Re: Infected eye going on day 3! HELP FAST!

[Guest guest]

That also can indicate backed up sinuses.

[Guest guest]

HI thanks!

Sinuses are clear... Just runny gucky eyes.

I am trying the goat milk and rincing often with it.

Thanks again!

Pamela

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[Guest guest]

Hello Kathy! Thanks you ever so much for all the links! I am not a

believer in antiobiotics either! Creates more weaknesses in the

body I feel! I will try goat milk and tea bags until I can get out

to get something different.

Thanks again for all the help!

Cheers!

Pamela

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[Guest guest]

Pamela,

I'm new here (, mom of 11 including 5 month old Gabe with ds).

How is the eye infection? I haven't looked at the sites Kathy

suggested but will definitely check it out. I try to avoid

antibiotics, too. I used antibiotics for a child's conjunctivitis

once (about 15 years ago) and since then have just used a visine-

type drops (saline) every hour or two until the infection went

away. With eleven kids I've seen a fair amount of pink eye.

However, I do not believe it is as contagious as people make it out

to be, or else we do an exceptional job at hand washing (which I

doubt). Even with a large homeschooled family I've never had a case

spread to any others--they've all been singular.

The only time the drops didn't work was when my year old daughter

hadh an aggressive bacterial infection. But, it was obvious that

that one was no ordinary pink eye--within 8 hours of waking the

entire white of the eye was blood red and oozing.

from northern Wisconsin

[Guest guest]

Hello ! I feel it is not so contangeous either. Other 3 kids

are fine and never caught the infection. He is much better this

am! Thank goodness! It was the worst eye infection I have ever

encountered! The goat milk seemed to do the trick as there is no

more oozing this am!

WOW 11 kids, congrats! I find my 4 keep me busy. Are they all your

or are some adopted. All my guys are adopted 3 Asian and one

Bulgarian.

Thanks for posting!

Cheers!

Pamela

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> Pamela,

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> I'm new here (, mom of 11 including 5 month old Gabe with

ds).

> How is the eye infection? I haven't looked at the sites Kathy

> suggested but will definitely check it out. I try to avoid

> antibiotics, too. I used antibiotics for a child's conjunctivitis

> once (about 15 years ago) and since then have just used a visine-

> type drops (saline) every hour or two until the infection went

> away. With eleven kids I've seen a fair amount of pink eye.

> However, I do not believe it is as contagious as people make it

out

> to be, or else we do an exceptional job at hand washing (which I

> doubt). Even with a large homeschooled family I've never had a

case

> spread to any others--they've all been singular.

>

> The only time the drops didn't work was when my year old daughter

> hadh an aggressive bacterial infection. But, it was obvious that

> that one was no ordinary pink eye--within 8 hours of waking the

> entire white of the eye was blood red and oozing.

>

> from northern Wisconsin

>

[Guest guest]

Our jamie (20mo/DS) has had conjunctivitis 2 or 3 times by now, the

most severe was last winter and my wife and I got it as well as it is

extremeley contagious. We used either antibiotic drops or saline

solution, since our doctors couldn't say if it was caused by a viral

or bacterial infection, the symptoms are exactly the same they said.

In our case the antibiotic eyedrops didn't help and it all cleared

away after between 7 to 10 days, but had it much worse than we

did. His eyes were nearly completely swollen shut, he looked like a

zombie and it must have been very unpleasant for him - it was for me,

itchy as hell!

Anyway, to cut it short: my doc recommended not to start with

antibiotics until after a few days of using saline. If it doesn't

clear up after a weeks time you can still use the antibiotics which

will do the job in a quite short time.

/Switzerland

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> > Pamela,

> >

> > I'm new here (, mom of 11 including 5 month old Gabe with

> ds).

> > How is the eye infection? I haven't looked at the sites Kathy

> > suggested but will definitely check it out. I try to avoid

> > antibiotics, too. I used antibiotics for a child's

conjunctivitis

> > once (about 15 years ago) and since then have just used a visine-

> > type drops (saline) every hour or two until the infection went

> > away. With eleven kids I've seen a fair amount of pink eye.

> > However, I do not believe it is as contagious as people make it

> out

> > to be, or else we do an exceptional job at hand washing (which I

> > doubt). Even with a large homeschooled family I've never had a

> case

> > spread to any others--they've all been singular.

> >

> > The only time the drops didn't work was when my year old daughter

> > hadh an aggressive bacterial infection. But, it was obvious that

> > that one was no ordinary pink eye--within 8 hours of waking the

> > entire white of the eye was blood red and oozing.

> >

> > from northern Wisconsin

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Ok thanks Carol! I did not know that the infection could come back

if I did not comitnue! I will put more in now!

Thanks again!

Pamela

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> We have never had a case of pink eye spread at our house either,

and we have 7 kids. There must be different strains???

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> Antibioitics only made her eye more irritated and as soon as we

stopped, it was back.

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> Keep up with the milk for at least 24 hours after the eye looks

fine, or it can come back.

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> Carol in IL

> Mom to seven including , 6 with TOF, AVcanal, GERD,

LS, Asthma, subglottal stenosis, chronic constipation ( cured now )

and DS.

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> My problem is not how I look. It's how you see me.

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[Guest guest]

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> Ok my son has this terrible guck that is greenish and orange like at

> times. If I go to the doctors I will be given antioboitics! HELP

> this moring he woke up with 2 eyes infected! I have put green tea

> bags on the eyes, warm water and an tiny bit of peroxide. Warm

> compresses are used often in the day too!

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> Thanks!!!

> Pamela

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I'd suggest you use Camomile tea bags.. I used cammomille tea to get

rid of my first sons conjunctivitis when he was little.. advise from a

danish friend.

If ocular antibiotics didn't work.. you might check with eye dr. on

other possible problems.

[Guest guest]

Thanks ! Another remedy to add to my list!

Cheers!

Pamela

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> > Ok my son has this terrible guck that is greenish and orange

like at

> > times. If I go to the doctors I will be given antioboitics!

HELP

> > this moring he woke up with 2 eyes infected! I have put green

tea

> > bags on the eyes, warm water and an tiny bit of peroxide. Warm

> > compresses are used often in the day too!

> >

> > Thanks!!!

> > Pamela

> >

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> I'd suggest you use Camomile tea bags.. I used cammomille tea to

get

> rid of my first sons conjunctivitis when he was little.. advise

from a

> danish friend.

>

> If ocular antibiotics didn't work.. you might check with eye dr.

on

> other possible problems.

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