Posted by Valorie M. (Ny) on 03/14/2016
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I was accidentally punched in the eye when I was younger by my brother. For years combined with eye allergies (blapharitis), my eyes went through so much irritation (light sensitivity, some pain, etc). Did a fruit fast for 7 days of eating only organic fruits/water and my traumatic iritis went away.
Now trying to heal my tree nut allergies by doing the 5:2 fast. Will update on the allergy page.
Posted by Zark (Emerald City) on 02/02/2015
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Yes, please add my vote for this. Fasting will definitely work for iritis, and I have used fasts to clear inflammation in the past.
It is sufficient to do just a "fruit fast" - just fresh fruit and water. Absolutely no milk or other fatty foods for the duration. The inflammation should clear quickly as silver fox mentioned - should definitely be gone by the second or third day at the latest.
I also used to use fruit fasts to clear Ankylosing Spondylitis inflammation (AS is associated with iritis). In this case all fruits containing starch should be avoided too: no bananas or stone fruits. Good fruits to use are: grapes, pears, apples, melons, oranges, mandarins. In the case of AS you should find relief from pain and inflammation on the third day of the fruit fast.
Posted by Silver Fox (Arcata, California, Usa) on 04/19/2012
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I have successfully used fasting for numerous "itis"s. An "itis" of any kind is an inflammation. Fasting reduces inflammation. When I first used fasting for iritis I was scared. My doctor said I was going to go blind, but I had had an adverse reaction to the eye drops in a previous attack. So.... I got up my courage and went to bed and water fasted for a week in the dark. After just
one day of not eating, the pain subsided. This was profoundly encouraging! I stuck with it and at the end of a week my sight had completely returned! Always before, I had found that iritis lasted about a month. I tried to tell my doctor about the huge discovery I had made. He didn't want to hear about it. I have never (knock on wood) had iritis return and it has been twenty years.
I believe I got iritis from drawing for hours in poor light. I believe it was brought on by eye strain. Anyway, fasting turned a miserable experience into an empowering experience. You can use it with colds, flu, tonsilitis, arthritis, bronchitis, cystitis.... On and on.
