Stye on the eye: how to quickly treat it at home with folk remedies, homeopathy

Every person at least once in his life has encountered the problem of stye on the eye. Waking up early in the morning and going to the mirror, you are horrified to discover that a stye has popped out, what should you do? Oddly enough, first aid is very close, it can easily be provided with improvised means. Don’t be upset, stye on the eye is not a death sentence, and in this article you will learn how to quickly treat it at home.

Symptoms of stye

The first sign of stye and first aid

A ripe stye looks like an abscess on a swollen upper or lower eyelid. Until the tumor has opened, it has a whitish or yellow core where pus accumulates. Before its ripening, barley can signal itself with the following symptoms.

Unpleasant sensations in the eyelid area: burning, itching and a feeling as if something is interfering.
The appearance of a small painful area on the edge of the eyelid, which feels very tight when pressed. After pressing, the pain intensifies, the sensation of a foreign body in the eye becomes more obvious. However, upon inspection, nothing can be found.
The inflamed area of the eyelid turns red. Redness can also affect the lining of the eye (conjunctiva). There may be a local increase in temperature in the affected areas.
Edema develops, barley becomes noticeable upon visual examination. In some cases, the swelling can be so extensive that almost the entire eyelid swells. The eye can become so swollen that it is practically invisible.

Stye on the eye - what causes it, symptoms

About 2-3 days after the first symptoms, an abscess forms - a yellowish dot that can be seen under the skin. If the stye is internal, the point may be almost invisible. The disease lasts for about a week, at the end of which the abscess opens, releasing abundant pus. There are cases when unripe barley resolves without the last stage of opening, but they are very rare.

Stye starting to ripen on the lower eyelid

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Reasons for appearance

The cause of barley on the eye in adults and children can be various factors. Most often, the disease occurs in the following cases:

with weakened immunity;
with significant hypothermia of the body;
if a person often rubs his eyes with his hands;
with vitamin deficiency;
with furunculosis;
for diseases of an endocrine nature - barley often occurs in people with diabetes;
for chronic diseases of the digestive organs.

Any of these reasons can trigger the development of an abscess under the eye. Before starting treatment for the eyelid, the root cause of the disease should be eliminated and the immune system strengthened.

The cause of barley on the eyelid can be parasites and any metabolic disorders.

First aid for the appearance of stye at home

At the first signs of inflammation on the eyelid, it is recommended to use cauterization with brilliant green or medical alcohol. You can also use iodine or alcohol infusion of calendula. This will help bring the abscess to the surface faster. However, the procedure must be carried out extremely carefully, as you can hit the eyeball.

Iodine

Cauterization is carried out using a cotton swab. Also, in the first hours after the onset of symptoms, you can apply compresses of chamomile or strong black tea. Keep on eyelid for about 5 minutes.

In some cases, an immediate visit to the doctor is required. This:

increased body temperature;
large barley that does not go away for more than 5 days;
The swelling is so large that it interferes with normal vision.

External and internal stye on the lower eyelid

Preventing the disease at an early stage

Having discovered the first signs of the disease, you need to take all possible measures to prevent the virus from spreading.

Prevention of stye on the eye is carried out only at the initial stage, which lasts a couple of days. At first, the infection reveals itself only as mild itching and tingling. You can avoid purulent formation by cauterizing the lesion with alcohol, iodine solution or brilliant green. A cotton swab should be slightly dipped in the medicinal liquid and applied to the eyelid. Proceed with caution, as the medicine may get on the mucous membrane of the eye and cause severe irritation.

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Home remedies for treating stye

Folk remedies at the first stage of the disease often help to completely get rid of painful manifestations. As a rule, these are lotions that need to be kept on the eyelid for no more than 10-15 minutes. With the help of anti-inflammatory compresses, you can reduce eye pain and significantly improve a person’s general condition. The most common methods are presented in the table below.

Preparation of plantain decoction

Table 1. Traditional methods that allow you to get rid of barley at home.

