Eat Red Grapes!

[BillyBoy]

I have MGD/ Posterior Blepharitis. I've tried just about everything. During the past 5-6 weeks I have eaten 20 red grapes in the morning and 20 red grapes in the evening. Over the first weeks I noticed slight improvement, then after week 4, a transition happened that I have been waiting for... I had oil flowing out of my eyelids. My eyes didn't hurt anymore. The pain in my upper eyelids was gone. I continue my warm compresses, oils and lid massaging as usual. But now instead of having 70% improvement, I have 95% improvement. I stopped the grapes for a few days and my discomfort slowly returned after 5-6 days. I went back on the grapes and my eyes feel great! I'm curious to hear any other stories of MGD sufferers eating grapes or taking supplements containing NAC or resveratrol.

I should create my own vineyard :-)

[Judy]

very interesting Billyboy! Thanks for sharing. I may try this. I think I do the night part with red wine, but as alcohol is so drying, I don't think that would be the answer!

[BillyBoy]

Apparently there is a more pure amount of resveratrol in actual grape skin than in wine itself. There are also resveratrol supplements of which I started a few weeks ago.

[Judy]

Thanks! I was just joking earlier, but I'm going to try this myself with the grapes and will also look for resveratrol supplements. Do you get those at health food stores? I guess I could shop on-line as well! Thanks again!

[sazy123]

Thanks billyboy- what do yoy think its causing your MGD/prosterior blepth? allergies, rosacea? did you have blocked glands or inflammation?

Do you think the supplements had a better effect than the grapes?

I tried NAC supplements in the past, didnt help, but im up for trying almost anything, particularly inexpensive things, so ill give grapes a go.

[BillyBoy]

Judy and Sazy,

I had no problems with my eyes until undergoing LASIK surgery 2 1/2 years ago. I has some dry eye symptoms for a few months afterwards, then the MGD symptoms occurred (Sore eyes, eyelids). My docs feel I must have had the MGD/posterior Bleph. before surgery, but it went undetected. Then after the surgery, it somehow flared up. I don't know if the supplements or the grapes have been more effective. I am currently on Doxy 50 mg/ twice a day for 2 months now. When doing warm compresses and massaging, I hear lots of squishing and "tons" of oil comes out the upper lids. A much smaller amount comes out the lower lids. I hope this is a good thing. My upper lids become full of oil daily and become sore. I then apply some pressure... squish.. and the oil escapes. Then they are fine for a few hours. Very weird, I know. Does anyone else have these symptoms? I take about 4 grams of fish oils, primrose oil, flaxseed oil daily also...

[sazy123]

Nothing comes out of mine when i press them, the inflammation makes them not function properly, i think! and they just dont produce the oil. So there is no oil there to help move through with hot compresses/lid wipes/ or massage.

And funnily enough none of the above treatments have improved it

[BillyBoy]

Sazy,

I'm sorry to hear that. How often do you place lubricating drops in your eyes? Are they better if you are at the beach during the summer? I assume you have seen the few doctors in the country who specialize in lid problems? Have you tried Hydro-Eye?

[sazy123]

Sazy,

I'm sorry to hear that. How often do you place lubricating drops in your eyes? Are they better if you are at the beach during the summer? I assume you have seen the few doctors in the country who specialize in lid problems? Have you tried Hydro-Eye?

I use drops but they dont help, they dry up very quickly. so i dont use them that often coz its pointless.
I havent seen any doctors like that- just a couple of eye specialists, two corneal specialists in the UK- all couldnt do much or do much and i have to pay so i dont see anymore there's no point- seen as ive tried everything and i have diagnosed myself.
Yes i did try it, along with fish oils etc- didnt help at all. My problem is my inner eyelids- i have chronic conjunctivitis- which is either an allergy (unlikely have exhausted this possibility) or vascular damage (ocular rosacea- more likely). The inflammation is autoimmune and nothing will shift it- not even steroids. It will go away when im ill- and my glands work fine in this case and they flow nicely, but they will not flow with the inflammation there.

[Meebo]

I use drops but they dont help, they dry up very quickly. so i dont use them that often coz its pointless.
I havent seen any doctors like that- just a couple of eye specialists, two corneal specialists in the UK- all couldnt do much or do much and i have to pay so i dont see anymore there's no point- seen as ive tried everything and i have diagnosed myself.
Yes i did try it, along with fish oils etc- didnt help at all. My problem is my inner eyelids- i have chronic conjunctivitis- which is either an allergy (unlikely have exhausted this possibility) or vascular damage (ocular rosacea- more likely). The inflammation is autoimmune and nothing will shift it- not even steroids. It will go away when im ill- and my glands work fine in this case and they flow nicely, but they will not flow with the inflammation there.

sazy, as you know I have been following ure story and we have spoken on occasion...

Are you coming to the US anytime soon? if you do, i reccommend you see Dr. Latkany.

I have used NAC also, using MSM as well, and taking fish oil. My eyes have been getting better but I am not sure why. I still havent gone to an allergist but will do so soon. I also may have red blotches on my face (rosacea lasered off my face.

[sazy123]

sazy, as you know I have been following ure story and we have spoken on occasion...

Are you coming to the US anytime soon? if you do, i reccommend you see Dr. Latkany.

I have used NAC also, using MSM as well, and taking fish oil. My eyes have been getting better but I am not sure why. I still havent gone to an allergist but will do so soon. I also may have red blotches on my face (rosacea lasered off my face.

Hi did you try ipl then? you said 'lasered off your face'.

I will just have to accept soon that nothing helps, im doing several things at the mo- but i know they wont help. I tried protopic on eyelids (used to much tho)- had warm burning for two days and eyes are no different today so not gonna try that for a while. Also still doing the omega, GLA etc

Using msm drops- noticed nothing so far.

its all pretty useless.

I havent given things long enough recently, i just no its not gonna work sometimes tho. the inflamed innereyelids is just too bad, i mean if steroids wouldnt even do anything!!

I have already seen Dr latkany, he suggested allergies- this is what promoted me to get the tests done (skin pricks- were negative) and get air purifyer and clean my room for dust etc and he gave me pat a day (patonal)- it all made no difference. Previously i have been on several different allergy eye drops with no help!! I do want to get intradermal tests done, but its all money, nothing is ever covered on the NHS like this- for nickel because i am apparently sensitive to nickel (and i do have an upper brace), just been to an allergist who does kiesology (sp). But i dont know if i trust it. It doesn't make sense because i dont react to nickel anywhere else.

Im convinced its ocular rosacea not allergies because my inner eyelids react alot to things (vascular)- ie they will go really red when i cry or i put certain drops in that sting abit. But treatments which help ocular rosacea havent helped either such as doxy, lid scrubs, and azasite.

Its very frustrating because i hear people on here improving and getting manageable- but that seems out of the picture for me. I know the glands can work coz they do when im ill- thats also very frustrating that they wont unless im ill! although i have seen some help from progesterone cream but not enough to be manageable and the inflammation of inner eyelids remains the same.

[SallyP]

Red grapes

I've been eating red grapes for the last 2 days, and unfortunately have ended up with bad tummy ache!!! I am trying to get resvaratrol, but as with many things you talk of in the US, it's quite difficult to get over here. The only supplier I could see in the UK was "out of stock", so if anybody in the UK knows details of where I can get it from, please let me know. I also take flaxseed oil, evening primrose oil, fish oil (actually it's a wonder I don't slither along really) along with many other supplements. I have to get up half an hour earlier to take them all and unpick my eyes!!