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Coffee
Posted by Janci (Dover, Fl) on 07/01/2012
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I had heard about the coffee remedy from a friend of mine, who's a nurse. Finally tried it. My 7-y-o presented with gooey yellow discharge from eye, crusty eyelashes, and pink "whites of the eye". I treated with warm black coffee dropped into the eye, 3 drops, 4 times a day. Within 24 hours, his eye was completely clear. miraculous.
Colloidal Silver
Posted by Mommy V (Washington, D. C.) on 05/04/2011
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Recently, my 16-month old son woke up with a puffy, oozing, bright-red eye, which he rubbed and rubbed. I was not willing to try ACV on a baby, as I'm sure it burns like crazy. I had some coconut oil on hand, which I used until I could run to the store. But, he rubbed and rubbed, leaving an oily mess all over the clothes and furniture. That evening, I purchased some colloidal silver (30 ppm), and placed one drop in each eye, twice a day for two days. It cleared up in 24 hours, but I continued for another day just to make sure he'd licked it. The drops were gentle, quick, and effective.
Colloidal Silver
Posted by Dave (Fountain Inn, Sc) on 02/21/2017
Karen,
I recommend that Colloidal Silver in eyes not be used more than two days ... twice daily. And on eyelids, it should get into eyes nicely. I've had pink eye four or five times in last 20 years and that have been my formula. Never tried with toddler however. But up until 15 years ago in America the standard, as I recall, was to apply a bit of silver nitrate in cream form into babies eyes as newborns to protect from some kind of possible problem. So I am guessing that a bit of silver won't hurt. Check with doc to get their opinion.
Lemon Juice
Posted by Mellisa (Lake Placid, New York) on 04/06/2009
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When my 7 month old came down with pink eye from a toy at wal mart, I was searching everywhere on how to clear it up and i found several different ways but i was looking for something that wouldn't harm a baby. Then i found the lemon juice and the tea bags so while she was sleeping i cleaned all the crust off her eyes and put the lemon juice diluted with warm water of course on her eye and then put the tea bags on her eyes and when she woke up 5 minutes later she was perfectly fine
Chamomile
Posted by Margaret (Lockport, Il) on 01/09/2009
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My son has had pink eye several times and we went thru a phase with no insurance so, my friend suggested very hot Chamomile tea bags pressed to the infected eye for 2-3 minutes 4x per day. Also, just a very hot compress is effective. The key is to catch the pink eye early on and use the compresses several times. You do have to be careful not to burn you cheeks. The heat of the compresses must kill the bacteria in the eyes. Do this for 3-4 days and you should be pink eye free.
Colloidal Silver and Chamomile
Posted by Mama To Many (Tennessee, US) on 06/06/2014
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Two of my children had pink-eye (conjunctivitis.) They woke up with goopy eyes. My 5 year old's eyelid was swollen and my 10 year old's eye was quite bloodshot. I treated both eyes for two days. I put colloidal silver, one drop, into each eye, morning and evening for two days. (Because it is highly contagious it is best to treat both eyes instead of just the one that looks bad.)
Because the eyes looked so irritated, I made chamomile poultices for the eyes. I took dry chamomile flowers and put some in a tiny bowl. I boiled water and covered the flowers with it, just to moisten. I took several clean small squares of cut up white t-shirt (that I keep on hand for all sorts of medical applications.) I put a little bit of the flowers into each square and folded over the edges. It was kind of like a fancy tea bag. A store bought chamomile tea bag could be used, but I didn't have any. I had both children lay down and put the cloth covered flowers over the closed eyes. (I waited until they were warm but not hot.) I set a timer for 10 minutes, during which time they kept the chamomile poultices on they closed eyes. (It was nice and quiet expect they kept asking how many more minutes! :) ) Then they tossed their "tea bags" and had a lot of relief. I did this twice a day and the silver twice a day, for two days. (I believe Dave recommends silver in the eyes no more than for two days?)
Usually I use charcoal water for pinkeye. I keep some in a dropper bottle. But I couldn't find it and decided to try this. I like to know about lots of different ways to treat the same problem. You never know what you will have available.
~Mama to Many~
Colloidal Silver and Chamomile
Posted by Daniela (Cuernavaca ) on 12/04/2016
hi, I have viral pink eye, my mother had it, my father and my dauther, she's 2, and she has it hemorragic. It's really bad. I got yersterday the colloidal silver 10mmp and put one drop on each eye. And return home and put two more drops after 4 hours. Today I put 2 drops on each eye. So... should I put only tonight? And I read Ghana no more than 2 days right?
I'm from México sorry if my english is not so good. I'll wait for your answer as soon as possible.
