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Q: Sore Eye When Consuming Alcohol

asked by: Yerolo on March 28th, 2006

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I have had a symptom over the past 6mths or so, where my right upper eyelid will become very irritated when consuming alcohol.

At first I thought I had a stye, but they normally go within 1week or so but it has persisited.

The upper eyelid becomes inflamed and it feels as though there is something in my eye (very sharp prodding feeling)

this feeling tends to go within about 1hr or so....But it stumps me on what is causing the issue, and why it is only alchol which appears to irritate 'it'

i will be visiting my gp tomorrow, but im sure it will not get diagnosed correctly due to the intermittent nature of the condition.

Any ideas ?

Replies(3)

Yerolo

replied on April 1st, 2006

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I visited my gp the day after posting this, and she was a little miffed with the issue as well. She prescribed me patanol eye drops to be used twice per day for 2 weeks.

So far it has worked a treat and I can now *finally* have a drink without the dreaded side effects. Whether or not it is permanently cured only time will tell....But so far things are looking better :)

my only assumption to make from all this, is there must have been some infection in my eye which was aggravated by the alcohol (dehydration maybe?)

so hopefully the infection will get killed off for good...

rhyno

replied on May 9th, 2006

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....Sinner. You should stop drinking, the bible says so.

Just kidding. Sounds to me like your theory is probably right--but the eye is one of the most complicated and amazing pieces of our body. I would do my best not to irritiate it...Unless you don't like seeing...

Mahes

replied on August 19th, 2006

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Sore Eyes From Alcohol

You must have an excess of yeast or other fungus in your system due to faulty diet or food intolerance. Fermented food/drinks and some types of fruit will make the problem worse. Try :
1. Killing the eye fungus with castor oil - search for blepharitis "castor oil"
2. Intestinal fungus (esp yeast) with biolive yoghurt. If you get a good brand, it is delicious with fruit. See other posts.
3. Watch your diet.

Maybe you can then still enjoy a bit of alcohol without having to pay penance. Alcohol and other bottled drinks also contain additives - which can undermine general health.

Good luck

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