Put a couple of drops of breastmilk into the infected eye. I didn’t believe it when my pediatrician told me to do this. It worked like a charm, I even had friends ask me for breastmilk to put in their children’s eyes. Breastmilk also works to help unclog tearducts in infants, another remedy that my pediatrician told me about and worked on my child.

Can i have some breastmilk?

Any kind of milk slightly warmed. Instead of cotton ball use bread.
Milk also gets rid of wrinkles.

Try sugar and water, use a cotton ball to drip it in the eye.

make really dark coffee and with a cloth put over your eyes several times a day, at least for fifteen minutes. By the next day the red should have completely gone away.

I heard that urine is a good cure just point aim and shoot. Stings a little but really work’s! Also works for athlete’s feet.

GO TO THE DOCTOR!!!!!!

ugghh i hate pink eye so much i have it in both eyes please help

Put lime or lemon or vodca, tequila ETC in the infected eye and it cures it but its gonna sting

Twinings green tea with jasmine seemed to soothe my eye by using the teabag over the eye.

okay i have pink eye in one eye and i can’t go to my friends house the next day that lives in another town…cause i moved… if i have pink eye… whats the easiest remidie for it to go away the next day…? i have virual pink eye…

I work in pedatrics. My 2 y.o. daughter had pink eye 2 days ago. I used some Johnson and Johnson baby shampoo. Lather it up and a warm towel and rub the eyes really good as if you are trying to clear it from the matter. Just make sure you the eye is clear of all matter with a seperate warm towel. This will alos help unclogg the tear ducts. This does not hurt in any way because this is a tear free shampoo. Use it 3 times a day. Her eyes looks great.

my husband has the pink eye and it is his bad eye that he burned a long time ago… i all i have done is put a warm tea bag in a wash cloth over his eye.. for about 1/2 an hour. it seems to help.

i have pink eye and i have had it for about a week now and i cannot seem to get rid of it i have tried the baby shampoo i have bought over the counter pink eye medicine and i have prescription anitbiotic eye drops and none of this is working someone please help me i wear contacts and have not been able to wear them because of the pink eye i dont have my glasses cause they broke so i am almost blind can someone please help me

The department of health has discovered people are treating pink eye with human urine and has warned this can have serious repercussions and may even lead to blindness.

Superintendent-General of Health Ronald Green-Thompson said the use of urine to treat the infection was picked up by senior opthalmologists around the province who found incidences of keratitis, a disease of the eye, in many of the patients.

“Keratitis can lead to permanent damage of the eye which will impair vision and even lead to blindness,” he said.

Department spokesperson Lindiwe Khuzwayo said treatment for pink eye was available at clinics and hospitals and people did not need to resort to home remedies.

Use warm salt water and it will kill the infection.

Most of you people are truly idiots. 1st of all– MIchi .. WTF?? putting non-tearing shampoo in a childs eye 3 times a day??? Research what makes the shampoo non-tearing.. they use a numbing agent. No shampoo or soap in human eyes is “non-tearing” without this. Numbing agent is not good for childrens eyes.
coffee, urine, vodka, tequila???– are you people insane? If you do this to yourself, keep it that way. Don’t advise others to try this, much less on their children.
Proven methods are researched and usually involve herbs and won’t do harm to your eyes.
Breastmilk for babies eyes is researched and proven to work without harm.
chamomile tea compresses can help fight infection.
Warm salt water will help but will burn like hell, and you must first boil the water add salt, then let it cool. These are your eyes for god-sake!
please don’t try these methods listed here on children.

I had several back to back shows and got pink eye. I used about 5 tablespoons of salt and added it to very warm, almost hot, water. I dabbed the cuetip into the water and directly to the eye. I also placed the cuetip on the lower inside lid and held it there for 15 seconds. I did this 8-15 times a day. Within 2 days the pinkeye was completely dried up.

Lemons seemed to work of my eyes, but boy does it ever burn. i wouldn’t try it with you kid.

Some of the things i have seen posted here a plain foolish. it doesn’t take a Mensa Member to figure out that putting urine in your eyes, let alone you child’s eyes is completely irresponsible.

For your kids, please go see a doctor, if you feel comfortable putting pee in your eye you must be pretty stupid.

Like i Said lemon squeezed on a warm damp towel works, but is very painful and should not be done on young sensitive eyes.

