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Gungy eye!

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charleepeters · 27/05/2005 22:54

ds had got a gungy eye, its not swollen or red or sore just yellow gunge all the time doesnt seem to be bothering him and his other eye is fine so i dont think its conjunctivitus what should i do g.p or bathe it and see what happens??? anyone?

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lucy5 · 27/05/2005 22:55

How old is he? I used to wipe dd's eye with breastmilk but that might be a bit difficult if he's 5.

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tiffini · 27/05/2005 22:55

conjunctivitus does'nt always mean sore red eyes, it can just be the gunkiness

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charleepeters · 27/05/2005 22:56

hes 9 months, conjunctivitus usualy is in both eyes and is contagus hes had it for 3 days and both me and dp are fine. when i had it my eye was itchy and sore, but ds doesnt seem bothered

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lucy5 · 27/05/2005 22:58

blocked tear duct maybe, I'd go to the docs when you can just to reassure yourself.

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tiffini · 27/05/2005 22:59

My DD often gets conjunctivitus, due to both her tear ducts being blocked, and quite often it is only in 1 eye, and sometimes spreads to the other eye.

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charleepeters · 27/05/2005 23:00

didnt know that tiffini, i think i will bathe it for a couple of days and take him on moday if its not better, he had an infection in it about 5 monthsa ago but that was noticalby sore and swolen this is just gungy and watery