Re:Allergy Eyes - SOLVED!! Thanks Val!!

[Guest guest]

Val, My eyes were driving me crazy so I picked up a small bottle of

baby shampoo. I washed my hands very well first, lathered up some

baby shampoo, <<SHUT MY EYES!>>, then lathered up eye lids and lashes

and flushed then with plenty of water. Problem solved!! My eyes felt

100% fine again. I needed no drops.

This is one reason these groups are so great. You hear things you

will never hear any place else that work better in many cases than

anything you have ever tried.

Eye lashes must become loaded with allergens as it is their job to

keep things from falling into eyes so washing the lids and lashes

cleans these 'caught' allergens off. I included my eye brows also

while I was at it. Relief last until I went out on errand and needed

to do it when I came back home again. From now on I'm going to carry

small bottle in my purse in small plastic bag in case it should leak,

through allergy season. I will have to reapply eye makeup but it is a

small price to pay since otherwise I rub eye makeup off anyway

scratching at my eyes. Thanks again..Barb

--- In , Madeska <madeskv@...> wro

>

> Hi Barb,

> My eyes sometimes make me crazy too. I wash my eyes with baby

shampoo in the shower everyday. Also, I use the natural tear solutions

to wash them out when they are bothering me. I try not to touch or rub

them because that just seems to make them worse. The eye dr. gave me

samoles of prescription allergy eye drops but that seemed to just make

them worse too- so did restasis-(for dry eyes).

> take care,

> Val

[Guest guest]

Incidentally be sure to not get any into eyes since shampoo has sodium

laurel sulfate or similar detergents that would be very irritating to

eyes. In fact many toothpastes are leaving these ingredients out

since it is believed they are too harsh for teeth.

>

> Val, My eyes were driving me crazy so I picked up a small bottle of

> baby shampoo. I washed my hands very well first, lathered up some

> baby shampoo, <<SHUT MY EYES!>>, then lathered up eye lids and

lashes

>

[Guest guest]

You may also want to be checked for Demodex mite infestation. They will wreak

havoc on the eyelashes causing great distress. For more info on these ugly

critters, go to:

http://www.emedicine.com/oph/topic517.htm or

http://www.demodexsolutions.com/default.asp?all_about_demodex.asp~mainFrame

They are definitely a problem and most people don't know of them. Take care and

God bless!

In His Service,

Young <><

barb1283 <barb1283@...> wrote: Val, My

eyes were driving me crazy so I picked up a small bottle of

baby shampoo. I washed my hands very well first, lathered up some

baby shampoo, <<SHUT MY EYES!>>, then lathered up eye lids and lashes

and flushed then with plenty of water. Problem solved!! My eyes felt

100% fine again. I needed no drops.

This is one reason these groups are so great. You hear things you

will never hear any place else that work better in many cases than

anything you have ever tried.

Eye lashes must become loaded with allergens as it is their job to

keep things from falling into eyes so washing the lids and lashes

cleans these 'caught' allergens off. I included my eye brows also

while I was at it. Relief last until I went out on errand and needed

to do it when I came back home again. From now on I'm going to carry

small bottle in my purse in small plastic bag in case it should leak,

through allergy season. I will have to reapply eye makeup but it is a

small price to pay since otherwise I rub eye makeup off anyway

scratching at my eyes. Thanks again..Barb

--- In , Madeska <madeskv@...> wro

>

> Hi Barb,

> My eyes sometimes make me crazy too. I wash my eyes with baby

shampoo in the shower everyday. Also, I use the natural tear solutions

to wash them out when they are bothering me. I try not to touch or rub

them because that just seems to make them worse. The eye dr. gave me

samoles of prescription allergy eye drops but that seemed to just make

them worse too- so did restasis-(for dry eyes).

> take care,

> Val

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[Guest guest]

This does not sound so bad..when I was told about using the baby

shampoo a few years ago, the person said to keep my eyes opened!!! I

did this for a little while but when I found out how strong baby

shampoo was, I stopped. Keeping ths eyes shut while applying should

not harm anyone...I previously thought you all meant to keep the eyes

opened!! LOL!!

One thing that helps me is to change my make up brand from time to

time. I have found I sometimes develop and allergy to my make up and

changing seems to cure the problem.

