They are a common part of the dermo process, specially when it gets really bad.I have gotten styes from kava before and am curious if others relate.
Also anyone know a good treatment they normally go away after a few days but are annoying
i think someone said awhile back that using antiseptic wet wipes helped alot.I have gotten styes from kava before and am curious if others relate.
Also anyone know a good treatment they normally go away after a few days but are annoying
Yes. I had trouble with styes, and I normally wear contacts. The suggestions by @Krunkie McKrunkface are all good ones. I typically stop wearing my contacts, switch to glasses and use warm/hot compress to get it to drain and clear. With the number of full time drinkers that have gotten them I consider it part of the dermo process because it tends to strike at the same time as the dermo hits full peel cycle.I have gotten styes from kava before and am curious if others relate.
Also anyone know a good treatment they normally go away after a few days but are annoying
That is one of the reasons I recommend to all kava drinkers to never rub your eyes again, especially immediately after waking. Get in the habit of gently and frequently washing the area around your eyes with soap and warm water, then dry with a washcloth that you then put in the laundry hamper to be washed in a machine with hot water and detergent. Paranoid? Sure! But also safe and effective.One time I got conjunctivitis (diagnosed pink-eye) and was drinking kava that week.
The pink-eye was caused by poor choices on my part and low immune system at the time, not directly the kava, however, there is a chance that the kava played a small or large role in contracting the pinkeye, so I'd like to mention it for that reason.
This doesn't strike me as paranoid. It's what I've been doing lately and seems to work well!That is one of the reasons I recommend to all kava drinkers to never rub your eyes again, especially immediately after waking. Get in the habit of gently and frequently washing the area around your eyes with soap and warm water, then dry with a washcloth that you then put in the laundry hamper to be washed in a machine with hot water and detergent. Paranoid? Sure! But also safe and effective.
I consider this one of, if not the worst, side effect of over consuming kava. Luckily, all of the general recommendations for reducing dermo will help also reduce the occurrence of styes (in my experience). Reduction in the amount of dried root material you consume being the most direct way - switching from microgrind to medium traditional prep, using a finer (smaller) mesh size, or the aluball which has a pretty fine mesh will all help if you continue to consume kava. You should also be aware that stopping completely sometimes makes dermo worse for a few days before it gets better. I find a better approach is to switch to a finer mesh, and avoid some of the finer ground kavas in my pantry for a few days helps get me over a dermo hump faster. YMMV.Most people won't experience this I'm sure, because they cycle usage better. I recently got a group of styes and/or chalizons in my eyelids after drinking kava too long without taking a break. It was a little over two months. I was using micronized instant kava. I did notice that my skin was looking dry and crepey on my face, but I thought it was related to something else. Also the mucus in my nose is super dry and sticky. Earwax was drier and pasty. My hands were super dry. The fingerprint scanner on my phone wouldn't read my fingerprint. All probably linked to over use. Then the styes started. Both eyes, some looked and acted like styes on the inside of the lid and I also have what looks like a chalizon on the outside of the eyelid. Of course I STOPPED drinking kava, but now it is a long road to getting back to normal. Here are some pictures that show the progression from small to big. For a couple of days my upper lid was swollen too. I get that I should have been more careful and kept track of when I started and exactly how much I was drinking each day. That's why I say that most people probably wouldn't experience this. But I'm sure that this is what happens when you do.