Conjunctivitis home remedies
Popularly known as pink eye, conjunctivitis is a highly contagious inflammation of the conjunctiva, the mucous membrane that lines the inner eyelid and eyeball. The eye becomes red, teary, and swollen. It may also itch and produce a yellow discharge.
The three types of conjunctivitis are allergic, bacterial, and viral. Allergic and viral coniuncliviris can be treated with home remedies, but bacterial conjunctivitis requires antibiotics.
Conjunctivitis home remedies
You can relieve the swelling and pain of conjunctivitis by dampening a washcloth with warm water and applying it to your eyes as a compress for ten minutes several times a day, using a fresh washcloth each time.
Honey
Dissolve three tablespoons honey in two cups of boiling water and let cool to room temperature. Saturate a cotton ball with the solution and wash the crust and pus from one eye then use a second cotton ball dipped in the solution to wash the other eye. Do this three or four times a day. A 2004 study published in the journal of medicinal food showed that applying honey to the eyes reduces pus discharge. inflammation. and redness—possibly due to honey’s antimicrobial benefits.
Baby shampoo
To clean away the crusty secretions due to eye infection, mix 1/2 tsp of baby shampoo and one ounce of warm water and using a cotton ball dipped in the solution wipe the affected eye. Use a fresh cotton ball for each eye.
Chamomile Tea
To reduce the puffiness and redness of conjunctivitis, soak a Chamomile Tea bag in warm water for three minutes, squeeze out the excess liquid, lie down, and place the warm tea bag over your affected eye for five minutes. Use this treatment four times a day. The soothing chamomile compress reduces inflammation.
Black tea
Place a Tea Bag dampened with warm water over the affected eye for five to ten minutes. Thc tannin in the tea eases the swelling. Do this several times a day (with a fresh tea bag each time)
Fennel Seed
To fight the conjunctivitis infection, place a tea infuser filled with one tablespoon fennel Seed in a teacup, add boiling water, cover with a saucer, and steep for ten minutes. Let cool to the touch. saturate a cotton ball with the funnel tea and place over closed eyes for five minutes.
Saline wash
To make a saline solution to wash the affected eye dissolve one teaspoon of salt in two cups of water, bring to a rolling boil for three minutes, and let cool. Apply the eyewash with a sterilized eyedropper or eyecup.
Eat fish
Eat Salmon, Tuna, or Sardines, to reduce the puffiness of conjunctivitis, eat a four-ounce serving of salmon, sardines, or tuna three times a week to add omega—3 fatty acids to your diet. The omega-3 oils in fish reduceinflammation.
Precautions
- Do not touch your eyes if you have conjunctivitis to avoid spreading the infection.
- Every day you have conjunctivitis, throw any towels, washcloths, sheets, or pillowcases that“ come into contact with your face into the washing machine to avoid spreading the infection to others.
- Sleeping for a full eight hours every night helps replenish the eye’s moisture, relieves the pain, and speeds healing.
- To avoid infecting others, after eating at home, wash your own dishes and utensils, or place them in the dishwasher yourself.
- Refrain from wearing makeup or contact lenses while you have conjunctivitis to avoid infecting or reinfecting either eye.
- If you accidentally touch your eyes, wash your hands immediately with Instant Hand Sanitizer to prevent spreading the conjunctivitis to your other eye or to another person.
Note umme Ahmad” I do disagree much with the baby shampoo remedy as its loaded with chemicals( http://guardianlv.com/2013/09/why-johnson-johnson-baby-shampoo-is-not-for-babies , http://www.forbes.com/sites/amywestervelt/2011/11/01/as-report-reveals-toxic-ingredients-in-baby-shampoo-johnson-johnson-goes-public-with-plans-to-clean-up-products/) colors and an anti tear component which works like local anesthesia. In the Middle east we use plain rose water several times a day and kohl/surma in the eyes to cure and prevent strained and conjunctivitis in eyes which works very quick.
One tpo should avoid any table salt ans its deprived of any nutrients and is bleached and has many chemicals added to make it free flowing and often contains iodine. One should use Pure rock or sea salt for and saline eye wash instead.
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