>

> Val, My eyes were driving me crazy so I picked up a small bottle of

> baby shampoo. I washed my hands very well first, lathered up some

> baby shampoo, <<SHUT MY EYES!>>, then lathered up eye lids and

lashes

> and flushed then with plenty of water. Problem solved!! My eyes

felt

> 100% fine again. I needed no drops.

>

> This is one reason these groups are so great. You hear things you

> will never hear any place else that work better in many cases than

> anything you have ever tried.

>

> Eye lashes must become loaded with allergens as it is their job to

> keep things from falling into eyes so washing the lids and lashes

> cleans these 'caught' allergens off. I included my eye brows also

> while I was at it. Relief last until I went out on errand and

needed

> to do it when I came back home again. From now on I'm going to

carry

> small bottle in my purse in small plastic bag in case it should

leak,

> through allergy season. I will have to reapply eye makeup but it

is a

> small price to pay since otherwise I rub eye makeup off anyway

> scratching at my eyes. Thanks again..Barb

>

> --- In , Madeska <madeskv@> wro

> >

> > Hi Barb,

> > My eyes sometimes make me crazy too. I wash my eyes with baby

> shampoo in the shower everyday. Also, I use the natural tear

solutions

> to wash them out when they are bothering me. I try not to touch or

rub

> them because that just seems to make them worse. The eye dr. gave

me

> samoles of prescription allergy eye drops but that seemed to just

make

> them worse too- so did restasis-(for dry eyes).

> > take care,

> > Val

>

[Guest guest]

Okay , but I only have this during Spring and Fall allergy season

but I will check just to know about these bugs.

>

> You may also want to be checked for Demodex mite infestation. They

will wreak havoc on the eyelashes causing great distress. For more

info on these ugly critters, go to:

>

[Guest guest]

, I need to clarify that I do not experience any irritation to

my *eye lashes*, that's why it is so surprising. My irritation is

to my eyes but washing the lids and lashes as someone suggested here

helped to stop my **eye** irritation and itching that I only get

during allergy season like right now when there is so much in the

air you can see the seeds and flower parts blowing around in air

outside. In the midwest anyway.

It's easy to understand. The purpose of your eye lashes is to keep

things from getting into your eyes. If they are doing their job,

they would be catching allergens. I'm sure they can only 'hold' so

many allergens before they start to fall off, either blown off my

air currents or fall off from gravity. When they get full of

allergens probably some air currents blow them right into eyes, so

periodically washing lids and lashes to remove these allergens

prevents this.

--- In , <scottie592002@...>

wrote:

>

> You may also want to be checked for Demodex mite infestation.

They will wreak havoc on the eyelashes causing great distress. For

more info on these ugly critters, go to:

>

[Guest guest]

are you sure it's not the make up bothering any of you? just

wondering because I can't were mascara at all and some lipsticks and

face powders bother me.

> >

> > Val, My eyes were driving me crazy so I picked up a small bottle

of

> > baby shampoo. I washed my hands very well first, lathered up

some

> > baby shampoo, <<SHUT MY EYES!>>, then lathered up eye lids and

> lashes

> > and flushed then with plenty of water. Problem solved!! My eyes

> felt

> > 100% fine again. I needed no drops.

> >

> > This is one reason these groups are so great. You hear things

you

> > will never hear any place else that work better in many cases

than

> > anything you have ever tried.

> >

> > Eye lashes must become loaded with allergens as it is their job

to

> > keep things from falling into eyes so washing the lids and lashes

> > cleans these 'caught' allergens off. I included my eye brows

also

> > while I was at it. Relief last until I went out on errand and

> needed

> > to do it when I came back home again. From now on I'm going to

> carry

> > small bottle in my purse in small plastic bag in case it should

> leak,

> > through allergy season. I will have to reapply eye makeup but it

> is a

> > small price to pay since otherwise I rub eye makeup off anyway

> > scratching at my eyes. Thanks again..Barb

> >

> > --- In , Madeska <madeskv@>

wro

> > >

> > > Hi Barb,

> > > My eyes sometimes make me crazy too. I wash my eyes with baby

> > shampoo in the shower everyday. Also, I use the natural tear

> solutions

> > to wash them out when they are bothering me. I try not to touch

or

> rub

> > them because that just seems to make them worse. The eye dr. gave

> me

> > samoles of prescription allergy eye drops but that seemed to just

> make

> > them worse too- so did restasis-(for dry eyes).