Way	Variations and instructions for use	Nuances
Compresses	1. Infusion of calendula . The flowers of the plant are brewed with boiling water (10 g per 200 ml of water), you can take dry or fresh. Boil for about 10 minutes, then wrap the container with the infusion in a warm cloth and place in a warm place for an hour, then strain. Soak a cotton pad in the resulting decoction and apply it to the inflamed area 3-5 times a day. 2. Fresh plantain decoction . 3 tbsp. l. crushed leaves of the plant are poured with boiling water and left to brew in a warm place. Apply to the sore eyelid in the form of compresses. 3. Aloe . Aloe leaves must be crushed and poured with a glass of cool water, leave for a day. Lotions are made on a cotton pad 3-5 times a day. 4. Black tea . The tea bag is steamed in boiling water, then cooled to room temperature and applied to the inflamed area.	A decoction of plantain leaves is suitable for treating internal stye, the rest are suitable for all types of disease. Compresses are applied at a time when the barley has not yet reached the stage of suppuration, that is, the white contents are not yet visible. Otherwise, the compress may damage the membrane, and pus will leak into the eye. The disease will be complicated by conjunctivitis and will last for at least 25 days.
Dry heating	1. Salt . Table or sea salt is heated in a frying pan, then poured into a fabric bag or thick sock. Apply to the tumor and hold until the salt has cooled. 2. Boiled egg . The easiest method. An egg that has been hard-boiled and wrapped in cotton cloth is applied to the barley. 3. Flax seed . By analogy with salt, flaxseeds are heated in a frying pan and poured into a thick sock, after which they are applied to the sore spot.	The method is applied until the purulent contents come close to the skin. Hold the dry compress for 10-15 minutes without pressing on the sore spot.
Applying a mixture of medicinal herbs	1. Aloe . The leaves of the plant are crushed into a paste, which must be placed on a piece of gauze and applied to the barley. The procedure is carried out 3-4 times a day. 2. Garlic . 2-3 cloves of garlic are crushed in a press, add a little honey. Apply the resulting mixture to the tumor on a piece of bandage for 3-4 minutes. Use three times a day. 3. Onion . Used in the form of petals, which are applied to the sore spot. The onion must first be baked in the oven as a whole or a few onion petals should be held over steam. Cool until warm and apply to the sore eyelid for 10-15 minutes at least 5 times a day.	Care must be taken to ensure that the mixture does not get into the patient’s eyes. You need to keep the paste for about 10 minutes, but if you feel a strong burning sensation, remove the mixture immediately.
Taking medicinal herbs internally	Tansy flowers also help in treating that unpleasant ailment. They are eaten orally, washed down with a sufficient amount of clean water. As a preventive measure, 5-7 flowers three times a day are enough, and for treatment, 10-15 flowers are eaten.	This medicinal plant is also recommended for use in the form of compresses in the treatment of barley. It is applied three times a day to the inflamed eyelid.

Tansy

All the proposed methods help barley reach its final stage - ripening. As soon as a purulent lump has formed, they must be stopped. If after three days the pus has not come out or the tumor is very large, you should consult a doctor.

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Important! Under no circumstances should you open the stye yourself to release the pus. It must mature and break through on its own without outside help. Otherwise, the infection may get under the eyelid, affect adjacent areas, or spread to the neighboring eye.

Applying tea bags will help relieve itching

Effective methods and recipes of traditional treatment:

Brewing black tea.
Brew 1 sachet in 100 ml. boiling water, squeeze and apply to the eyelid. Keep for 15 minutes. You can do this procedure along with warming up, then recovery will come faster. Pharmaceutical camomile. 1 tbsp. l. pour 0.2 l. boiling water Leave for half an hour, strain, moisten cotton swabs and apply for 15-20 minutes. Carry out the procedure every 3 hours.

Calendula. 1 tbsp. l. pour 0.2 l. boiling water After half an hour, strain and apply to the eye for 15 minutes at an interval of 4 hours.