I currently have pink eye (and I’m a mom of 3…5yr, 20mos, 5wks)…I went to the doc and got a Rx…unfortunately noone has this Rx and has to be ordered…I heard of the Tear Free Baby Shampoo…I mixed some in warm water in the sink, soaked a q-tip, and cleaned the eye…amazing, my eye no longer has that throbbing feeling and the yellow boogers have seemed to dry up…I don’t know for how long, but it’s defintely been worth it so far…I hope it clears it up soon and pray I don’t pass it to my kids

I’ve had itchy, burning, red eyes for over a month now. A friend of mine works for an opthamologist and he recommends Johnson’s baby Shampoo…I have been using it for over a week now and I have no more symptoms. Just a small amount on a q-tip or wash cloth. I use it to remove my eye make-up at night and I have no more swelling in the mornings…

I was wondering about the baby shampoo , when you put it on your eyes how do you do it? Do you put it on the rag and rub with your eye closed or do you do it with your eye open? I’ve never done it before and I guess I’m confused but I do need some help.

Really? Really guys? You put SHAMPOO in your eyes? I mean, hey, it’ll clear that stuff up but WTF??? I’m pretty sure that’s one of the stupidest household cures out there. And urine? Who the hell in there right mind would either piss straight into their eyes or (the more “proper” way) piss in a cup and drop it in their eyes? Really? You’re all too poor to use proper treatment and keep your bodies healthy? I found this here link while surfing the interbutts trying to find links to what Pink Eye looks like and wtf. I can understand the salt, tea, herbs, and warm towel tricks, but Vodka? What is with people these days? “Oh hey mom, I contracted the conjunctivitis.” “Oh come here son. Let me pour some tequila into that there eye and not call the doctor because I was raised on a farm and we ain’t got no doctors out in them cornfields!” No. And on kids??? No. You people need to get to a doctor if something happens that’s not supposed to happen. “Hey mom! I gots me the chicken pox!” “Oh! That means we have to wash you down with pigs blood because that’s the only cure in my book!” Rednecks.

Its a Saturday and the day after Christmas so of course no DrS offices are open where I live and my son woke up with the Christmas gift that I hope does not keep giving Pink Eye. I read through some of those responses which most of them I would never think to use (vodka, tequilla). I did try bread dipped in warm milk just to help relieve some discomfort. It seems to have helped.

I had pink eye for several weeks… over the counter drops, prescription drops, salt water wouldnt work.. I then mixed water, honey and vinegar put it in a droper.. Applyed several times a day.. Will sting some.. My symptoms finally went away.. Vinegar is good for Bacteria and Infections..

Mercy people, baby no tear relieves it, but does not heal it. surely someone must have the home cure…and pee and salt and booze yikes !!!! I know I got this from the rug-rats next door !!!

organic coconut oil by NSI; let it get nice and warm and let it seep into eye from tip of clean finger. it will get runny at about 76 degrees F. works pretty much right away.

How much salt is used?

Thank you to Joanna for being a voice of reason! Some of he suggestions here are actually dangerous. I have always had luck with warm salt water (not too strong) used to wash out eye(s) several times a day. Also, I have found that a tea bag soaked in warm/hot salt water and then applied to the eye can be very soothing and seems to draw out the infection. Depending on the type of “pink eye” you are dealing with, it may go away on it’s own within a few days. Be smart and accept when a trip to the doctor is advisable, however. Home remedies are wonderful and can be exactly what you need but if your eye(s) are not improving, go to the doctor. Don’t take chances with your vision! Good Luck.
P.S. Breastmilk is also a wonderful idea although I have never tried it.

I have pink eye in my right eye its not serious cuz its not that pink and I dnt have those boogers people are talkin about how do I get rid of it plain and simple cuz some of the stuff on here is crazy

homeopathic eyerdrops containing Euphrasia Officinalis, on a viral pink eye infection.
Viral and bacterial infections are very different, the viral ones are much more hard to cure as no medicines available.

breastmilk absolutely works, i used it on my infant.
antibiotic drops work too of course.
just tried a chamomile bag on my daughter’s eye last night and already this morning, her pink ’shiner’ and goop are gone. her eye is still a little red but i can’t believe a tea bag worked that well.

OMG! I have never laughed so hard after reading these posts!
Thank you to everyone, but this has convinced me to go seek a doctors advice.

