Are there any remedies for "Pink Eye"?

Question

Are there any remedies for pink eye besides going to a doctor and getting medicine. Anything..natural?

Answer 1

There is also  over the counter antibiotics at pharmacies such as Polysporin drops , made for pink eye. It is kept behind the counter, but no prescription is needed.

Your infection will clear up much faster than with home remedies.

I am prone to eye infections and that stuff clears it up within 2- 3 days .

At least...it is available in pharmacies in Canada...I am presuming it is in the US also.

Answer 2

Very little that I know of if anything.  It can spread easily.  make sure that you use good hand washing techniques.

Answer 3

Pink Eye is caused by an infection (often bacterial). If you have a bacterial infection, it's unlikely that any home remedies can clear it up fast. Mostly all you can do at home without antibiotics is soothe it and wait for your body to fight it off naturally. My niece told me that she has fought eye infections by putting a towel with warm water and boric acid on her eyes and letting the towel cool down completely. This is basically a hot eye compress. I think she said she did that three times a day and it helped the infection to clear up faster. I'm sure that she was also taking antibiotics, though.

And by the way, don't use makeup or contact lenses. Pink Eye is VERYcontagious, and you can definitely reinfect yourself and spread to others with makeup, contacts, bedding, touching your eyes, etc. It's a good idea to throw away all your makeup and start over.

Another home remedy I found:

Heat some water, because you are going to make some tea. After the water is heated and in a mug, soak a teabag in it for about a minute. After this, remove the teabag and wrap it in a paper towel. So now you have a teabag in a paper towel. Squeeze it just enough to wet the paper towel through a bit. Now, let it cool just enough to where it is comfortable and put it on your eye, while your eye is closed.

You can sit like this, holding the teabag/papertowel until it is cold. I'd do this 2 or 3 times a day until the pinkeye is gone.