i think i have pink eye, but no one will belive me. how long untill you eye becomes noticbly red? its super itchy and swollen and red now but my mom thinks its because i went swimming yesterday.
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"Pink eye" is the layman's term for conjunctivitis - a fancy way of saying "irritated eyes". Pink eye can be caused by bacteria, viruses, or even allergies. Every time I had pink eye, my eye was red and itchy and I would have yellow stringy mucus pile up in the corners of my eyes. My lashes would be matted together each morning as the mucus would dry on my lashes. If pink eye is caused by bacteria or viruses, it is EXTREMELY contagious. It can be spread to your other eye by scratching and spread to other people by their coming into contact with a towel or pillow you've used or by touching a surface after you touched it with contaminated fingers. Antibiotic eyedrops are available from your doctor, but antibiotics aren't needed if your case is due to allergies.Perhaps you came into contact with an allergen during swimming? Or perhaps bacteria from the swimming water may have infected your eye? If you have the symptoms I am describing, ask to see the doctor. If it's just allergies, it will clear up in about 3-5 days. Over-the-counter eye drops are available for itchy eyes, and they will help give you some relief.
it may be from the chlorine, put wet warm tea bags on your eyes. If you still wake up and have crusty eyes you have pink eye
Cal the pharmacy, the pharmacist can tell you exactly what to buy off the counter. If it doesn't go away in so many days ask the phamacist how many. You will need to go to the doctors.
Well maybe mom is right. If you have some vaseline at home you can put this on. Just a very little bit on your finger and rub over your eye lashes. It will melt into your eye and feel great immediately. It is perfectly safe. I have used this 100s of times even on babies eyes when they get all sticky from a cold. Hope you have some, if this itch is just from chlorine it will go away right away with moisture from the vaseline. Good Luck to you. Hope this works. Give it a try.
This doesn't sound like pink eye. Redness is usually one of the first signs. If you start to leak a whitish liquid out of the corners of your eyes or if you wake up with your eyes crusted shut (sorry, it's gross), then I would be concerned about pink eye. If you do have pink eye, make sure you get to a doctor soon. It's very contagious until you've been on medication (usually eyedrops) for 24 hours.
Does your eye have crusty stuff that makes your eye sticky.If so you possibly have pink eye.Other wise it could be the chlorine in the pool water.
The symptoms of pink eye happen very quickly, and they are always the same: pink or red sclera, swelling, itchy, and lots of green/yellow pus, especially in the morning (so much so that your eyelids may be matted shut when you wake up in the morning).
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