My pediatrician told me about the baby shampoo also. She is really into homeopathic medicine and that is what I like about her. She doesn’t give an antibiotic for everything! Mix 3 to 5 parts water with one part baby shampoo and put it in a dropper. It worked on my children when they were babies and now I am having to do it for myself because I have it. I like the breast milk idea. I am still nursing so maybe I will give that a try.
PS…to you idiots out there who seem to think you know it all with your smart ass comments. I think most of us have enough common sense not to put certain items in our babies and childrens eyes.

OMG! Are you people crazy!!!!! And to the man that urinates in his eye, are normal??? I mean do you rub your own fecel matter on your body when you develop a rash or what??? You’re crazy!!! For the people that are reading these crazy home remedies, please just go buy some eye drops or go see a doctor. Don’t try peeing in you eye, can you imagine how much worse your eye can get? Imagine the serious infection you can develop… OMG please people go see you doctor instead….

okay well try eye drops. i use 3 drops every hour of the day. then bread w/milk at night. works like a charm(:

okay well try penelope’s tip. To get blue poop: EAT BLUES CLUES ICE CREAM! to add orange chunks EAT CARROTS! Works like a charm every time!

The reason why people are turning to home remedies is because they are fed up with doctors and they’re drugs, which only treat the symptoms and most times do not cure. Granted sometimes antiobiotics are required but not as often as prescribed, even the doctors tell you this. Obviously many of you are new to home remedies by all the nasty comments. Ok, now I will let you in on something that helps with eye problems – baking SODA (not powder), there is a difference. The proper name for it is sodium bicarbonate. Make sure it is pure (no additives). It’s the same one you use for cooking. Simply mix one cup of filtered, bottled, or boiled (in other words – clean) water and stir in one teaspoon of baking soda until dissolved. Wet a tissue or cotton ball and put it over your eye while closed allowing the solution to seep in. It is very soothing and helps with infections (doesn’t burn). I did this after going to a general practitioner and a specialist. The medicine they gave was ineffective and didn’t help at all. Another thing that is works on infections is salt – the same ratio as baking soda to water. It’s what our ancestors used before antibiotics. For you skeptics – If your not open to new ideas, what are you doing on here – go to your doctors. It’s not that we don’t go (I did – two in fact), but many of our fellow men are too poor to go or are fed up with the drugs the doctors dole out or can’t wait until next week for an appointment. Doctors nowadays aren’t interested in finding cures, unlike those of yesteryear, because that would put a halt to their money machine. Thus the boom in natural medicine!

I’m just wondering who the 1st moron was that tried urine in the eye thing and what thought provoked them to think that it’d work. “Hmmm, I have pink eye. Lemme just piss in my eye and see if that’ll work. If not, I guess I’ll have to try some gasoline next. Surely something has to make it go away”. Lol. Sheesh!

i have had bacterial pink eye and my son also just recently warm salt water is great for the pain and reduces the redness and also kills the infection it needs to be boil first so the water is sterile it worked great for me as for my son he used antibiotics not taking chances there as for the urine yes it sounds disgusting but my niece had pink eye when she was 18mos and her pediatrician suggested it and it cleared up her eye and no you do not pee in someones face it is suggested the you use a clean cloth and slightly dip it in the urine and rub on a closed eye along the eyelashes from corner to corner because fresh urine in a cup is sterile and actually it is helpful when nothing else is working and you cant afford a doctor and unless you are carrying and std or have some type of bladder infection you’ll be fine

Good Lord this is some of the craziest stuff I have seen…Just for the record putting urine in your eyes WILL not cure pink eye. A viral infection CANNOT be cured with baby shampoo, breast milk or urine. Don’t put hot or warm salt water in your eyes. Go to a doctor, and for goodness sake don’t do these things to your child. If you do not have or cannot afford a doctor’s visit go to the health department in your area, find a free clinic, or go to the ER if you must, but use common sense when dealing with your health, especially the health of your child.

Collodial Silver. 20 ppm 1 drop in the infected eye and it will be gone within 1 hour max. I have seen it done at least 6 or 7 times in different people. Doesnt sting or hurt.

I have never been on here before but was looking for some tips on pink eye. I have been to the doctor and the eye drops do not seem to be working. My eyes are itching so bad, I want to scrub them. I had to try something so I tried the warm salt water. I did 4 oz. water and 1 tablespoon sea salt. I used a q-tip rubbed outside my eyes first, then in the inside corners.(it stung only slightly)Nothing compared to the itching! Then I dropped a couple drops into my eyes from the q-tip. Rolled my eyes around and made sure I got the salt water everywhere. The itching has stopped and my eyes feel much better! Thanks so much for this suggestion.

