Why do my eyelids swell up in the morning? How to prevent my eyelids from swelling up in the morning

Experts say that people who stay up late for a long time or the elderly may have slightly swollen eyelids when they wake up in the morning due to reduced blood circulation. This cannot be considered a disease and will be fine after a rest. Pathological edema is not only related to the kidneys, but may also be related to the lungs and spleen.

According to traditional Chinese medicine, the body's water moves and metabolizes throughout the body under the impetus of qi, which is called "qi transformation". The qi transformation is related to the lungs, spleen, and kidneys, with the key being the kidneys. The lungs can dredge and regulate the channels through which water moves. When wind evil invades the lungs, the function of dispersing and dispersing water will be affected, and the water cannot be dredged and distributed throughout the body. If water and dampness stay in a certain area, edema may occur. The spleen is responsible for the transportation and transformation of water and grain. Exogenous water and dampness, the splenic yang being trapped, overeating raw and cold food, or excessive fatigue can damage the spleen, causing spleen deficiency, and the inability to distribute water essence, which can also cause edema. The kidneys are responsible for water, and kidney yang is the root of the human body's yang, a kind of thermal power that can warm the water and promote its movement in the human body. If kidney yang is insufficient, water will stagnate in the skin, which can also cause edema.

How to prevent swollen eyelids in the morning

1. Prevention before bed

Not only should you understand the causes and relief methods of eyelid swelling, but you should also take certain preventive measures in your daily life. Only in this way can you better protect your personal image. Many times, eyelid swelling in the morning is mostly caused by muscle inactivity and poor blood circulation during rest at night. If you drink too much water before going to bed, it will cause water to remain near the fundus, resulting in swollen eyes when you wake up in the morning.

Therefore, experts especially remind that in addition to not eating before going to bed at night, you should also develop the habit of drinking less water, which also has a good preventive effect on swollen eyelids.

2. First aid methods

Many people are often shocked by their puffy eyelids when they look in the mirror in the morning. This is undoubtedly the worst news for people who are about to go to work or date. At this time, it is still possible to save the situation by immediately taking emergency measures, such as applying refrigerated cucumber slices on the eyelids for 10 minutes. Usually, the puffy eyelids can be well relieved after 10 minutes of cold compress. In addition, you can also use cosmetics to cover it up, using eye shadow and bright colors to make the puffy eyelids look flat or sunken.

Eye shadow is definitely a woman’s best friend. If you want to make your swollen upper eyelids look sunken, you can apply a thin layer of dark foundation as a shadow, and apply bright colors under the eyebrows and under the lower eyelids to emphasize the three-dimensional effect, so that you won’t be able to see the swelling of the eyes.

3. Eye massage

Regular eye massage in daily life can help us effectively relieve eye swelling and other conditions. As long as you use the right massage method, it can effectively reduce eye swelling, dark circles, eye bags, etc. In fact, the method of eye massage is not difficult. You just need to close your eyes and feel the bones on the edge of the eye socket, then use your middle finger to gently circle from the outer edge of the eye socket to the inside, and apply a little force to the eyebrows and nose bridge.

However, you must pay attention to controlling the strength when massaging, otherwise it will not only be difficult to eliminate the swelling problem, but it may even make dark circles and other conditions more serious.

4. Eye cream

If you have swollen eyelids and dark circles, experts recommend that you apply more eye cream before going to bed every night, which has a good effect on eliminating eyelid swelling. In addition, you should also pay attention to not overusing your eyes as much as possible, which can cause serious damage to your eyes.

These are the best ways to prevent and relieve eyelid swelling. People who often have eyelid swelling should know more about them. Also, office workers should give their eyes more rest after working for a period of time to avoid vision loss.