This is probably a detox reaction where your body is releasing excess mucus. The Master Cleanse is great for cleaning out the body's "tubes". I suspect your tear ducts might have been somewhat clogged and are discharging irritating mucus. I suggest you get a very clean washcloth and make hot compresses and hold over your eyes, do not make the compresses so hot they burn the skin though. A simple saline eyewash will also help cleanse and sooth the eye. Avoid the eyedrops with chemicals that whiten the eye. Allergy eyedrops may help decongest the eye, but I like to keep things as simple and natural as possible. I'll leave that decision to you.
I hope this helps.

Congratulations on your MC, I've been following your story on the Master-Cleanse support forum.

And It did not go away on it's own. It actually moved from one eye, to the other, and back again. I believe it's also contagious.

Although I am a firm believer in natural medicine, I draw the line at an infection anywhere in my head.

If you do find an alternative for pink eye that works, can you please share? My neighbor has a recurring problem with her children getting this.

Thanks.

Molly

make sure that you replace any eye makeup & creams that you are currently using...don't wanna reinfect yourself!

ALL makeup should be replaced on a regular basis...

AND...have FUN on your cruise!!! (watch out for those buffets... :))

Molly, could you post the link to your makeup source? I know that you've posted before...I'm too lazy to search... :)

Hi Jenni/Moondance

I've had the stringy gunk irritated "eyelashes in your eye" before, too.
As far as a saline solution goes, you don't have to buy one, although you can if that's more convenient. You can just put Sea Salt , real salt or even regular salt in slightly warm water. I like to fill a bowl and immerse my face and then open my eyes and move them around, it's very soothing.

Something that helped me a LOT was putting oil in my eye. The saline solution helps "wash" "rinse" and somewhat sterilize the eyeball. But the oil is a lubricant and is the most soothing, I found. I have used extra virgin olive oil and castor oil and I like the castor oil better. It is thicker and stays in the eye longer, and I felt that the olive oil stung a little. It also relieved the mad itching/irritation. I was wary of using oil when I first heard about it (here at Curezone) but once I tried it I was quickly a believer.

I would suggest that you rinse with salt water and then follow that with a few drops of oil in the irritated eye. If your fingers are clean, you can just put some oil on the tip of your finger, then rub the oil gently along your lower eyelid (then wash your hand).

It would be good to figure out if this is some detox or allergy or irritation, or if it is something like pinkeye (conjunctivitis) as has been suggested. You would need additional attention and care if it were an infection of some sort. I would NOT use pinkeye drops until you have determined that you do, indeed, have pinkeye. Although I don't think it would hurt to put a drop of Colloidal Silver in your eye, if you have some on hand.

Have fun on your cruise - I believe that there will be someone (a nurse perhaps) onboard who would be able to help you if your eye continues to give you problems.

Hi Moondance,

A few months back my husband had a pretty bad eye infection. He used a honey eyewash that we made by dissolving honey, which is antibacterial, in water. He used this wash throughout the day. I also like to use eyebright. Hope this helps.