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Styes - How Homeopathic Remedies Can Help?

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Dr. G.R. AgrawalHomeopathy Doctor • 37 Years Exp.DHMS (Hons.)
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Styes are normally caused by a proliferation of natural bacterial flora within the eye. Styes causes an inflammatory reaction and is known to affect children more than adults. It resembles a pimple in exterior appearance and may grow both inside and outside of the eyelid. The symptoms of styes include redness, pain, swelling, and tenderness. Though the styes do not lead to any kind of visual problems, they can cause significant discomfort.

Cause of Styes on Eyelid

Your eyelids have lots of tiny oil glands, which can become clogged by dead skin, dirt, or oil buildup. When a gland is blocked, bacteria can grow inside. This is what causes a stye to develop.

Symptoms of Styes

The most common symptom of styes includes swelling of the eyelid, redness, pain, tenderness, eyelid crusts, and burning in the eye. It frequently leads to a yellowish-white discharge which becomes very uncomfortable and may also continue to drain out of the eye.

Doctors recommend not to press or squeeze the styes as it may lead to further complications. Various Homeopathic treatment for stye on the eyelid is available, which we discuss below.

Natural Homeopathic Remedies for Stye on Eyelid

Homeopathic medicines for stye are safe and effective with no side effects. They play a vital role in improving the health and immune levels of the body. The recurrence of any symptoms in a body can be prevented by homeopathic medicines. These medicines are easy and comfortable for all age groups as they taste sweeter and give quicker results.

Homeopathic Medicines for Stye on Eyelid

Styes tend to dry out on their own although applying homeopathic medication can aid in hastening the process of healing.

  1. Amalaki: This homeopathic medicine aids in repairing damaged tissue which in turn aids the stye infection to dry out. It is recommended to add a teaspoon of Amalaki, which is available in most homeopathic outlets, into a glass of pure water. Then the mixture must be left on its own for the whole night for at least 10 to 12 hours. The mixture should then be filtered and used for washing the affected eye.
  2. Hepar Sulphur: Heper sulphur aids in speeding up the rupture of styes so that the pain is instantly relieved. This natural homeopathic remedy is particularly suited for the styes that cause significantly red and swollen. It also aids in reducing tenderness and swelling. In the case of some children, styes tend to secrete a liquid discharge and are extremely painful. Heper sulphur along with warm compress can be extremely helpful in relieving the pain. 
  3. Pulsatilla: Some styes do not cause any pain but cause significant swelling and secrete a yellowish discharge. People affected with such types of styes can be significantly benefited by the use of a homeopathic remedy called pulsatilla. It has also been found useful in preventing reoccurrence of styes.
  4. Staphisagria: Effective Homeopathic Remedy Staphisagria is for chronic or recurrent styes that appear mainly on the upper eyelid. The eyes are very dry and have rheum. The corner of the eye and the edges of the eyelids may be chapped and infected.

Consult Doctor During Styes Conditions

  1. The child`s eye is swollen shut
  2. He has severe pain
  3. He has a high-grade fever
  4. Swelling lasts for more than 20 days
  5. Pus continues to drain from the eye
  6. His eyelid bleeds
  7. He has problems with his vision

It is important to keep the eye clean and flush it with cold water. If the pain and related symptoms do not go away after 3 to 4 days, it is best to consult a doctor for further treatments.


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