Aloe leaves. Grind the leaves and add cooled boiled water. Leave for one night. Moisten the tampon and make compresses. You can also dilute aloe juice with warm water 1:10. Apply a moistened swab to the eye.

Iodine

Apply to the affected area with a cotton swab. It is important to be careful not to burn the mucous membrane. The greatest effect of iodine treatment occurs when the form of barley is closed, when there is no yellow head.

Hot salt Heat the salt in a frying pan, wrap it in a cloth

Apply to the affected area every 2 hours until it cools completely.

Homemade egg. Boil an egg hard, wrap it in a cloth right in the shell and apply it to the sore eye. As it cools, unwrap the egg and keep it until it cools completely. The same egg can be dipped in boiling water and applied again; it is not necessary to boil new ones. You can also cut an egg and apply only the white to your eyelid.

Dill decoction. Grind 100 gr. dill, pour 300 ml. water and boil. This method is effective when an abscess has already appeared.

Natural rye bread. Mix rye bread with honey. When the bread softens, form a flat cake and apply to the source of inflammation.

Garlic cloves. Cut a clove of garlic into slices and apply 3 times a day.

Young birch leaves. Pour 1 tbsp into a glass of boiling water. l. birch leaves. Simmer on fire for 1 hour. After cooling, strain. Apply 6 times a day for a week.

Onion. Cut the onion into rings and place in a greased frying pan. When the onion is warm, place it on a cotton cloth, wrap it and apply it to the sore spot. When it cools down a little, unroll the fabric. Repeat treatment 3 times a day.

Bay leaf. 10 pieces. steam in 0.3 l. boiling water Take out one sheet at a time and apply to the eyelid. Cover the top of the sheet with a dry swab. As it cools, change the leaves.

Potato. Apply mashed warm boiled potatoes to the sore spot 6-8 times a day.

Flax seed. A decoction for a compress is made from the seeds: 1 tbsp. l. pour into 250 ml. boiling water and cook for 10 minutes. Leave the broth in a warm place for half an hour. Shake the finished broth and strain.

Herbal infusions. Popular herbal infusions include:

Plantain. 3 tbsp. l. pour boiling water, cool and strain. Keep the moistened swab on your eyes for 20 minutes.

Eyebright and chamomile. Take 20 g of chamomile and eyebright and pour 250 ml. boiling water Leave for 15 minutes and apply warm herb to the area of inflammation.

Ledum, string, violet. Grind equal proportions of herbs and pour boiling water over them in the proportion: 2 tbsp. l. herbs per 0.2 l. boiling water Steam for 12 hours. Apply to stye up to 10 times a day.

Drug treatment of barley

At the first visit, the ophthalmologist examines the patient and determines what stage the disease is at. After this, drug treatment is prescribed. Then the doctor explains to the patient the need for hygiene procedures before using medications, namely:

rinsing both eyes with filtered water;
washing hands with bactericidal soap several times a day.

As a rule, the doctor prescribes a comprehensive treatment to get rid of the infection.

Treatment with antiseptic drugs if inflammation has just begun to develop. This could be calendula tincture, alcohol, brilliant green.
Antibiotic eye ointments.
Anti-inflammatory eye drops.

During diagnosis, the doctor folds back the patient's eyelid to examine the problem.

What ointments will help and how to use them

Antibacterial ointments must be used as many times as prescribed by the instructions and doctor’s recommendations. Antibiotics act quickly and powerfully, so they have many side effects. Too frequent use may aggravate the patient's condition.

Tetracycline ointment . It has a bacteriostatic effect and is able to fight many types of pathogens. Used 3-5 times daily.
Hydrocortisone ointment . Acts as an anti-inflammatory and anti-allergenic agent. Gradually eliminates inflammation and redness, inhibits the movement of leukocytes. For those who suffer from high blood pressure and diabetes, this medicine should be used with caution: there is a risk of increased intraocular pressure.
Phloxal . It is used in combination with eye drops of the same name.

