Patient's question:
My son is three years old this year. However, recently he has had eye discharge, and he doesn't show any other symptoms of illness. I didn't pay much attention to it at first. Today, I took him to my mother's house. My mother said that the eye discharge might be due to a "fire" in his body. If it doesn't improve, she suggested giving him some medicine. I'm very worried—is the eye discharge caused by a "fire" in his body?What kind of help do I need: Is the eye discharge due to a "fire" in his body? How should it be treated?
Doctor's answer:
Based on your description of the condition, it is likely that the child's stomach upset is causing the excessive eye discharge. A stomach upset can also lead to other conditions, such as constipation. Please seek treatment early. Most cases are caused by a preference for high-calorie foods like fish, shrimp, and meat, while fruits and vegetables are consumed less frequently. In such cases, apart from excessive eye discharge, symptoms often include aversion to heat, easy sweating, dry stools, and thick tongue coating. The best approach to treatment is to change unhealthy dietary habits, drink more water, and take cooling and purgative traditional Chinese medicines if necessary.