This post is for those of you who thought I was crazy to treat my daughter’s pink eye with breast milk (Breast Milk Cures Conjunctivitis) and then treat my own pink eye that way too (Heal Thy Self).
A newly published article from the Journal of Tropical Pediatrics describes how one pediatric practice switched from the use of antibiotic eye drops to mother’s milk (MM) drops for treatment of blocked tear ducts (known to physicians as “congenital nasolacrimal duct obstructions” and “infant epiphora” (watering of the eyes due to blocked ducts)). The PubMed abstract explains:
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Guess who has pink eye now? No, not the child whose conjunctivitis I cured with breast milk. Not the child I treated preventatively. I’ll give you one hint: this morning this person expressed breast milk into a waxed Dixie cup, leaned her head back and poured the milk into her own eye. I’m not saying who, I’m just sayin’. Sweet relief.

Two nights ago my preschooler complained that her right eye hurt and felt itchy. Sure enough, the inner corner of the eye was red and swollen with pus. Those are typical signs of bacterial conjunctivitis, commonly called “pink eye.”
Fortunately, one treatment for pink eye is painless and free: breast milk! With clean hands and my nipple rinsed with plain water (no soap), I simply hand-expressed some milk into my daughter’s eye. That sounds complicated and looks a bit ridiculous, I admit, but it’s a lot easier and cheaper than going to the doctor for prescription eye drops.
The trick is to …read more