Phloxal

Depending on the characteristics of the disease, the ointment can be placed directly under the sore eyelid or smeared on the outside of the skin at the site of redness. The specifics of applying the drug are determined by the doctor.

Important! Antibiotic-based drugs are used only as prescribed by a doctor. Only a specialist will be able to determine the individual dose and duration of treatment.

Tetracycline eye ointment

What drops to use

As a rule, complex treatment is prescribed - ointments along with drops. In this case, the patient first drips eye drops, and after 20 minutes the ointment is applied. The following drugs are the most effective.

Tsipromed . Antibiotic-based drops with antimicrobial action. The main active ingredient is ciprofloxacin. It is absorbed by the tissues of the eyelid quite quickly and acts on microbes for about 6 hours. Apply in a 5-day course, instilling 1-2 drops into the affected eye no more than 8 times a day.
Phloxal . Capable of quickly destroying most gram-negative and several gram-positive elements. Apply 2-4 times a day, 1 drop into the affected eye. To enhance the effect, Floxal ointment is added after the drops.
Levomycetin . It works similarly to Floxal; these drops are instilled three times a day. The course depends on the complexity of the disease, but no longer than two weeks.

Levomycetin

The instillation procedure must be carried out according to a special algorithm. The tip of the pipette should be at some distance from the mucosa to avoid contact. The patient pulls back the eyelid, after which a few drops of the drug are dripped into the conjunctival sac. After the process is completed, you need to blink so that the medicine is well distributed under the eyelid.

Important! Motorists should use Floxal with caution: after instilling these drops, a short-term deterioration in vision is observed, so you should not drive immediately after the procedure.

Correct instillation technology: the spout is at a distance from the eye, the drop falls directly under the eyelid

How to quickly treat stye on the eye at home

Of course, I would like to know how to cure stye on the eye in one day at home, however, in severe cases this is impossible.

The main points that are included in complex therapy:

drug treatment;
the use of antibiotics to suppress the inflammatory process caused by bacteria;
accelerating the maturation of the abscess with the help of physiotherapy and compresses;
use of immunomodulatory agents, vitamin supplements;
if other methods are ineffective and the formation puts pressure on the eye, surgical removal is required.

When the bacterial nature of a phenomenon such as stye on the eye is clearly expressed, the doctor will advise how to treat it with medication. However, therapy for children and adults is somewhat different.

How to treat stye on the eye of an adult:

Treatment involves the use of eye drops containing antibacterial substances that have a detrimental effect on microbes. These include drugs such as Gentamicin, Floxal, Tobrex, Albucid, Levomycetin (solution), Ciprofloxacin, Erythromycin.
For the same purposes, external ointments are used - Ofloxacin, Tetracycline, Hydrocortisone, Erythromycin. Treat the eye with ointment before going to bed, drops are used up to 5-6 times a day. The duration of such therapy is about a week.
If the temperature rises during illness, bring it down with Ibuprofen or Paracetamol. Attacks of nausea are treated with Cerucal and Motilium.

Treatment involves the use of eye drops, such as Floxal, containing antibacterial substances that have a detrimental effect on microbes.
Folk remedies include compresses, lotions and other methods:

A cloth soaked in a chamomile decoction, an infusion of birch buds is applied to the affected area; a decoction of St. John's wort flowers or simply hot water can be used for lotions, which enhances the maturation of the purulent core. It is advisable to do such procedures three times a day for 6-7 minutes.
A bactericidal collection of chamomile flowers and marigolds is produced in the form of small bags, which are brewed, cooled slightly and kept on the barley area until they cool down. You can apply boiled and chopped garlic paste to the sore spot. In the same way, use tea leaves, dry plantain raw materials, soak a bandage with pulp from aloe leaves and apply to the tumor for several minutes.
To stimulate the immune system, it is recommended to drink decoctions of rose hips, currants, lemon water, berry and fruit compotes containing ascorbic acid. The doctor may prescribe vitamin complexes and certain medications to restore normal intestinal microflora.

