Episcleritis/bloodshot Eyes

[ADevoto]

My 16 year old son has an extremely bloodshot eye. This has been going on for about a month. At first I thought it was pink eye but there are no other symptoms and the doctor has ruled that out. The eye doctor said it is episcleritis. I have been reading up and it is linked to many types of autoimmune disorders. It goes back and forth between eyes. It is very weird - no pain just really red. His sibings and I all have the genes for celiac and various symtoms but all negative blood tests. I have not had this son tested. I was wondering if anyone else has had this problem.

[Guest goldie]

Hi,

I was diagnosed with coeliac about a year ago and for 2-3 years prior to this I was frequently getting bloodshot eyes. On 2 occasions was sent immediately to the eye specialist at the local hospital because my doctor was so worried. There was no pain ,no discharge just the whites of the eye going red. This would happen about 2-3 times a month and normally one eye at a time would be affected. I had no prior history of any eye problems. Funnily since going gluten free it has only happened once.

[mushroom]

It seems that gluten can affect our eyes in many different ways. For me, I had poor quality tears and my eyes just kept streaming trying to lubricate them. I had to use eyedrops, but since going gluten-free they have been fine. Hopefully yours will clear up too.