Breast Milk
Posted by Vonda (Miamisburg Ohio) on 05/21/2014
Breast milk...dropped every hour in each eye....for pets and humans alike. Also cures diaper rash.
Activated Charcoal
Posted by Mama To Many (Tennessee) on 09/16/2014
Dear Michele,
When we have use colloidal silver in the eye, we have put a drop directly into the eye and we did not find it to sting.
~Mama to Many~
Activated Charcoal
Posted by Lindsey (Sherwood, Ar) on 09/14/2016
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This remedy is very effective and starts working immediately. It is also great for pets when they have any kind of eye infection or goopy eyes. Please put this remedy on the main pink eye page as well!
Colloidal Silver
Posted by Karen (Dorset, U.k. ) on 02/20/2017
hi, I have a 14 month old baby with pink eye, I am spraying colloidal silver on 2 cotton pads then gently wiping over each eye. Do you think this will work as putting a drop into her eye will not be easy. Also should I only use it for 2 days? Thank you.
Colloidal Silver
Posted by Mollyisamum (Watertown, Sd) on 02/28/2011
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Having 10 children, I have run into pink eye occasionally and find it annoying at best. We don't have a coloidal silver maker, so I just buy it at the health food store. I pour some in a plastic spoon and put the affected eye into the liquid to sit for a few moments. It feels soothing right away. We do this every hour or so for the first day, and three times per day after that until it is gone. We have never had to use it more than two days.
Breast Milk
Posted by Shannon (South Park, Pa) on 04/28/2010
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My two year old daughter had goopy eyes for 3-4 days, but because there was no redness, I left it go and it went away. This is why when my son got goopy eyes, followed by redness, I thought maybe it would go away too. It did not and after three days it looked much worse and swollen. When I read this post, I just laughed, but it was an option for me as I still breastfed my son (7 months old), who had pink eye. So I thought I'd try it! I squirted some in his eye the next time he ate (right after "let down") and immediately noticed a little relief in the redness. I have done it three times a day for 2 1/2 days now and can't believe the power of the breast milk! It is obviously not painful for my son and his eye just has a tiny bit of pink left! (I did the other eye every other time to ward off infection). Thank you so much for such an easy remedy!
Activated Charcoal
Posted by Teresa (Lutz, FL) on 08/14/2014
I have used activated charcoal for many things over the years, and although the charcoal slurry drops can sometimes work for eye infections, I have found that colloidal silver is much quicker and has worked every time for every kind of eye irritation or infection, chilld or adult. 1 or 2 drops in the eyes a few times a day.
Activated Charcoal
Posted by Maryann (VA) on 03/18/2021
No, it feels just like water.
Cucumber
Posted by Basheer (Stanger, Kzn, South Africa) on 11/03/2012
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My 8 year old daughter woke up with pink itchy eyes. I grated cucumber and placed over her eyelids for 10-15 minutes. It is now 9hrs later and she says the her eyes have not yet troubled her today.
Breast Milk
Posted by Caroline (Nashville, Tennessee) on 12/02/2010
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I use breast milk for everyone in my house for eye infections and ear infections. Antibiotic drops were not clearing up eye infections because they were viral. Now, I just use an eye dropper with expressed breast milk several times a day, and the symptoms disappear!
Breast Milk
Posted by Piper (Toronto, On) on 09/12/2010
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My daughter had mucous in the eyes as an infant. Doctor prescribed drops and massage, but the problem persisted. Someone suggested breastmilk and I applied to her eyes and it cleared up never to reoccur.
Breast Milk
Posted by Suzanne (Middlesbrough, , Uk) on 09/12/2010
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My midwife recommended I try breast milk when my newborn had gloopy eyes. It worked! The problem cleared up within a couple of days and did not return.
Black Tea Bag
Posted by Leah (Friendswood, Tx) on 09/07/2009
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Yes, tea bags work for pink eye and work very well on infants. My son had pink eye when he was 8 months old or less, and I put tea drops from black tea bags in his eye, and it worked the same day. I kept on it a few days after to make sure.
Breast Milk
Posted by Shannon (Tyler, TX) on 04/24/2008
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re: Mucous in baby's eye. Breastmilk expressed directly on the eye area immediately dissolves the mucous painlessly. Rather than using a warm wet cloth (as recommended by many) I followed an old folk remedy and it worked beautifully!
Breast Milk
Posted by Amber (Akron, Pa) on 02/21/2010
This is a well-known cure for eye infections, whether it's pink eye or the clogged tear ducts so common in infants. Breastmilk is anti-fungal and anti-bacterial. My son has pink eye--i wish i were still lactating! :)