To treat children, compresses are used from a cooled decoction of marigolds, bay leaves, fresh plantain leaves are applied to the eyelid, previously crushed and released the juice, a decoction of dill seeds in the form of lotions. Children should not receive warming or hot compresses.

Many people ask: if internal stye occurs under the eye, how to treat it? In principle, the treatment of such an abscess is no different from an external abscess.

To avoid such a painful and unpleasant phenomenon, you need to take care of your health, eat more healthy foods, avoid stressful situations, and strengthen your immune system. You cannot leave any, even minor, inflammatory processes untreated, and do not forget to follow the rules of hygiene.

If a disease such as purulent damage to the eyelid occurs, you need to know how to quickly treat stye on the eye at home. But it is better to always use only effective and safe methods and medications that cannot cause harm to health.

Treatment of opened barley

After the barley has broken through and the pus has flowed out, the treatment does not stop. The patient feels long-awaited relief, and the eye looks as before, but the procedures should be continued. After opening the abscess, you must:

Keep your eyes clean and continue rinsing with filtered water;
continue to use ointments and drops for at least 2-3 days after the rupture;
For 3-4 days, wipe the eye with herbal products and monitor its appearance.

The stye may burst

In rare cases, after a breakthrough of the abscess, a deterioration in the patient’s condition may be observed: tears flow from the affected eye, the swelling does not subside, the temperature rises, headaches are tormented, or a stye appears in the other eye. In these cases, you need to urgently consult an ophthalmologist.

Important treatment recommendations

Correctly selected and timely treatment will help get rid of the problem in a matter of days. However, in order for the drugs to be as effective as possible, the following recommendations must be followed during treatment:

wipe your face only with clean and individual towels;
make compresses only using sterile wipes;
stop using decorative cosmetics;
use drops and ointments correctly (the composition should remain between the diseased eyelid and the conjunctiva).

Important! Remember that the cause of the appearance of purulent inflammation in the eyes can be reduced immunity, gastrointestinal diseases and endocrine disorders. It is necessary to undergo regular examinations in order to prevent the disease in time.

Swollen upper eyelid with purulent inflammation

What not to do during treatment

In order not to worsen your condition and get rid of barley as soon as possible, during treatment the patient should not:

wear contact lenses;
cover the eye with a bandage;
touch your eyes with unwashed hands and scratch them;
apply warm compresses if the eyelid begins to twitch;
open the purulent sac on your own to quickly get rid of the sore;
use cosmetics within a week after finishing treatment to avoid relapses.

You will have to give up contact lenses for a while

If barley occurs consistently several times a year, a complete examination of the body is required. Treatment of such an ailment will require serious drug treatment; folk remedies are not enough.

Important! Most drops and ointments for barley are not suitable for use by pregnant and breastfeeding women. The potent active substance in their composition can pass into breast milk and harm the baby.

Remedy for stye on the eye

Soda in folk remedies for treating barley

1 tsp. Put baking soda in a cup and pour a glass of boiling water, as soon as it cools slightly, moisten a cotton swab in this solution and dip the stye on the eye several times. It’s better to catch the disease at the very beginning (HLS 2011, No. 9, p. 31)

Traditional treatment with tansy

As soon as barley appears, you need to eat 5-6 tansy flowers with water. Repeat 4-5 times a day. Continue until it goes away. After this treatment, styes will no longer appear on the eyes.

Treatment of old stye on the eye at home with honey

If the barley is old and cannot break through, then the following folk recipe will help at home: with clean hands, knead the dough from flour and honey, make a cake and apply it to the eye overnight, tying it with a scarf. If the stye does not break through, then apply the same compress the next night. This folk remedy works 100%. You can also treat boils. (healthy lifestyle recipe 2009 No. 22, p. 29)

Treatment of stye on the eye with liniment

To cure barley, you need to buy synthomycin liniment ointment at the pharmacy. Apply on the eyelid and the swelling will go down immediately. And new sores will not appear (healthy lifestyle recipe 2009 No. 6, p. 32).

