My daughter is five years old. Her eyes can periodically become soooo red! I suspect it's a result of playing outside in a dusty backyard on a windy day. Does anyone have a remedy to suggest. I will give her benadryl, which helps a little. But, I'm open to other suggestions. You all are the greatest. Thank you in advance!
For just red eyes from dryness and allergies, I love Visine Allergy. It works great and doesn't have the effects of Benadryl.
If her eyes are only red and not itchy, I would pass on the benadryl. Will she tolerate saline eyedrops? That would wash out the source of the irritation, if it's only dust. However, if she does rub them, complain of itching or burning, then allergies to dust or pollen could be at work.
I get fabulous relief from homeopathic remedies for a number of acute symptoms, including hay fever and irritated eyes. If this intrigues you, you might wish to google "homeopathy for children," and add the specific symptoms you want to control. There are a few different remedies that can be helpful for allergic symptoms, and any remedies recommended for children won't have side effects. Several websites will help you choose which remedy will probably work best, though it's sometimes neccessary to try two or three to get a good match for a particular person.
Homeopathy works for about 8 out of 10 people, is inexpensive, and most common remedies are available over the counter at many health-food stores and pharmacies. The small sugar-based pellets are easy to administer to a child, 1 or 2 pellets melt under the tongue take effect in 10-20 minutes if they are going to work at all. If not, you can try a different remedy with possibly better results.
I personally use Histaminum Hydrochloricum (12C strength) for itchy eyes, runny nose and hives. Reliably stops my symptoms cold.
This time of year my eyes used to itch horribly due to allergies, and I would say as long as you know it's not pink eye, you can use Alaway drops. They last a long time, can be used on kids over 3, and is sold at Walmart. It made it possible for me to survive allergy season!
I have suffered from Allergies for over 20 years. I found a treatment that has been able to treat me and get rid of my allergies...I am no longer sneezing, runny nose, itchy/red eyes! Go to www.allergiesgoneforlife.com or google advanced allergy therapeutics and find an office in the Denver area. I know there are two of them up there. I completely feel like a different person in the allergy season. No more drugs!
My 2 year old son gets allergies, too. We took him to our pediatrician and they prescribed an eye drop called Patanol and then over the counter Zyrtec. We eventually had to take him to an allergist though because he was allergic to a bunch of things.
We started off giving our son Benadryl, but is soon stopped working. We moved to Claritin and now Zyrtec. Zyrtec seems to help the most and you can give it to kids as young as 6 months. I'd double check with your pediatrician first though.
Good luck!!
My daughter uses clairitin it works so much better than benadryl and doesn't make her sleepy. We also see a chiroprctor who uses cold laser therapy to help rid her of allergens when we figure out what they are it's made a huge difference
Keep a log of her red eyes, what she eats/drinks every day, where she is, etc and you will start to see a pattern emerge - and then you will know for sure if it is due to being outside, to food, (possibly to pets?), dust mites, etc.
Dry eye can be caused by vit A def. and that can cause red eye.
Pinkeye would be consistent. It can be caused by infection, you would also see discharge that keeps coming back after a while, even though the eye is wiped clean.
Boron is a remedy used for eye infections and can be purchased at the pharmacy -look it up online.
An opthamologist could performa slit lamp test to look for causes.
We don't have allergy, but many people say that eating the LOCAL honey in your community can give the body some of the immunity to allergy of local pollen.
Many people rave about acupuncture for many different things- and it seems to help them- even for allergy. You could look into that also.
have you tried locally made honey? something about eating honey made from the nectar of the same trees and plants a person is allergic to can alleviate the allergies. find the closest honey farm to your house and try giving her a spoonful every morning. i just bought some from my local farmer yesterday and my eyes are so much better today! good luck!
