pink eye ..vs... raw!

[Mishka]

I just thought I'd share what happened to me this week. I got pink eye :eek: ! I haven't had it for ever.
Anyways...my eye was totally glued together when I woke up, itchy, burning, and very pink!!!! Well, I haven't had this problem since pre-holistic years when I would go to the M.D., and they'd give me drops to get rid of it. Of course I didn't want to do that. And what was running thru my head was what my N.D. recommended....which always seem to border on insanity to me (put 1 grain of cayenne in the eye to kill the bacteria). Yeah, I couldn't do it. Can you blame me? shrug...
So I decided to just WAIT it out and see what RAW would do alone by itself. (And I have to admit I was a bit, nervous about that cuz it's my brothers wedding this Friday..ya know pictures and all that.) Well...by the end of the day it had stopped burning, and the next morning it was completely gone. I was sooooo happy!!!
Food is our medicine, isn't it?!!!!

Mishka

[Raw Love]

A drop of Wheatgrass juice in the eye will clear it up.

Raw Love
Melissa

[snowdrop]

colloidal silver will also clear it up.
(anything you put in your eye will burn tho, hunny.)
so glad it cleared up for you in record time, wowza!!

[Hypnotista]

Pink eye, or conjunctivitis can be caused by bacteria or viruses. In may cases, viral conjunctivitis is caused by herpes simplex, or varicella zoster (the type of herpes virus that causes chicken pox, i believe). **See excerpt below*

When eating raw, you are usually eating a mix of foods which results in a very favorable balance of lysine over arginine. Further, it would seem that the grounding and alkalinizing effect of a raw diet rich in greens does much for stress, and immunity in general.

If you recurring conjunctivititis might be viral...(Don;t fret many babies get this when their moms kiss them on the face, or when they rub their eyes after being exposed to the virus), paying attention to your lysine vs arginine balance would be of great help. You want to favor lysine..avoid sugars in excess, etc.

I also seem to hear of a lot of people detoxing their latent virus issues at some point along the raw path. Seems very common and good, as so many report that they have a "detox outbreak" which is less severe and more short-lived than others...and then either no recurrences or at least great reduced. So yay for you! Raw rules.

Whenever I start to drift into cooked food out of sheer laziness, I am reminded by a return of old symptoms, that I need to stay on the healthy path. Sounds like you simply got some powerfully awesome reinforcement for your own wise choices!

Awesome!


[0001] Conjunctivitis is the most common eye disorder and may vary in severity from a mild inflammation with tearing to a severe inflammation that causes tissue injury. Infectious conjunctivitis is generally caused by the presence of bacteria or viruses. A variety of bacteria may cause bacterial conjunctivitis, such as S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae, P. aeruginosa, or S. pyogenes. Likewise, a variety of viruses may be responsible for viral conjunctivitis, such as adenovirus, herpes simplex virus (HSV), varicella-zoster virus (VZV), picornavirus (enterovirus 70, Coxsackie A24), poxvirus (molluscum contagiosum, vaccinia), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Adenoviral conjunctivitis is the most common cause of viral conjunctivitis. Particular subtypes of adenoviral conjunctivitis include epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (pink eye) and pharyngoconjunctival fever. Primary ocular herpes simplex infection is also common, particularly in children, and is normally associated with a follicular conjunctivitis.

[0002] The treatment protocol for infectious conjunctivitis largely depends on whether the infection is viral or bacterial. Viral conjunctivitis is self-limiting and may require no specific treatment, other than drops to alleviate any symptoms associated with the infection. On the other hand, patients having bacterial conjunctivitis are typically treated with topical antibiotics (e.g., sulfacetamide sodium 10% drops or trimethoprim/polymyxin B qid). Conventional techniques for diagnosing the type of ocular infection rely primarily on clinical examination. For example, because the discharge in bacterial conjunctivitis is usually more purulent than the watery discharge of viral conjunctivitis, physical examination may be used in the diagnosis. Unfortunately, such diagnostic techniques are often unreliable and lead to the prescription of antibiotic drops in cases in which they are not needed.

[Pierre]

Wowzo!

Since it cleared up that fast, it was probably neither bacterial nor viral. You were just detoxing through the gowl.

[Mishka]

Thanks everyone for the replies!
I think wheat grass would definitely feel better than cayenne in the eye...lol!!! Good to know. And I hadn't heard of the colloidal silver either, thanks for sharing that one too!
Hypno~that "latent virus " thing is very intriguing to me. I am beginning to believe my body is dumping toxins big time right now cuz my face just broke out with 3 huge pimples, and my throat was so raw I could barely swallow yesterday, and today it's gone. Pimples are still around tho. I also just dumped another 2 lbs. So maybe, I have some heavy duty toxic fat?!!!!:eek:

This is definitely a journey, and I have not "arrived", so to speak ;) , even if I have been eating 100% since Feb.. Wonder how long it will take to be at optimal health?

You all are an awesome resource, I appreciate your insight!
((hugs))
Mishka

[SchoolOfRAWk]

Good for you!

Vignette:

Marcus was cleaning in his apartment across the way and got a shrapnel of GLASS in his eye. He ran over, freaking. I promptly put cayenne in water (and we're talking Schulze's 250 unit "proof" cayenne tincture) in a little 2 ounce cup and instructed him on how to use it as an "eye cup". He DID it (it was hard to watch - yes, it burns!) but the goal was to stimulate his eye to wash, wash, wash it out. His ducts overfloweth and it was solved in minutes!