Salt in the treatment of barley.

If barley appears, you need to heat salt in a frying pan, pour it into a bag and apply it to your eyelid. (healthy lifestyle recipe 2009 No. 10, p. 30)

Treatment of barley with low immunity

The girl suffered from bronchitis and colds all winter, and barley constantly popped up before her eyes. I contacted the newspaper with the question “how to get rid of styes.” An ophthalmologist of the highest category answers:

1) 3 tbsp. l. pour eyebright herbs with two glasses of boiling water, leave for 2 hours, strain. Use as eye baths, rinse with sterile cotton wool. 2) Take 5-6 dried tansy flowers orally 2-4 times a day. 3) Mix 1/4 tsp. sulfur powder with milk or coffee and drink this portion throughout the day. All these remedies together should get rid of styes for a long time (healthy lifestyle recipe 2008 No. 17, p. 22)

Sulfur in the treatment of barley at home

As a child, a woman was often tormented by styes in front of her eyes, 8-10 of them popped up, this continued for many years. Then her mother brought a piece of sulfur, crushed it into powder, spread butter on the bread and sprinkled it lightly with sulfur (on the tip of a knife). We used this remedy three times and the styes never appeared again. (healthy lifestyle recipe 2008 No. 20, p. 30)

Bay leaf

The woman constantly had barley appear before her eyes and did not go away for a long time; once she even had to undergo surgery to remove hardened pus. An employee advised her to use a folk remedy: when cooking food, add three times more bay leaves than usual, and chew bay leaves for three days without swallowing them. The woman followed all these recommendations and has since forgotten about this disease. (healthy lifestyle recipe 2008 No. 23, p. 30)

Boiled egg for the treatment of barley with folk remedies

Since childhood, women often had styes on their eyelids; various folk remedies were used for treatment, as well as dietary supplements with yeast, and even blood transfusions. But nothing helped get rid of them forever. One day, a neighbor advised me to apply a hot boiled egg wrapped in a cloth as soon as my eye itched. Keep the eggs until they cool completely. The woman used this recipe three or four times. After this 40 years there are no more problems. (healthy lifestyle recipe 2006 No. 8, p. 30, healthy lifestyle 2005 No. 9, p. 31)

Treatment with glycerin

If the eye begins to itch and the eyelid turns red from the inside, it means that a stye is brewing. Glycerin can help out at home. Apply a drop of glycerin to the sore spot inside the eyelid, then release the eyelid and rub lightly. The barley will not ripen, everything will pass quickly, in 1 day. (healthy lifestyle recipe 2005 No. 5, p. 31)

Garlic

If barley is ripening, you need to wipe the eyelid with a clove of garlic, peeled from the film. (healthy lifestyle recipe 2004 No. 10, p. 18, healthy lifestyle 2000 No. 23, p. 20)

Preventive measures

Preventing the occurrence of purulent inflammation is much easier than treating a painful eyelid. To prevent stye from appearing, you should stop using foreign cosmetics, carefully monitor the sterility of your contact lenses and avoid touching your eyes with dirty hands. During the course of the disease, you should use only personal utensils and your own towel.

Diet for the prevention of barley

Various variations of an infectious disease

Prevention

It is easier to prevent any disease than to treat it later, and stye on the eyelid is no exception. Prevention is as follows:

We need to strengthen our immunity. This is facilitated by a balanced diet, a healthy lifestyle and hardening.
Don't rub your eyes with your hands. This habit can cause eye infections.
Any infectious diseases must be treated promptly.
Use only high-quality cosmetics and facial care products.

A stye on the eye is not that uncommon. If you start treating this disease in a timely manner, you can get rid of eyelid swelling in just a few days. You should not heat the stye if a purulent head has already appeared . Any warming procedures in this case can become an impetus for the spread of infection.