OMG. You people are hilarious and I too have had a good laugh, but seriously – as previously stated go to the Dr. or at least call your Dr. Sometimes they will call you in a rx. If it’s your child – bring them in. I hate pinkeye!!!!!!

Ok, this is all insane!! First of all, I see everybody typing “go to the doctor” which is so impractical! Not everybody can afford to run to the doctor every time they have an irritated eye! I would imagine that you are the people who take your kid to the doctor for a sneeze or a runny nose!? Shame on you!! You do not have to run to your doctor for every little thing! I work as an MA in a Dr.s office and it is so ridiculous to see all of you people in there for such simple stuff. Also, while putting urine in your eye is probably not a good idea, urine is completely STERILE and isn’t going to cause an infection. Also, shame on you people who are trying to discourage the suggestions of home remedies! Antibiotics really are not that great for you, they kill ALL kinds of bacteria in your body, even the good kinds that your body NEEDS! Antibiotics should not be yur first choice! Many home remedies work very well, I choose to use many home remedies for myself and my children. The baby shampoo is not a bad idea, it actually works very well! Collodial silver can be very painful and can cause severe stinging. Salt water, milk, tea and coffee can be soothing as well. I’ve never heard of using any form of alcohol, and I’m sure that it stings terribly, so use your head and don’t try it on your child. Obviously, just do your research on any remedy you’d like to try. You could even just call your doc and run it by them, they’ll let you know if it’s ok to try it. You could probably even just call up a local pharmacy and ask if they’ve ever heard of the remedy you’d like to try. Most importantly, pay no attention to the people who are bad-mouthing home remedies, people used all kinds of home remedies before doctors were even around and surprise, surprise, humans are still on the planet! Also, many meds you can get from a doc don’t always treat the infection, they treat only the symptoms. Natural cures and home remedies are spreading in population, so it’s so simple, do your research and use common sense!

well i recently got pink eye and it’s not that bad right now, but it is extreamly sensitive to light. Can anyone tell me why that is and what could i do to help my eye and not have it get any worse?

Get a grip! there are published books about urine remedies and benefits. Research has be done. READ about it.

SOMEONE AT MY WORK HAS BEEN TELLING ME TO RUB A CATS TAIL OVER MY EYE LID TO CURE MY PINK EYE. I TOLD HIM HE IS CRAZY AND I WOULD NEVER DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT. CAN I GET SOME KIND OF FEED BACK ON THIS? THIS WAY I CAN TELL HIM HE IS NUTS AND ITS NOT GONNA WORK!!!!!!!

Ok, i’m not sure what to do for my 3 yr old’s pink eye, but you can be damn sure I won’t be putting urine or booze in her eye!! Who came up with this brainiac idea?? And don’t tell me that it is doctor recomended, bollocks! NO DOCTOR ANYWHERE WOULD RECOMEND THIS! Putting diluted salt water in an adult eye is harsh, let alone a child’s – I happen to love my daughter (and her eyes), so taking her to the doc is the only sensible solution. And so what if there is a script ordered, that is what insurance is for! Also, the aloe sounds good, but for an adult – no child is going to sit still long enough to put anything IN the eye. It’s hades just rinsing the shapmoo out, and that’s in hair. Just call the doc – most pede docs (or their nurse) will be cool enough to talk about it with you over the phone before scheduling a visit. Most times the doc/nurse will suggest a few home remedies before a script is needed. Please just check with a healthcare PROFFESIONAL before trying these idiot suggestions. Just because someone’s claiming to have 4 kids or saying that some off the wall thing is homeopathic and it REALLY WORKED, doesn’t mean that it is gospel. DUH PEOPLE!!

Ohh my gosh. I’ve been staying home from school with my mother for six days because i had a sore throat and now pink eye. im pretty sure its pink eye cuz i got it after a cold, got that gross pus stuff, and my eyes are red and itchy. my mom says it’ll go away on its own but i REALLY wanna go to the doctor. UGH! i’ll definately try the warm towel over my eyes and keep doing the over the counter eye drops. i might try the tea bags too. (not so sure bout the urine) haha, so just wanted 2 say thanks for all these tips…hopefully i can go 2 school tomorrow!!!!!!! (and the ONLY reason i wanna go is to see a hot guy)

I just tried the chamomile tea bag on my 5 year old’s eye. Let’s hope it works, bless his heart… he just doesn’t want to sit still. I will post after I get results!

