck to you!
- I have had something like that and it went away by itself. It was called a Gartner's duct cyst. It felt like the left side of my inside vagina was swollen, but no pa...
- This doesn't sound like a situation where going to the doctor is not an option. Many low cost options were mentioned. Please don't try to self diagnose.
My Son Has This Green Gunky Stuff in His Eyes
Asked by K.J. from Eugene
on August 5, 2009
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I've noticed now that there is a lot more of the green stuff in his eyes. It's basically gluing his eyes shut. Does anyone no of any ointment or medicine that could he...
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- It sounds like your son has pink eye - very common and very contagious. You will need to get prescription ointment or drops from your pediatrician. It will clear up ...
- wow. late to the party, here, sorry ... sometimes this is just overflow up the tear ducts from his nose if a baby has a stuffy head cold ... generally in our fam...
- A wet, warm washcloth. Using only water, no soap. Gently wash your baby boy's eyes, wiping down. You need to take him to the doctor to see what's causing this, as yo...
Eye Goo Won't Go Away
Asked by T.H. from Tucson
on October 12, 2006
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Hi everyone. My son, at 9 weeks old, has had a lot of eye boogers that constantly come throughout the day, since the day we left the hospital. They started out a whiti...
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- hi tracy, it sounds like a blocked tear duct, the doctors gave me a cream to put in my sons eye when he had this. my son was around the same age and it lasted about a ...
- Hi T., That sounds like an eye infection. He probably needs to be seen by doc. Our older kids eyes gets like this and it always is an eye infection. Hope this he...
- Hi T.- You really need to find your son a new pediatrician. A good doctor would NEVER ignore your concerns. What your son most likely has is a blocked tear duct. I...
Gooey Eye
Asked by J. from Chicago
on December 5, 2009
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My 8 month old sons eye has gotten a "gooey eye" 3 times over the last 4 months. The 1st time I took him in and was told it was pinkeye. I gave him the drops and di...
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- Quick note on this - pink eye can be bacterial or viral. If its viral antibiotics won't work. When my girls were younger I had both - the viral type the "goo" was clea...
- Ask your pediatrician about allergies. Sometimes, general seasonal allergies can present as gooey eyes, not just sneezing and post-nasal drip.
- I'm not a human doctor but I am a veterinary technician and it sounds like the gooey flare up could be an allergic reaction to something. Try and watch what he's doing...
When Did Your Child Stop Getting Sick So Often?
Asked by K.T. from Minneapolis
on June 4, 2009
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I just responded to another post which I will copy and paste to help explain....
"My son is going through the same thing. Last October [when he first started daycar...
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- I worked at a Day care for 7 years and so it doesn't surprise me that he has had some sickness since then as he builds his immune system up. I have two questions... O...
- Hi K. - I know this post doesn't really help with your ?, but I felt I needed to respond to the poster who said they HATE DAYCARES. I am an in-home daycare provider a...
- Hi K., My little guy had the same sort of issue. He had almost constant ear and sinus infections (and he did have tubes in his ears). My son had the added complicat...
Bloody Teardrops in a Newborn
Asked by M.S. from San Francisco
on November 4, 2009
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My newborn had blocked teardrops, and is now producing tears but we noticed a bloody teardrop. Is this cause for concern? Should we see a doctor?
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- M., I urge you to contact your child's doctor ASAP. I have no expertise with blocked tear ducts, but blood coming out of the eye seems like an issue to be discusse...
- My son was born with one side blocked and we had to go to LA to see a specialist. He had to go in and unblock it...it was horrible to watch but my sons eye was numb an...
- very strange but i have seen something like this about a girl that lives in India. I would ask the doctor what is going on. I would be interested to know what they say.
Baby Acne and Matted Eyes
Asked by L.B. from Odessa
on December 16, 2008
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Has anyone dealt with matted eyes and baby acne in a newborn before? Mine's 3 1/2 weeks old and her eyes are getting worse and she has broken out with what seems to b...
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- The baby acne is soo normal at this age! This is when they get it and it can last for 2 weeks or 2 months! Don't put anything on it. Just wash her face with a wet wa...
- Lacrimal duct is clogged. Both my sons had this reccurrent problem, its typical in newborns and they usually grow out of it eventually. In the meantime he will need ...
- I myself have clogged tear ducts and some sort of dry eye disease (can't remember the name of it), so I have to do eye scrubs every night before bed. I use Johnsons ba...