> > > take care,

> > > Val

> >

>

[Guest guest]

No. I don't wear mascara either, eye shadow, makeup or lipstick

either. I just wear a small ount of eyeliner SOMETIME but the

irritation does not come at same time I am wearing eyeliner. I also

get irritation on days I'm not wearing makeup. If you don't have eye

irritation from allergies, great. I'm just suggesting people who do,

try this solution. Irritation feels like it's in eyes but washing the

lids and lashes solved it for me anyway. Allergens probably on lashes

falling into eyes is what I think FOR ME anyway.

>

> are you sure it's not the make up bothering any of you? just

> wondering because I can't were mascara at all and some lipsticks and

> face powders bother me.

[Guest guest]

No, I can go weeks without make-up and still have allergies. Every

now and then a brand will bother me but I will switch and be ok. I

use Almay right now and some Clinique and it works OK for me.

> >

> > This does not sound so bad..when I was told about using the baby

> > shampoo a few years ago, the person said to keep my eyes

opened!!!

> I

> > did this for a little while but when I found out how strong baby

> > shampoo was, I stopped. Keeping ths eyes shut while applying

> should

> > not harm anyone...I previously thought you all meant to keep the

> eyes

> > opened!! LOL!!

> > One thing that helps me is to change my make up brand from time

to

> > time. I have found I sometimes develop and allergy to my make up

> and

> > changing seems to cure the problem.

> >

> > --- In , " barb1283 " <barb1283@>

wrote:

> > >

> > > Val, My eyes were driving me crazy so I picked up a small

bottle

> of

> > > baby shampoo. I washed my hands very well first, lathered up

> some

> > > baby shampoo, <<SHUT MY EYES!>>, then lathered up eye lids and

> > lashes

> > > and flushed then with plenty of water. Problem solved!! My

eyes

> > felt

> > > 100% fine again. I needed no drops.

> > >

> > > This is one reason these groups are so great. You hear things

> you

> > > will never hear any place else that work better in many cases

> than

> > > anything you have ever tried.

> > >

> > > Eye lashes must become loaded with allergens as it is their job

> to

> > > keep things from falling into eyes so washing the lids and

lashes

> > > cleans these 'caught' allergens off. I included my eye brows

> also

> > > while I was at it. Relief last until I went out on errand and

> > needed

> > > to do it when I came back home again. From now on I'm going to

> > carry

> > > small bottle in my purse in small plastic bag in case it should

> > leak,

> > > through allergy season. I will have to reapply eye makeup but

it

> > is a

> > > small price to pay since otherwise I rub eye makeup off anyway

> > > scratching at my eyes. Thanks again..Barb

> > >

> > > --- In , Madeska

<madeskv@>

> wro

> > > >

> > > > Hi Barb,

> > > > My eyes sometimes make me crazy too. I wash my eyes with

baby

> > > shampoo in the shower everyday. Also, I use the natural tear

> > solutions

> > > to wash them out when they are bothering me. I try not to touch

> or

> > rub

> > > them because that just seems to make them worse. The eye dr.

gave

> > me

> > > samoles of prescription allergy eye drops but that seemed to

just

> > make

> > > them worse too- so did restasis-(for dry eyes).

> > > > take care,

> > > > Val

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

No, it's mid spring here, started early. I'm sneezing my head off,

nose running, skin around it sore, and eyes watering and itchy but

washing my lids and lashes helps greatly I've found. I'm so enthused

I think I will cut my hair short so I can wash it every night when I

get home. I'm probably dragging alot of allergens to bed with me in

my hair. Try it if your eyes have allergy symptoms.

> >

> > are you sure it's not the make up bothering any of you?

[Guest guest]

this is why I have a problem with allergy testing. I don't have these

types of symptoms.

I'm really wamting to tie my lack of mucus into this and believe

this may explain why I have mcs reations instead. I'm really starting

to think that mcs is a reaction to mt airways because I have no

protective mucus lineing anymore and everything acts more as a

irritant.

from what I've read mucus catches everything and thats were our

defence system attacks these things and is supposed to kill them off.

if you have a severe lack of mucus everything becomes a irritant in

the airways, includeing up the nose and bring on a mcs reaction. and

this reminds me that I think I read that the sneezeing and nose

running and eyes watering is the bodys way of trying to rid your body

of allergens.

