Swollen eye lid...what is it?

[4 Dog Mother]

Carl and I both get a lot of styes. And that's what it looks like to me. Use warm washclothes several times a day - it should break and an oozy white stuff will come out. Just keep using the warm wash clothes and it should clear up in a couple of days.

I get them a lot because I have allergies and I work in my garden alot. So I rub my eyes when I know I shouldn't with dirty hands. What a stye is is an infected hair follicle. The warm water draws out the infection. My son did have one that wouldn't break and we took him to an eye dr. He gave us the same "remedy".

[CountryWolf07]

Yup! That's a stye. I had it last week!! It went away in a couple days with medication.

[buttercup132]

I also herd putting a tea bag (wet of course) on it helps. It takes all the gross stuff out.

[jennielynn1970]

I started getting styes more last year, and I think a lot of it came from not using my facial cleanser on my eyes. I tend to get an oily build up by my eye lashes, and I think the pores and/or follicles get blocked. I use a mild face cleanser, and always make sure I wash my eye area now too.

The warm compresses for the styes worked well too.

[slleipnir]

The pharmacist told me the same thing. She told me to use a warm cloth or tea bags and gave me some polyspoirn it's not gone yet but it's feeling better.

[crow_noir]

Hope it gets all better soon! Sties are no fun!

The pharmacist told me the same thing. She told me to use a warm cloth or tea bags and gave me some polyspoirn it's not gone yet but it's feeling better.

Each time i read the title of your thread i kept thinking it said "Swollen Eye Ball." There's no hope for rehab of this IZ fan.

[cyber-sibes]

The pharmacist told me the same thing. She told me to use a warm cloth or tea bags and gave me some polyspoirn it's not gone yet but it's feeling better.

Yeah, I used to get those all the time when I was a kid. The tannin in the tea is supposed to help draw out the infection. It takes a few days to clear up. Glad you're feeling better!