I find witch hazel (chemist bought distilled ) is great, just apply to a cotton wool pad and then hold in place, make sure you put enough on the pad that it can drip into your eye too, it works wonders. Please make sure you buy the distilled witch hazel from a chemist to ensure it has no irritants added! witch hazel also great for bruises , itchy rashes and if you have a pet with a skin complaint water down the witch hazel and place in a spray bottle for ease and it is brilliant!

Boric acid eyewash seems to work well for me in the past.It works on both pinkeye and allergy eyes as well. Also a saltwater solution works as well. I only speak on what I’ve done personally, and I don’t know about any other home remedies. But I do know that Johnson & Johnson does not put a “numbing agent”(SMH) in their No Tears baby shampoo,they’ve adjusted the ingredients so that the shampoo no longer stings the eyes. Now as far as for a home remedy I can’t speak on it. Really people numbing agent!?! (smh again.)

I have pink eye and i put salene solution in my eye like eye drops or soft contact mousturizer it works well and leaves your eyes refreshed lea

I got pink eye after I was ill and I tried the warm salt water thing, It works well, I did it before I went to sleep and when I woke up the itching wasnt so bad and the redness had died down! (although my pink eye wasnt very severe)

People.People! Listen. While I would NEVER agree to the fresh urine, there are probably properties IN the urine that soothe or cure the pink eye. But yoy shouldn’t have peed in the road in the first place! (Never mind if you’re young – you wouldn’t know what I’m talking about.) ANY WAYS as a NURSE in a long term care unit, I can tell you that the docs have been prescribing baby shampoo scrubs for YEARS for eye crud and assorted eye troubles. IT WORKS. The reaction you see is the fact that people don’t like to have ANYTHING placed in their eyes. I came here to find herbal remendy for my uninsured son (too old to be on my insurance any more) Now we COULD go on and discuss why my son can’t get insurance OR discuss how SOME of the ancient and not so long ago ideas that REALLY worked no matter HOW bizzare they were. Leeches anyone? Now run along and have a nice day everybody

I reluctantly took the advise of my nurse and tried the “tear-free” shampoo remedy. In hindsight, I’d have rather squeezed a lemon in my eye then urinated in it. I don’t recommend it. A couple drops of my son’s last pink-eye medication did the trick.

I’m going to keep trying the honey in warm water mix my left eye seems to be feeling better. If not I’ll go to the baking soda water mix.

my bestfriends sweet sixteen is tomorrow i would love to go but pink eye is horrible..i tried black tea bag soak and the warm salt water but it doesnt seem to work..granted only tried it once and if i didnt see immediate relief i stopped using it…but i would like to know if after trying it one time it would show any difference or if i have to do these remedies many times in order to showimprovment.. also i dont want to be putting things in my eyes all day.. help a teen girl out!!

i have had pink eye a few different times and the last two times i’ve had it i’ve tried Similasan which is an otc pink eye relief…it helps relieve symptoms but doesn’t cure it so i tried soft contact lens solution…..omg it works wonders. the painful itching burning is so much better and no more yucky crusty boogers from the eye.

Tear free baby shampoo is an effective method. To all of those who are saying not to use it I can’t understand how you would want to subject your children or yourselves to remedies that sting. I suffered from blocked tear ducts as a infant/child and would frequently get pink eye in both eyes. My pediatrician and opthamologist both told my mom to use tear free baby shampoo to keep my eyes clean. The numbing agent keeps you from wanting to rub it. I have used it on all three of my girls and all 10 of my nieces and nephews have had their eyes cleaned by their parents. Always call the doctor for eye issues. I have never heard the breastmilk cure but it seems reasonable but keeping the eye clean is always a good choice no matter what remedy you use. Warm water and tear free shampoo helps easily open an eye that is stuck closed in the mornings.

