Tweet
Hi everyone,
I used to post on here a few years ago when my dry eyes started in 2014. I just wanted to come back and post about this in case it is helpful.
For about a year I tried so many supplements and medications to fix my dry eyes which started very suddenly when I was 26. In the end I gave up and decided to stay on doxycycline every day for the rest of my life....
Anyway a couple of months ago I developed rhinitis which has now become chronic and won't go away. I did some research and read how it can be a symptom of thyroid disease, which can be linked to gluten. I thought it would be worth giving a gluten free diet a try to see what happens.
After 2 weeks on this diet I realised I had forgotten to take my doxycycline for a few days. Usually if I forget to take it my eyes burn like crazy which is my reminder to take the medication. But i realised my eyes were not burning despite missing two doses...i decided to keep going to see what would happen. It's now been 2 weeks without the doxy and my eyes are feeling great. About 80-90% better. And hopefully it will continue! I am so pleased to be able to stop taking antibiotics because it's probably messed up my gut a lot....anyway I know other people have talked about diet helping their dry eyes before, but I hope that my adding this it will encourage more people to try new things with their diet. It might help
I used to post on here a few years ago when my dry eyes started in 2014. I just wanted to come back and post about this in case it is helpful.
For about a year I tried so many supplements and medications to fix my dry eyes which started very suddenly when I was 26. In the end I gave up and decided to stay on doxycycline every day for the rest of my life....
Anyway a couple of months ago I developed rhinitis which has now become chronic and won't go away. I did some research and read how it can be a symptom of thyroid disease, which can be linked to gluten. I thought it would be worth giving a gluten free diet a try to see what happens.
After 2 weeks on this diet I realised I had forgotten to take my doxycycline for a few days. Usually if I forget to take it my eyes burn like crazy which is my reminder to take the medication. But i realised my eyes were not burning despite missing two doses...i decided to keep going to see what would happen. It's now been 2 weeks without the doxy and my eyes are feeling great. About 80-90% better. And hopefully it will continue! I am so pleased to be able to stop taking antibiotics because it's probably messed up my gut a lot....anyway I know other people have talked about diet helping their dry eyes before, but I hope that my adding this it will encourage more people to try new things with their diet. It might help
Comment