Why do I have swollen eye bags when I wake up

Many people will experience swollen eyes after waking up from a good night’s sleep, and they are unwilling to drink water before going to bed at night for fear of swollen eyes. In fact, there are many reasons for swollen eyes, such as poor blood circulation and metabolism, unhealthy lifestyle, a pillow that is too low when sleeping, menstrual irregularities in women, and pregnancy edema can all cause swollen eyes. You can do some eye massage before going to bed and apply hot compress to your eyes after waking up. Some proper massage will slowly reduce the swelling of the eyes. This article will introduce the specific causes of swollen eyes.

1. Drinking too much water before going to bed

If your eyes are only slightly swollen and your eye bags are heavy and slightly swollen, but there are no other symptoms of discomfort in your body, it is mostly caused by eating and drinking too much water the night before, because the body takes in too much water and salt.

During sleep, the human body's metabolism is in a "slow-speed" state, and it is easy for the body's drainage to be affected due to the lower metabolic level. Therefore, the eyes will naturally be swollen in the morning, and because the skin around the eyes is very thin, it is very obvious.

2. Excessive moisture in the body

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that dampness is an important factor that triggers many diseases. When the dampness and coldness in the body are very heavy, it will affect the normal metabolism of water in the body. Swollen eyes and big bags under the eyes are very common manifestations.

In addition to this, after getting up in the morning, you may also feel weak all over. If you often have these symptoms, you need to be careful that it may be caused by heavy dampness.

In addition, the kidneys are important organs for breaking down the body's water metabolism, so their function may also be reduced.

3. Disorders in the circulation of Qi and blood

Qi and blood are the "vitality" that ensures various vital signs. Only when the flow of Qi and blood in the human body is very smooth can blood be delivered to various internal organs in a timely manner.

If there is a problem with normal blood circulation, the excess water produced in the body will stagnate in the blood vessels and cannot be discharged from the body in time, causing edema in the eyes where the skin is thinner and obvious eye bags like "cherries".

Tips to relieve eye swelling and eye bags

1: Ensuring adequate sleep is a good way to reduce eye bags and prevent edema, so don’t stay up late for unimportant things. Go to bed on time and don’t use a pillow that is too high.

2: When edema occurs around the eyes, you may try to gently massage the skin around the eyes. This can greatly promote blood circulation in the eyes and improve the edema.