Molds, and Flowers, and Dust Mites, Oh MY!

My Eyes Still Are Swollen...Zinc? Celiac?

My eyes continue to be inflamed and have flaky skin.  I'm starting to wonder if I should try avoiding things like caffeine and alcohol to see if the inflammation will go away.  This morning, I considered drinking tea instead of my normal americano, but i just didn't make it that far.  I've also considered trying zinc as I know some forms of eczema can be from a lack of zinc.

My mom sent me an article talking about how some sorts of eczema and depression can be tied to ciliac disease. (http://www.celiaccentral.org/Do_I_Have_Celiac_/13/)  There are several individuals i know that have had this diagnosed by doctors, and not as part of this fad diagnosis going around.  One individual is a family member, so it's possible that I might suffer from this, but the eczema description wasn't on the right part of my body (elbows, and knees, not mouth and eyes). 

One of my friends though found great relief from changing her diet and avoiding all sorts of gluten.  Her carpel tunnel syndrome and ability to sleep have improved drastically.  I actually never knew how bad some of her problems were until she went to see a specific doctor about her symptoms.   

Why I Love Allergy Eye Drops, but hate to put them in!

OK, I'm one of those people who loves to be outside, but hates allergies.  Allergies are pretty much a constant part of my life though, between food allergies, and asthma, and pollen.  Most of the year, my eyes don't bother me at all, but for about a month and a half- (early May to mid-June in Seattle) I find that my eyelids stick to my eyes.  Given that it's summer and the weather is getting to "perfect" I just can't stay inside.  I want to bike, walk, and rollerblade.

However, my eyes water.  This is dreadfully annoying, as I'm sure anyone can imagine.  Instead, I'll resign myself to putting in eye drops.  This has always been an ordeal for me.  Even though I was a swimmer and could open my eyes underwater, drops in my eyes is not enjoyable.  For years, it took my mom making me lay down, putting drops in the corner of my eyes and then prying the lids apart with two hands.  As I've gotten older, I can do this myself now, but I still end up dropping them into the corner of my eye with it closed, opening my eye, and then spinning in circles as they drops go to work... I"m sure it's pretty comical, really.  Dropping them onto the skin though is causing some of the antihistamine cream I've been using on my eczema near my eyes. I really need to learn how to apply the drops directly in my eyes. 

Actually, what I need is the eye dropper from the picture above.  Their website is http://www.e-zeyemed.com/