From what appear bags under the eyes
Bags under the eyes do not color anyone, theyadd years, give a tired and painful look. More often these unpleasant edemas are the result of an unhealthy lifestyle, but sometimes bags under the eyes signal about more serious problems.
The causes of the appearance of bags under the eyes of healthy people
The most common causes of edema are the generalfatigue, stress, lack of sleep or eye strain when working with a computer for a long time, watching TV or reading. Bags under the eyes, which appeared in childhood, may be a hereditary defect. Some people have a genetic predisposition to fatty tissue growth, often they are combined with lipomas on other parts of the body. The years also matter, with age, the periorbital tissue grows and "sags," permanent bags appear under the eyes, which are present in the morning, and in the evening. Very often the cause of swelling of the eyelids, especially in the mornings, is the accumulation of excess fluid in the body, especially the reception of alcohol and the hobby of salty food the day before. Such bags are most noticeable in the morning, after sleep, and decrease or even completely pass by the evening. Many women become swollen with eyelids as a result of changes in the hormonal background in some phases of the menstrual cycle. Excessive tanning also sometimes leads to the appearance of bags under the eyes.Causes associated with diseases
Water retention in periorbital tissuecause various kidney diseases. Usually, in addition to edema under the eyes, such diseases are characterized by low back pain, increased blood pressure, headaches, fever, a decrease or increase in the amount of urine and its turbidity. If bags under the eyes are accompanied by fever, pain in the forehead, under the eyes, stuffiness or discharge from the nose, the likely cause may be sinusitis or sinusitis. Diseases of the thyroid gland too often accompanied by swelling and bags under the eyes. They are combined with an increase in neck size or difficulty during swallowing in goiter, with severe weakness, depression, menstrual irregularity and weight gain in hypothyroidism. If the bags are accompanied by pronounced edema of the entire face, headaches, nosebleeds, hoarseness and cough, a possible cause may be a violation of the outflow of blood from the head along the superior vena cava. This phenomenon is called the syndrome of compression of the superior vena cava. If swelling under the eyes appeared in a short time, accompanied by sneezing, redness of the eyes, mucous discharge from the nose, skin itching or respiratory failure, the likely cause is an allergic reaction. Malignant neoplasms of any localization can also cause the appearance of bags under the eyes. If swellings develop gradually, increase in the evening and decrease in the morning, combined with significant edema on the legs, shortness of breath and decreased performance, the most likely cause is heart disease, in particular, heart failure. The appearance of bags during pregnancy is usually normal and is caused by water retention in the body, but sometimes this may indicate gestosis (dropsy) or kidney disease.