Ohh my gosh. I’ve been staying home from school with my mother for six days because i had a sore throat and now pink eye. im pretty sure its pink eye cuz i got it after a cold, got that gross pus stuff, and my eyes are red and itchy. my mom says it’ll go away on its own but i REALLY wanna go to the doctor. UGH! i’ll definately try the warm towel over my eyes and keep doing the over the counter eye drops. i might try the tea bags too. (not so sure bout the urine) lol, so just wanted 2 say thanks for all these tips…hopefully i can go 2 school tomorrow!!!!!!! (and the ONLY reason i wanna go is finals are today nd i missed them)

Coffee does work. My mom used it on me as a child & 30yrs later my eyes still healthy. I use it on my kids. Its called home remedies. Im not saying they all work but if u dnt believe in it dnt use it & go 2 ur Dr.that simple.

The reason urine was mentioned is because it actually does work for athlete’s foot. ANY doctor will tell you that urinating on your feet while in the shower HAS in fact been proven to get rid of athlete’s foot. Now, with that being said, there is a HUGE difference between your feet and your EYEBALLS. There is also a HUGE difference between a fungus (which is what athlete’s foot is) and a virus (one type of conjunctivitis), or especially between a fungus and bacteria (another cause of conjuctivitis). Viral conjuctivitis symptoms can be treated through various home remedies, or over the counter medications. Just as with any virus, there is no cure for viral conjuctivitis. It must run it’s course. Allergy spawned conjuctivitis can be treated with antihistamines and eye washes. BACTERIAL conjuctivitis will NOT and I repeat NOT go away on it’s own. It is a bacteria and bacteria is a living organism that quickly multiplies and spreads. The only effective measure in killing bacteria in your eye is through antibiotic eye drops, which as we all SHOULD know, can not be obtained over the counter. Breast milk is the ONLY logical home remedy listed for bacterial conjunctivitis BECAUSE breast milk is packed FULL of…ANTIBIOTICS.

I got pink eye and went to the local pharmacy and was told a doctor’s visit and a prescription was the remedy and it angered me to think that the medical profession is so perverse that they would charge close to $100 to eliminate a small infection and I prayed, “Lord, show me how to eliminate this. I drove home and saw my neighbor had a visitor in his driveway and walked over and said, “Do either of you know what to do for pink eye? The visitor said, “A pinch of boric acid in a quart of warm water and wash your eye with it. If it burns, you have too much boric acid.” I did what she said and it started improving immediately. I washed it several times over the next couple of days and it cleared up.

It’s obvious to me that the colloidal silver would be a good idea if one has it and there were a couple of other ideas that surprised me, like the breast milk, but was confirmed by enough people that I believe it.

The worst advice that I read wasn’t urine, it was “go to the doctor.” For the women that freaked out over the urine and answered with “Go to the doctor,” my response is, “Do you know what the doctor is going to prescribe to you when you say “Doctor, I’m having hot flashes”? He’s not going to recommend a male’s urine in your eye, he’s going to recommend pregnant mare’s urine for you to take BY MOUTH! Please explain how the reader’s suggestion, which was free, was so much worse than the doctor’s advice, for which he will charge you. Your lack of perspective would be puzzling if it weren’t for the fact that I already know that millions of people are complete mental zombies once “Doctor” speaks.

Did you never hear, “Dead doctors don’t Lie”? It was an audio tape circulated years ago. If you haven’t heard it, you should. Have you ever heard, “If you want to live, stay away from hospitals”? The last place I’d tell anyone to go is to the doctor and there are 100,000 dead people a year killed by doctors in America alone to provide abundant proof that trusting doctors is stupid.

Do I hate doctors? No, and I don’t hate whores or pedophiles either, but I don’t send people to any of them. What exactly is it that makes a doctor’s motives any better than a used car saleman’s or a prostitute’s? If your answer is “nothing,” you’re exactly right. Every hear the expression, “He practices medicine”? The reason doctors practice is that they don’t have it right yet and they never will, because in their arrogance, they see themselves as the authority and not God, but that’s the second reason. The FIRST REASON is that they only have two options — cut on you or drug you. Now, when you consider the drugs with which they’re drugging you and their side effects, and the drug companies motivations, manipulations, influence and control, you’ll begin to see the main reason for what’s wrong with the medical profession.

Next time you’re in a hospital, check to see how many Christian TV stations they have on their TV. The number of Christian TV stations they have is directly related to how much regard they give the One who could help them help people.

Books can be and have been written about the poor medical answers (drugs and surgery) when there are an abundance of practical and effective solutions for many many problems but the doctor won’t tell you. If confronted, he’ll claim he doesn’t know, but he won’t tell you that he doesn’t want to know because he doesn’t make any money from you if you find a simple working remedy and don’t need to pay him hundreds and/or thousands of dollars to drug you or cut you.

