Guest guest Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 My husband always kids me " I didn't know that there was such and eye color as " Blood-Shot " which is how mine generally appear since last spring when I first became ill with AIH. Elda, Please let us all know if you find out any insight into the " RED EYES " . Kelli > Hi: > Thank you to all of you that gave me some insight about red eyes. > Apparently is not unusual to have this problem. I have been checked > for allergies, dry eye, scleritis and episcleritis, and they all come > normal. I guess I am going to go to a hematologist or neurologist for > some other disorder. Not knowing, makes the problem worst. Right now > my eyes look like two ripe tomatoes. Well I would let you know the > outcome. Thanks for your info. and stay well. > Sincerely > Elda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 How do you know if you have pink eye (conjuctivitis) or if it is from yeast, whether it be die off or whatever? My eyes have been red and sore off and on since the beginning of October. I have been on the diet since July. I have herbal eye drops which are not really helping. Thanks, Rhonda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 > > How do you know if you have pink eye (conjuctivitis) or if it is from > yeast, whether it be die off or whatever? My eyes have been red and > sore off and on since the beginning of October. I have been on the diet > since July. I have herbal eye drops which are not really helping. +++Hi Rhonda. If you have ever had similar symptoms or treatments for your eyes (like medical eye drops, etc.) before your body will " retrace " them in order to heal your eyes properly. First the body detoxifies the area, which causes inflammation, redness, soreness, etc. and then it rebuilds. Or, it can be die-off symptoms since the eyes are one area the body uses to get rid of toxins. My body detoxified through my eyes for 3 months when I did my candida program over 20 years ago. I remember it well, since they were very inflammed, red, and oozed all kinds of gunk. Also, if you go " off the diet " your eyes may react. A man who was in my Candida Support Group in 1986-88 cheated by eating doughnuts. His wife and everyone else knew when he cheated because his eyes got flaming red, like 2 neon lights. LOl! There are no quick fixes, so just allow time for your body to do its job of healing. Such symptoms won't hurt you nor damage your eyes. Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 Black or green tea bags are a great soother for red eyes. Another herb that is wonderful for soothing red and irritated eyes is fennel seed. Just make a tea (pour a cup of boiling water over 1 Tablespoon fennel seed) and let it steep for about 10-15 minutes. Then add 1/4 to 1/2 t sea salt to the brew. Use this to wash the eyes. You can use one of those little eye cups or you can just splash it on the eyes or you can soak a (sterile) gauze pad and place it over the eye. Note that the salt is added to make the tea have a salinity similar to the body, so that it doesn't burn when you put it on the eyes. If your eyes are actually infected (pink eye or conjunctivitis), you might want to use something that is a little more antibacterial, like goldenseal powder in the tea. Make sure to filter it through a coffee filter so that none of the powder grains are left in the final tea. I would start with the fennel and move on to the goldenseal if the fennel did not work. In either case, make a fresh batch of tea at least every day (you might only use part of it at once) and apply the tea at least 4 or 5 times per day to attain healing. Enjoy! - the FL herbalist --- nowski Hawthorne, Florida sumar@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 Rhonda, I have had red eyes for a couple of years. I have read that candida shows up in red itchy eyes. I have chronic candida. I am beginning to think that it is something other than just healing my gut that will help. I have been on the diet for about 2 years. I have still got the itchy red eyes. Here is an article that I have read that makes me think it could be something other than just candida. You will have to cut and paste in your browser. http://drlwilson.com/Articles/copper_toxicity_syndrome.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2008 Report Share Posted December 6, 2008 > > Rhonda, > > I have had red eyes for a couple of years. I have read that candida shows up in red itchy eyes. I have chronic candida. I am beginning to think that it is something other than just healing my gut that will help. I have been on the diet for about 2 years. I have still got the itchy red eyes. Here is an article that I have read that makes me think it could be something other than just candida. You will have to cut and paste in your browser. +++Hi . Copper is only required in " trace amounts " by the body, and this diet and ocean sea salt provide plenty. +++Balancing any mineral or nutrient is done with the entire diet and all supplements, particularly good fats, omega 3, vitamins A, D & E, vitamin C, B vitamins, cal/mag, etc. - no nutrients work in isolation of many others. +++For example: One member of our group was on the program 6 months, and had blood tests done. She was surprised to discover that her iron levels went from 4 to 64 without taking any iron or eating more liver, etc. That proves that all nutrients work together in rebalancing any nutrients. +++If you go off the diet it will also create red itchy eyes because more toxins are being produced by candida. +++Also during natural healing your body retraces all previous symptoms, diseases, injuries, etc. per Hering's Law of Cures, so if you've had eye problems in the past it takes time for the body to heal them. Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 Bee, Thanks for your response. I have not gone off of the diet at all. I never had problems with my eyes until I was in this candida overgrowth situation. My vitiligo gives me a hesitation that there has to be something to do with copper. It seems that it could be biounavailable. My gut symptoms did not subside until I started taking Slippery Elm. It has helped my gut. I know you said it helped the liver, but it has helped my gut too. Otherwise, I have all of the symptoms that I have had since the beginning. I must take a large amount of probiotic or I have diarrhea all of the time. I take 260 billion mg times four scoops a day. I tried to go down to 2 @ 260 billion a day and got mouth sores. This is a tough one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 > > Bee, > > Thanks for your response. I have not gone off of the diet at all. I never had problems with my eyes until I was in this candida overgrowth situation. My vitiligo gives me a hesitation that there has to be something to do with copper. It seems that it could be biounavailable. My gut symptoms did not subside until I started taking Slippery Elm. It has helped my gut. I know you said it helped the liver, but it has helped my gut too. Otherwise, I have all of the symptoms that I have had since the beginning. I must take a large amount of probiotic or I have diarrhea all of the time. I take 260 billion mg times four scoops a day. I tried to go down to 2 @ 260 billion a day and got mouth sores. This is a tough one. +++Hi . If there is a problem with copper this program will help your body balance it out naturally. In my opinion you are suppressing symptoms by taking that many probiotics, so that's why you get mouth sores when you lower the dose. Mouth sores means that toxins are coming out through the skin, so it isn't a bad thing, and they shouldn't be suppressed. Diarrhea is also a way for the body to get rid of toxins, so it also isn't a bad thing to happen - it means toxins are being eliminated. But when you suppress such natural healing responses your body will not be healing properly. If you've ever had mouth sores and diarrhea in the past your body needs to " retrace " such symptoms in order to heal properly, which is according to Hering's Law of Cure. In the meantime such symptoms shouldn't be suppressed. For example: My brother had Crohn's Disease (severe diarrhea) for over 20 years, and his diarrhea didn't stop while he was on my program until 20 months later - that is because it takes 1 month of natural healing for every year you've been unhealthy. Even with having diarrhea for another 20 months his body was still healing. Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 > > Thank you. Do you know if purhaps, being allergic to shellfish would cause red burning eyes. I have had this problem ongoing for about three months. It seems to get worse when I eat shellfish. Its just been really difficult to pinpoint. I guess it could be die off symptoms. Die off symptoms just don't make a lot of sense to me. Anyway, thanks for your answer. ++Hi Rhonda. Your reaction to shellfish could be because they are usually treated with nitrates and sulphites, and also some may be farmed-fish which are very polluted. Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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