What to avoid red eye? Things need to notice

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The article was professionally consulted by an eye doctor - Department of Medical Examination & Internal Medicine - Vinmec Hai Phong International General Hospital
Pink eye is a highly contagious disease that is common in the hot season and often occurs in people with weakened immune systems such as young children.

1. Red eyes should not eat anything?

In fact, people with pink eye usually do not need to abstain from too many dishes, instead, they should rest with a reasonable, scientific and nutritious diet. However, it is still important not to eat foods that the patient has had allergies to before. In addition, there are still foods listed below that have the risk of adversely affecting the duration and effectiveness of pink eye treatment.
1.1. Hot foods Patients should limit their intake of hot foods, such as spices, onions, garlic, chives, chili peppers, or dog or goat meat. This is because they will make red eyes worse by feeling hot and burning.

Trắc nghiệm: Bận rộn có ảnh hưởng đến sức khỏe của bạn không?

Cuộc sống hiện đại khiến chúng ta vì quá bận rộn mà quên chăm sóc sức khỏe cho chính mình. Ai cũng biết rằng lịch trình làm việc cả ngày có thể khiến bạn kiệt sức, nhưng cụ thể bận rộn ảnh hưởng thế nào tới sức khỏe? Hãy cùng làm thử bài trắc nghiệm dưới đây.

1.2. Fishy-smelling foods Stay away from seafood such as carp, carp, shrimp, crab and snails. The fishy odors in these foods may be normal in a healthy person, but for patients with pink eye they will make them even more uncomfortable. In addition, fishy foods will aggravate the conjunctivitis infection and prolong the recovery time of pink eye symptoms.
1.3. Water spinach Although water spinach is a pretty good choice in daily meals, people with pink eye should limit their consumption of water spinach and use water spinach soup if they want the disease to heal quickly. Water spinach has properties that cause the eyes to produce a lot of gel, making the patient's condition even more complicated as well as making it difficult to keep the patient's eyes clean.

Rau muống hay canh rau muống được cho là không tốt cho người bị đau mắt đỏ

1.4. Stimulants We all know beer, alcohol, carbonated drinks or cigarettes are very harmful to health. If there is no disease, the human body has enough resistance to resist the bad effects of these stimulants. However, when not feeling well, the disease will become worse and more likely to have unpredictable complications when using these substances.
For pink eye, the nicotine in cigarettes will cause the patient's eyes to adjust more. Meanwhile, drinking alcohol makes the eyes more irritated. All these difficulties force the eye to work harder, instead of resting during pinkeye.
1.5. Animal fat In addition to creating risks that negatively affect the body's health such as obesity, fatty blood/liver, etc., animal fat also has a negative impact on diseased eyes. According to medical experts, high levels of fat in the blood are associated with a slower recovery and increased symptoms of pink eye. Therefore, vegetable oil is always the optimal choice in every family's daily meal.
1.6. Arbitrary use of antibiotics Keratitis due to arbitrary use of antibiotics is a very dangerous complication. The treatment of all diseases must be examined and prescribed by specialized doctors, but patients should not buy drugs to take at home by themselves. Similar to pink eye, patients need to go to a hospital or an eye specialist clinic to be diagnosed as a viral, bacterial or allergic cause, so that they can have a safe and appropriate treatment.

Tùy ý sử dụng kháng sinh có thể gây nguy hiểm

2. Some notes for people with red eyes

The arbitrary use of drugs is a very dangerous complication. The treatment of all diseases must be examined and prescribed by specialized doctors, but patients should not buy drugs to take at home by themselves. Similar to pink eye, patients need to go to a hospital or an ophthalmology clinic to be examined, to find the cause due to viruses, bacteria or allergies, from which there are safe and appropriate treatment methods.
Limit work: The impact of the computer screen, phone, or TV is not good for the eyes, especially when you are suffering from pink eye. Therefore, the eyes need to rest, avoid working and adjust too much to quickly recover from the disease. Maintain eye hygiene: Pink eye disease sometimes only needs to be filled with physiological saline to be cured after a short period of time. It is important for the patient to maintain good eye hygiene and avoid going to places with a lot of dust. It is recommended that you wear sunglasses to protect your eyes when you are sick, but you should not use a mask to cover your eyes, but to keep your eyes open, to support effective treatment. Prevention of spread: Eye disease is especially contagious, so sick people need to isolate their personal hygiene items such as face towels to prevent spreading to family members. Besides, you should not try to go to school or work while you have pink eye. Diet: In addition to knowing what not to eat with red eyes, patients should also choose foods rich in vitamins A and C to strengthen resistance, antioxidants to prevent waste accumulation. under the retina, as well as beta-carotene, which helps keep eyes bright and healthy. Pink eye is not a serious disease, it can go away on its own after about a week if treated properly. However, there are cases where serious eye-related complications or long-term discomfort can occur. Therefore, in addition to complying with what to do and what to abstain from pink eye, patients should go to medical facilities with eye specialists for timely examination and treatment.

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