I actually had relief from my extremely dry nose and sinuses for 4

days this spring where I felt I my body was trying to produce some

mucus, this may of been my responce to my allergies. than my sinuses

started burning a little and next thing I know the infections and

inflamation started again.

part of my diagnoses of mcs from a aaem doctor was the noted dry

rale lungs and I was suffering a mcs attack when I got to his office.

something else he noted was that my pupils had dilated. along with

the other known effects of balance loss, and problems thinking,ect.

makes sence to me that mcs and how bad your reaction is may be based

on how much your protective mucus lineing is damaged and lack of

being able to produce it. also the kindling wffwcts to the brain as a

result of lack of mucus catching these irritants.

same with the lung affects. when something gets to my lungs and

makes me cough, its a dry cough. if you have no protective mucus to

catch these irritants they continiously build up in your body and

bring on the inflamation and infections. in my second house I was

passing lots of mucus along with the bloody dieerhia.

I than went through a detox after being out a while (with several

herbs) and coughed up at gobs of mucus that was black clumps mixed

with green mucus, than more brown with yellow mucus and finally

became clear slim type mucus with little white balls. for a long time

afterwards I would sometimes cough up these little white balls. now

it's just dry cough. my nose only runs if I have a good cry.

I long for moisture in my sinuses and lungs. standing in the shower

or outside when its raining is the only time I get any. for a while

when I had sleep apnea along with my sinus infections, I would get up

and cough up these very dry globs of infected mucus but I rarely have

them anymore. my lungs fell like they are on fire and my sinuses burn

and I've come to know that these are signs of another bought of

infections and I can know I'll be in bed again.

the other night, while going through one of these boughts, I had my

daughter bring me a milkshake. my body felt very hot inside but she

felt my skin and it wasn't. anyway, I slowly sucked down that

milkshake and it must of helped 2 things. it seemed to give relief by

coating my airways but the coldness of it helped the heat inside me

cool down and I fell asleep and slept very well.

my sinuses were on fire, it even felt like I had a fever in my eyes

and brain, inside my mouth, everywhere inside me was hot and that

cold milkshake cooled down my insides. so when I came across that

article the other day about cooling the brain, it made sence to me. I

also thought about how I fell better when its cold and how I can't

take the heat anymore.

sometimes I radiate heat and other times it all is inside and when I

have these boughts, eventually I start sweating it out but it

sometimes takes several days before this starts and I dont get better

until I sweat it out. so I guess it starts as inflamation than

becomes infection. sometimes it all seems to start in my lungs but

sometimes it seems to start in my sinuses or brain.

> > >

> > > are you sure it's not the make up bothering any of you?

>

[Guest guest]

I've also realized that this lack of mucus is why I the sores up in

my nose and sinuses get raw and sorer if I irragate my sinuses to

much and I have cut back on this because it's so painful. but guess

what the price is of not being able to wash your sinuses very often.

more boughts of reaccureing infections. now I was thinking that these

reaccureing boughts of infections were maybe from aspergilliosis in

my lings, but maybe not because I have been haveing these boughts

more often sence I cut back on washing my sinuses.

> > > >

> > > > are you sure it's not the make up bothering any of you?

> >

>

[Guest guest]

actually, my sinuses seem to be the start of the irritation most

times that brings on the infections. and I'm fairly sure that

irritants aggervate whats already in my body. what I'm not sure of is

if I have aspergilliosis or not. however, there are times that I have

been breathing threw my mouth and it brings on inflamation and than

infection in my lungs without first involveing my sinuses, so I know

it can happen from either way. there are also little hair like

fingers that line the airways that are supposed to catch these

irritants but they also get damaged. I fell like most all my defences

are fairly well shot. actually, my sinuses seem to be the start of

the irritation most times that brings on the infections. and I'm

fairly sure that irritants aggervate whats already in my body. what

I'm not sure of is if I have aspergilliosis or not. however, there

are times that I have been breathing threw my mouth and it brings on

inflamation and than infection in my lungs without first involveing

my sinuses, so I know it can happen from either way. there are also

little hair like fingers that line the airways that are supposed to

catch these irritants but they also get damaged. I fell like most all

my defences are fairly well shot.

> > >

> > > No, it's mid spring here, started early. I'm sneezing my head

> off,

> > > nose running, skin around it sore, and eyes watering and itchy

> but

> > > washing my lids and lashes helps greatly I've found. I'm so

> > enthused

> > > I think I will cut my hair short so I can wash it every night

> when

> > I

> > > get home. I'm probably dragging alot of allergens to bed with

me

> > in

> > > my hair. Try it if your eyes have allergy symptoms.

