Hi, I read this with interest because I had this problem & BrightLight mentioned about a possible allergy. Two years ago, I started to get itchy red bumps on my face, head, back & hands & a few months later, literally overnight, it felt like my moisturiser was burning my face & my head itched like mad. I also experienced more hair loss than usual. Along with this, I started getting sore, dry, gritty red eyes & the bumps got worse & wouldn't go. I was diagnosed with rosacea & put on antibiotics for months on end - it was horrendous & was affecting my job as I had to keep putting eye drops in which didn't work for long. After doing research on a rosacea forum, it turned out that some people found their problems cleared up after having food intolerance testing & cutting the offending foods out of their diet.
I was tested last autumn & was shocked to find out that I had become intolerant to dairy, eggs, yeast, brazil nuts, lentils, buckwheat & three types of grape. I cut those foods out of my diet for 12 weeks (yes, it was a pain but worth it) along with the antibiotics as they were not working anyway & my face & the itching cleared up within days but, significantly, my dry, sore eyes improved - no more blocked melbomian glands. I was also taking AD's & sleeping tablets & when I stopped those, the dry eyes cleared up completely. Yet another delightful meno symptom that flared up.
. If I eat foods containing milk or yeast, up come the bumps & I get eye irritation - many wines have the same effect. My eyes are slightly drier than they used to be before peri but not enough to need drops - I haven't used them for nearly a year now. I don't know if that is definitely causing your dry eyes but I thought, after my experience, that it was something I should mention about to you. Xx
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Topic: Dry eyes - advice appreciated (Read 5618 times)