Conjunctivitis Home Remedies
Conjunctivitis or Pink Eye is an infection or inflammation that affects the conjunctiva (thin transparent lubricating membrane that line the eyeballs and inner eyelids) of the eyes and is highly contagious.
Home remedies for Conjunctivitis
If only one eye is infected (take care of the other), do not touch or rub it, discharge from the eyes should be wiped with tissue and disposed off.
Using of Eye makeup and contact lenses should be postponed.
For bacterial or viral infection, dip a clean cloth in warm water, wring it out and place it on the eye till it cools, then apply another warm one.
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Treat pink eye with pulsatilla tablets. This is one of several homeopathic remedies that are known to be effective on pink eye. Five tablets every 3 to 4 hours until the pink eye goes away is the standard dose, but follow the dosing directions on the bottle you purchase.
Another home remedy for pink eye along the same lines is using eyebright herb made into a tea and treating the same as the chamomile. Some people like to use boric acid as an eyewash to relieve their pink eye and soothe the eyes but that sound a bit strange to many people so stick to the over the counter or prescription medications if you do not want to go that route.
It is considered to be bad if you remain constipated. Constipation worsens the case of conjunctivitis. For this, you can go for herbal bowel regulators.
Simply put cool, moist chamomile tea bag on each closed eye for at least 10 minutes. You can repeat this after couple of hours. This works wonderfully in redness of the eyes. This is one of the well liked home remedies for conjunctivitis.
Use ice
If your eye itches like a mosquito bite and you have stringy pus in your eye, most of the time that is the sign of allergic conjuctivitis. Taking an over the counter antihistamine will help that and use cold, not warm, compresses. It will relieve the itch.
Get drugged at night
Germ causing conjunctivitis intensifies when your eyes are closed. That is the reason it gets worse at night when you are asleep. Therefore put any prescribed antibiotic ointment in your eyes before you go to bed.