> > >

> > > --- In , " who " <jeaninem660@>

wrote:

> > > > >

> > > > > are you sure it's not the make up bothering any of you?

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

You may be right. The only thing discussed here that I don't relate

to is mcs. I have a very messed up digestive system though which is

another route for disease to enter body.

I am only person in my family with allergies. Neither of my parents

had allergies nor aunts or uncles either, so I feel it's connected to

be sick.

Of course washing my eye lids and lashes don't relieve my eyes from

allergies completely, but relieves the allergy symptoms for longer

time than anything else I've tried. I've decided I am going to cut my

hair short and shower ever day when I get home to wash off allergens

and perhaps neti pot my sinuses to get me through spring. Now my hair

takes too long to dry to shower at night.

>

> this is why I have a problem with allergy testing. I don't have

these

> types of symptoms.

>

[Guest guest]

Sneezing, runney nose, watering eyes are your immune system fighting

as you know. Perhaps your immune system isn't strong enough due to

the other health problems you have. Your mold exposure I think is

worse than mine. My health was compromised by inhaling a fair amount

of lead paint dust and other things.

>

> actually, my sinuses seem to be the start of the irritation most

> times that brings on the infections. and I'm fairly sure that

> irritants aggervate whats already in my body. what I'm not sure

[Guest guest]

I guess I have always had sensitive lungs, even as a young child. And

then with the inhalation of different molds in my young married life

that must have destroyed the cilia which keeps the bronchii moist.

It wasn't till after having some old used moldy furniture in our

family room (for 2.5 years)when I started to become ill after

exercising. That never happened before the mold. And that was 20

years ago. And I'm still in that condition.

[Guest guest]

yes, trichothecene myco's affected my stomach right from the start.

that sounds like a good plan and hopefully well help you fell much

better and get a better start on the day.---

In

, " barb1283 " <barb1283@...> wrote:

>

> You may be right. The only thing discussed here that I don't

relate

> to is mcs. I have a very messed up digestive system though which

is

> another route for disease to enter body.

[Guest guest]

Is this what causes dry rale?the only times I might cough up a little

liquid is when I have a lung infection and than its a clear, slimy,

bubbley type liquid. do your lungs ever fell like theri on fire? my

back side burns around my lung area and I have some type of rash that

gets aggervated because I have night sweats in this area sometimes,

but the rash is also up the back of my neck and head, and it started

to appear with the cns infection so it may be more to do with it than

the lungs.

it kind of fells like both are envolved sometimes. but theres times I

know it's the cns flareing up as it gets stiff and sore around my

shoulders and neck and I get a headacke in the back of my head. when

it feels more like my lungs, like right now, it's like the lower part

of my lungs are on fire.

>

>

> I guess I have always had sensitive lungs, even as a young child.

And

> then with the inhalation of different molds in my young married life

> that must have destroyed the cilia which keeps the bronchii moist.

>

> It wasn't till after having some old used moldy furniture in our

> family room (for 2.5 years)when I started to become ill after

> exercising. That never happened before the mold. And that was 20

> years ago. And I'm still in that condition.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Barb,

You're welcome- glad it helped!

Val

[Guest guest]

Barb,

My hair is pretty long too right now. I keep it pulled back in a

twist most of the time. I have realized if I don't, dust and other

pollutants get in my hair. I don't want to cut mine because this is

the first time since I was a teen that I had long hair. I have not

worked in a salon since the mold exposure in 03, so I don't get

monthly trims and it grew. As long as my hair is kept up, it does

not get all of those nasties in it. I use a really great brush which

helps remove dust and such. I also shampoo every day. I shampoo about

3 or 4 hours before bed and if it is not all the way dry, I only need

to blow it dry for a few minutes. I have a net scarf, I wear out in

my woods when I go for walks. It looks kinda funny but no one sees

me anyway and it keeps dust out of my hair. Now I understand why

women in the old days wore scarfs..it was to keep stuff out of the

hair! Same for the mid eastern women who wore scarfs over their

mouths..kept from inhaling germs.....but, lol.. I don't think that

was the reason but I am sure thet did not pick up everyone germs with

mouths covered. ..it would be nice to have such to make a fashion

statement while helping our health!!

I too have digestive issues since the mold. I am sick of being

sick! I hope you make it through spring too!!

> >

> > this is why I have a problem with allergy testing. I don't have

> these

> > types of symptoms.

> >

>