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I know it has been awhile, but thought I would give everyone an update. I suffer from MGD/blepharitis, and pretty early in the game I steered away from the 'conventional route' of restasis and azasite and took it upon myself to finding out why my body was so pissed off at my eye tissue. In my year of battling this condition, I have learned a lot and in some ways I am thankful because my overall health has really improved. But in a nutshell here are some things that have really helped me that might be helpful for some of you to try:
1) Probiotic eye drops--I know they don't make these (that I know of), but I simply make them myself. If you go to your local health foods store, check and see if they have inner-eco to go mega probiotic coconut water kefir (original flavor, but it doesn't matter I've used flavored ones if they don't have it) I drop approx. 15 drops of coconut kefir water into non-chlorinated water (important because tap water/chlorine water kills the beneficial bacteria in the probiotic). Take a dropper, and put a few drops on the inside part of the eyelid. It might sting a little bit, but it helps me alot. There was a research study that Dr. Latkany was recently involved in that had to do with putting probiotic eye drops into ocular rosacea patients, and their symptoms improved, so I decided to give it a try. Here's the article if you want to check it out: http://www.eyeworld.org/article.php?sid=4964
2) Diet, Diet, Diet. It sucks, I miss eating whatever the heck I want like I did for twenty years. But the bottom line is that my paleo diet regimen makes my eyes feel better. When I eat a bunch of sugar, my eyes take the punishment a few hours later. I really recommend the new book The Perfect Health Diet written by Paul Jaminet. It really is a fascinating book that takes a whole new perspective on food and diet.
3) Milk Thistle. This one I discovered in the past several weeks. I went to a gastroenterologist because I also have IBS symptoms, and when I received blood tests, my liver enzymes were elevated. This indicates your liver is inflamed. I was actually happy to finally get a "positive test" for something, because at least that gives me some paths to investigate. Milk thistle is world-renowned for its liver support capabilities. I started taking 3 a day with every meal, and the inflammation surrounding my eyes has improved.
4) Stress sucks when you have an inflammatory disease. A lot of people with any kind of one will tell you the same thing. Visual therapy and other relaxation techniques help a lot. I have never been a believer that the "mind-body" connection plays a significant role in disease development, but browse the internet about the topic a little bit and the literature/research continues to grow. It is pretty fascinating, at least I think so.
Hope everyone has been doing well, and if you have any questions just shoot me a message.
I know it has been awhile, but thought I would give everyone an update. I suffer from MGD/blepharitis, and pretty early in the game I steered away from the 'conventional route' of restasis and azasite and took it upon myself to finding out why my body was so pissed off at my eye tissue. In my year of battling this condition, I have learned a lot and in some ways I am thankful because my overall health has really improved. But in a nutshell here are some things that have really helped me that might be helpful for some of you to try:
1) Probiotic eye drops--I know they don't make these (that I know of), but I simply make them myself. If you go to your local health foods store, check and see if they have inner-eco to go mega probiotic coconut water kefir (original flavor, but it doesn't matter I've used flavored ones if they don't have it) I drop approx. 15 drops of coconut kefir water into non-chlorinated water (important because tap water/chlorine water kills the beneficial bacteria in the probiotic). Take a dropper, and put a few drops on the inside part of the eyelid. It might sting a little bit, but it helps me alot. There was a research study that Dr. Latkany was recently involved in that had to do with putting probiotic eye drops into ocular rosacea patients, and their symptoms improved, so I decided to give it a try. Here's the article if you want to check it out: http://www.eyeworld.org/article.php?sid=4964
2) Diet, Diet, Diet. It sucks, I miss eating whatever the heck I want like I did for twenty years. But the bottom line is that my paleo diet regimen makes my eyes feel better. When I eat a bunch of sugar, my eyes take the punishment a few hours later. I really recommend the new book The Perfect Health Diet written by Paul Jaminet. It really is a fascinating book that takes a whole new perspective on food and diet.
3) Milk Thistle. This one I discovered in the past several weeks. I went to a gastroenterologist because I also have IBS symptoms, and when I received blood tests, my liver enzymes were elevated. This indicates your liver is inflamed. I was actually happy to finally get a "positive test" for something, because at least that gives me some paths to investigate. Milk thistle is world-renowned for its liver support capabilities. I started taking 3 a day with every meal, and the inflammation surrounding my eyes has improved.
4) Stress sucks when you have an inflammatory disease. A lot of people with any kind of one will tell you the same thing. Visual therapy and other relaxation techniques help a lot. I have never been a believer that the "mind-body" connection plays a significant role in disease development, but browse the internet about the topic a little bit and the literature/research continues to grow. It is pretty fascinating, at least I think so.
Hope everyone has been doing well, and if you have any questions just shoot me a message.
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