Home Remedies for Eye Styes Infection, Eyelid Stye Treatment

Styes are  small painful boils, an infection of oil gland at the edge of the eyelid or an inflamed hair follicle.

Symptoms of Styes

Throbbing pain occurs even before the stye is visible, swelling, redness and edema of the lid and conjunctiva, swollen eyelid are the initial symptoms. The stye bursts and discharges pus in severe cases.

Causes of Styes

• Infection of hair follicles, blocking of the gland by dirt and eyestrain are the main factors.
• Toxic condition of the system due to wrong feeding habits is however the real cause.

Natural Treatment of Styes

• Pull the eyelash at the site of inflammation to curtail progress of the condition. Apply warm compresses to drain the pus out.
  
  
  Avoid scratching. The patient should use separate towel.
• The patient should adopt an all fruit diet for 2 days. Gradually adopt a well balanced diet with emphasis on fresh fruits, raw vegetables and whole grain cereals.
• Clove is a useful home remedy. Rub the spice in water and apply over the eyes for instant relief.
• Adopt various exercises to relax and strengthen the eyes. Move the eyes gently from side to side, up and down, clockwise and anticlockwise.
• The seed of a date rubbed with water can also be applied over eyes for beneficial results.
• Palming removes strain and provides relaxation to eyes. Sit comfortably in an armchair and relax with eyes closed. Cover right eyes with right palm and vice versa. Imagine blackness that grows darker and darker.
• Proper diet and good hygiene helps prevent stye.
• Avoid meat, strong tea and coffee, starchy and sugary foods, condiments and excess salt.

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