Please remember — I don’t hate doctors and I don’t hate pedophiles. I just have no use for either of them.

Ok..I’m in need of serious help here….my 4 year old little sister got pink eye. So, I’m trying to help my mom out by finding ideas…PLEASE somebody…We are in DESPERATE need of ideas…
-Liz=]

It saddens me to see how much we’ve lost touch with herbal and home remedies, and the bona fide FEAR (and judgements) at the very idea of healing oneself. Modern day medicine is almost entirely chemically derived laboratory matter. Do you really think that biological, natural conditions can only be cured with synthesized chemical junk? How do you think people cured pink eye in the days BEFORE there was a massive amount of money to be made in the pharmaceutical industry? Can you think of a single example in history where someone was cited as having lost their vision because of conjunctivitis? No. Do your research, learn a little something and make an educated call based on your comfort level. You don’t need to pump yourself or your kid full of chemical crap all the time to kill an infection when nature has provided all kinds of herbs and plants that have antibiotic properties such as goldenseal, echinacea or garlic. Pharmaceuticals are new developments but people cured themselves of things before they existed. And yes, you can say that life spans are longer today, yadda yadda yadda but the incident of cancer and other fatal diseases has also skyrocketed. You don’t ever wonder if there might be a link between all the funky synthesized chemicals we take as “medicine” and the mutant cell disease called cancer?

Think.

Read a book.

Learn about natural and herbal medicine. It’s very powerful.

Spend less time judging everyone’s suggestions and more time expanding your knowledge base. You’d be surprised how much truth there is in the things mentioned on this thread.

ok i really need some advise here my two and three year old got pink eye its not that severe but they keep getting eye buggies and wont stop itching the dr gave me the gel cream ERYTHROMYCIN OPHTH OITMENT its not doing the trick please help!!

My second baby got conjunctivitis and passed it on to the entire family. I treated everyone with breastmilk, and it was amazingly effective – one treatment was enough! Fresh breastmilk is a living tissue and actively fights infection. It was instantaneously soothing and we were all fine the next day. Marvellous stuff!

I am here looking for something to use on my cat – the cream that the vet gave me has helped a bit, but she still isn’t OK. Trying to apply cream under her eyelids is a nightmare, so I am going to try something else. A cat person suggested chamomile tea, which others have mentioned here, so I’ll try that.

I have it right now and it stinks last friday i got a sorethrout/headache/ aches and fever cold, then all my symptoms went into my head, with a fever and a stuffy nose, sore throught and a cough and a sinus headache Im going to the doctors tomorow about my pink eye…cause i dont really trust all the ideas on here It seems there has been alot of descusion about it!

I’m hardly the kind of person on a first name basis with the folks down at the local health food store –the scent of patchouli oil makes me gag and I’m pretty sure I have at least 5 different types of Tylenol all claiming to do different things (but all oddly listing the same ingredients) kicking around in my medicine cabinet, but I’m surprised at the vitriol coming from the “go see a doctor” crowd here. Sure, I’m all for calling your doctor, health practitioner or local pharmacist and running a suggested cure past him or her before you try it (and especially before trying them on kids!), but a lot of the suggestions I’ve read here make complete sense. I’m Canadian so it doesn’t cost me much (besides time off work and inconvenience) to see a doctor, but I feel a bit of a social responsibility not to run to one when I have something that can easily be cured by a home remedy or something I can pick up (for much less) at the drug store. I’ve had two incredible maternity doctors and two different nurse practitioners (on top of tons of friends who’ve tried it) tell me about the breast milk cure–in fact, I’ve read that advice in a number of books written by doctors who were by no means “health nuts.” I’ve tried it on myself and my son (twice for him) and it worked like a charm. I’m all for healthy skepticism when it comes to experimenting on our eyes, but I’m a little put off by the holier-than-thou attitudes I’ve seen from the “go to your doc” crowd…are you people sheep? I’ve worked for the Ministry of Health in my Province for years and we have put out a campaign every fall for morons who continue to take antibiotics without question every year–not only are you are lowering your body’s ability to fight off infection by continuing to run for antibiotics before researching other viable cures, you are actually a huge part of why we’re seeing super-bugs that are resistant to antibiotics…so if common sense doesn’t get to you, perhaps a little social responsibility might. Don’t ask your doc–he may be accepting kick-backs from some Pharmaceutical company–ask a nurse who’s been around the block. I am fortunate to have had some really good docs who strike the right balance between pharmaceuticals and natural remedies. Don’t dismiss something just because you have to buy it in a place that smells like incense–just do some homework =)

Breastmilk-yes

Shampoo- No You are still burning their eyes, they just can’t feel it since it contains a numbing agent. Bad idea!!

