Patient Comments: Pink Eye - Contagious

Question:Did your pinkeye spread to any other members of your family?

Comment from: Emmalou, 13-18 Female (Caregiver) Published: December 05

My son has pink eye. It has been going around the school. We are washing hands and all surfaces and towels, etc. We have four younger children. Warm Chamomile tea bags left on the eyes for 10 minutes multiple times a day do help. Dabbing a cotton ball in the tea and brushing the eye lid help for younger children who do not like to sit still.

Comment from: Martiann, 55-64 Female (Patient) Published: February 02

I got pinkeye about two weeks ago. When the heat came on my eyes would tear up. I tried allergy eye drops and that didn't help. I changed to hypo-allergenic mascara and my eyes watered more. Going without makeup was terrible and finally I succumbed to the doctor and got antibiotic drops which burned dreadfully. Now I am feeling better and hope that eye disease is gone forever. I am 62 and never had anything like this before. I may have gotten it from my grandchildren. My daughter had it 2 1/2 years ago when she had her 2nd baby. She couldn't see how to back up and hit a fence on her way to the hospital. Her episode lasted a week.

Published: January 04

Yes. 33 year old female, mother, had pink eye and now a week later the 3 year old female daughter has pink eye.


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