Pink Eye: Child
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Pink Eye
Asked by B.S. from Rockford
on April 16, 2010
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How long do kids have to take medicine (eye drops) for pink eye. I thought the directions are on the eye drops but it is on the box that I threw out.
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- We just went through this last week. Our bottle says 5-7 days depending on when your eye clears. We went 5 days (all of us, ugh!!) and we're all fine.
- I'd call either the pediatrician or the pharmacist - the pharmacy will have record of the original prescription or will be able to tell you how it's normally doses. ...
- I am a school nurse. The prescription could be for 5, 7 or 10 days. DO NOT 2nd guess this... Everyone gave you good advice.....call the doctor or the pharmacist, it's ...
Pink Eye
Asked by T.K. from Chicago
on February 28, 2008
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I think that I might have pink eye, I woke up this morning with goopies on my top and bottom eyelashes and my eye is all pink. It just doesn't really hurt it feels un...
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- pink eye is contageous, i reccomend you go get it checked out ASAP
- You have pink eye~ call your doc for a perscription (drops) it will go away pretty quick good luck
- T, there are bacterial and viral type. Many times the only way to distinguish is to culture it and that is expensive. You might call your MD and tell him your symptoms...
Pink Eye??
Asked by L.O. from Terre Haute
on January 18, 2009
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Ok mom's I know this may sound strange but I was hoping you could help..
I am 36yrs old and have never had pink eye nor has my son. My eyes started getting a little ...
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- My son is prone to pink eye, and I just call a nurse at his doctor's office and ask her to phone in a prescription for it. It's kind of a waste of a doctor's visit.
- Sounds like pink eye to me. I would get yourself and your son to the doctor asap for treatment. It isn't fun to have at all. D. I am 31 ...
- Wash your hands. Keep your hands out of your eyes. Disinfect everything. Expect him to get it, ask the doc for a presciption for him just in case. Fill it when needed.
Pink Eye
Asked by M.W. from Charlotte
on January 1, 2011
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for the 4th time in the past year my son has pink eye! 2 times were due to sinus infections like the one now, and 2 just because....why is he so prone to getting pink ...
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- I don't see how old your little one is, but there can be lots of causes for pink eye... Take a look here: PINK EYE (CONJUNCTIVITIS) SIX CAUSES OF PINK EYE 1. Bac...
- There are several kinds of eye infections and not all are pink eye. Sinus drainage is not pink eye. It's puss draining out of the sinus'. Pink eye is a sticky gooey...
- I thought this webpage might be helpful - http://www.ehow.com/how_###-###-####_prevent-pink-eye.html Good luck!
Pink Eye
Asked by A.G. from Minneapolis
on October 24, 2010
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My daughter has had pink eye since Friday. She went to the doctor and he said it was viral. We have been washing her eyes out with the tearless shampoo per the docto...
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- As long as her eye(s) is red she is contagious. Find out from your daycare if you need any type of doctor's note I know our school requires one that states when it is ...
- From www.MayoClinic.com (a site I trust): "Pink eye (conjunctivitis) generally remains contagious as long as the eye continues to tear and produce a discharge. Sign...
- My daughter recently had pink eye and the doctor said she could go back to school after 24 hours of treatment. She had eye drops we had to put in her eyes for a few days.
Pink Eye?
Asked by E.M. from Denver
on November 28, 2010
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My 2.5 year old has a bright red patch/spot under her eye...at first we thought it was a bruise. Her eye is also tearing, slightly bloodshot and goop is collecting in...
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- We use colloidal silver, which you can buy at Whole Foods or at a health food store (not Vitamin Cottage though). Put some on a cotton ball and wipe the *closed* eye w...
- It sounds like pink eye , if not then it could be a sty. My kids had pink eye once and I spoke to the pharmacy about OTC meds and because it was for a child they said ...
- you need to go to the pediatrician because if its bacterial pink eye your daughter needs a prescription. OTC is only for viral and allergic pink eye relief.
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 ...
Pink Eye
Asked by C.B. from Detroit
on September 20, 2009
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We found out on Thursday evening that my oldest has pink eye. We have drops that she gets 3x daily, and have found today that if she doesn't get them right on time, s...
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- please do her a favor and do not send her to school....for her safety and the safety of others.
- From what I've heard about pink eye, because it's very contagious, the schools won't let a child with it come back until they have finished the medication and no longe...
- Keep her home because it is highly contagious and if she passes it to classmates, chances of reinfection are greater. The school would probably send her home anyway, e...
Pink Eye
Asked by J.K. from Chicago
on July 3, 2008
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I took my son to the doctor on Monday for pink eye. His eye (now both) are bright red, crusty and have yellowish/greenish goop coming out of them. The doctor gave us P...
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- I'm not sure about the medicine but I do know that pink eye is contagious. I caught it once from correcting one of my students that had pink eye. It took awhile to ...
- J., My son had pink eye at the beginning of 1st grade last year. Our pediatrician claims that the latest research shows that antibiotic drops don't typically shorten ...
- My son had the goop in his eyes when he was a newborn. The doctor said it was most likely a blocked tear duct (he didn't say anything about pink eye). He said to cle...
Pink Eye
Asked by H.P. from Sacramento
on April 10, 2012
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Good day everyone, I have a question/ concern about Pink Eye. My now two year old son has been getting pink eye on a regular basis now since his father put him into a...
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- The causes of pink eye include: Viruses Bacteria Allergies A chemical splash in the eye A foreign object in the eye In newborns, a block...
- If your child has had pink eye that much "from the daycare" almost every child at the daycare would have it. If you show up to the daycare, look at the other children...
- pink eye CAN be caused by his own mucus (boogers). When we have a cold, our mucus carries the virus and bacteria to help rid the body of the cold, SO, if he rubs it in...