As for the rest, I don’t thik I even need to say no.

I KNOW THAT URINE SOUNDS GROSS BUT I HAVE 3 CHILDREN AND I USED IT ON ALL OF THEM AND IT WORKED. I ONLY USED IT WHEN THEY WERE STLL BABIES BECAUSE THIS WAS PASSED DOWN THROUGH GENERATIONS BECAUSE SOME OF THE OLDER PEOPLE COULDNT AFFORD HEALTH INSURANCE OR TO PAY A DOCTOR.I USED SOME FROM THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL DIAPER(THE DIAPER DID NOT HAVE ANY POOP ON IT)SQUEEZE A LITTLE ON A COTTON BALL AND WIPE IT AROUND THE OUTER PART OF THE EYE.IT WORKED!I DID NOT HAVE TO GO TO THE DOCTOR AND MY MOM USED IT ON ME AND MY SIBLINGS.OF COURSE I CANT DO IT NOW BECAUSE THEY ARE ALMOST GROWN NOW.

I personally would NOT use human waste (urine) in my eyes – not only is it gross, but it is an irritant to the skin and eyes. Why would you want to further irritate your eyes? Makes no sense to me!
If you really don’t want to go to the doctor, use honey, either raw or organic – not fake honey! It must be the REAL DEAL! You can either dilute it with a bit of water and drop in your eye or I prefer to just put a dab on the indside lower lid. Honey has natural antibacterial properties and has been found in some cases to work better that traditional “medicinal” antibiotics! I have used it in my own eyes, my son’s and my dog’s!

Ok so the baby shampoo thing everyone complains about-really? How in the world do you wash your babys face? You can get baby soap in your eyes and it doesn’t sting so why is everyone so against it? Do you not wash your babys face? Get over yourself and your rude comments-why are you even on this website anyway? I have tried the tea bag remedy and it does work. I will try the babysoap remedy for myself tonight.

Boil water place a regular black tea bag in the cup; let sit and clean your eye.

I NEED TO KNOW SHOULD I PISS IN MY EYE OR NOT????

Laughter is the best medicine ~ so thank you MR.HELP and MR.WTF [or Ms.] Both of your posts had me rolling on the floor. REALLY GUYS? REALLY? SNL should consider using your material for weekend update. And thanks to everyone who helped to give a balanced perspective on remedies that are 3000 years old versus 30 or 60. I’ve picked up a few new remedies-that may come in handy if I find myself in the middle of East Egypt with only a fifth of Tequila, a lemon, a full bladder and very itchy crud-filled eyes. Suffice it to say, when you put 80+proof alcohol on any mucous membrane it will 1)BURN LIKE HELL and 2) ACT AS an ANTI-BACTERIAL [think about the lab tech swabbing your forearm prior to sticking a needle in to draw blood]. Fair to say the old-time remedy needed here is, perhaps, a grain of salt. Thank you all for your contributions–the result is a balanced perspective on the best home remedies on the planet.

THINGS TO KEEP IN YOUR CUPBOARD FOR [VIRAL] CRUSTY ITCHY EYEBALLS:

BORIC ACID / BAKING SODA / SALT
TEABAGS CHAMOMILE preferably but any TEABAGS will do
WITCH HAZEL [without any additives]
SALINE SOLUTION [the kind used with contact lenses] or SALINE DROPS
OTC BELLADONNA EYEDROPS or OTC Euphrasia Officinalis EYEDROPS
Q-TIPS / COTTON BALLS
J&J TEAR-FREE Baby Shampoo

IF AFTER 24 hrs YOUR EYES ARE EITHER 1] not improved OR 2] worse –>
—>SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION from your PHYSICIAN or URGENT CARE CENTER<—
probability is high that you have a bacterial infection in which case the above remedies will render temporary comfort, but not treat the CAUSE of the INFECTION.

my daughter woke me up in the middle of the night with a bad case of pink eye do u think trying several diffrent of these tips would work ok we have no insurance and payday is 3days away