Fungi or mycosis thrive in warm, humid places. Therefore, the human body is more suitable for the life of entire colonies of various fungi. Hygiene, healthy food, sports and strong immunity protect us from parasites, but do they always do it?
Possible reasons
- Tight and uncomfortable shoes. The constant debate in tight shoes leads to the fact that bacteria multiply rapidly from sweat and dust. They remain on your feet, inside your shoes, on your toes, and on the floor you walked on. Thus the "bouquet" spreads throughout the house and rises on the "new" clean feet of your family.
- Poor shoe material, non-ventilated fabric or dermantine. The same "choking" effect of the feet, as in narrow but beautiful shoes.
- Non-compliance with hygiene in public places. Never go barefoot in the steam room, swimming pool, showers and sauna. Disposable slippers do not protect against slipping on the tiles, but mainly from the exchange of foreign bacteria.
- Personal objects. Do not lend socks, towels, tights, shoes, knee-highs, manicure sets for yourself or someone else. In the dressing room, use your clean nylon stocking.
- Immune problems. Weak or temporarily weakened immunity does not tolerate viral and fungal attacks well. This includes people diagnosed with diabetes, AIDS, psoriasis, varicose veins, vascular disease, and obesity.
- Failure to comply with the rules of foot hygiene. Wash them daily with soap, change socks, cut your nails once a week. Wash your shoes every few weeks or more.
- Corn, corns, cracks, excessive sweating. Improper treatment or lack of it, neglect of care and hygiene of painful foci.
Signs for stages of development
Often the external manifestations of the fungus are absent, do not attract attention or do not bother the patient. It is important to identify symptoms as soon as possible and see a doctor.
- First stage: blurry or mild.
- peeling of the skin of the foot, especially between the toes;
- the appearance of blisters on the skin of the fingers, which burst and bring discomfort;
- small wounds or cracks at the site of the blisters;
- unpleasant smell;
- changes in the structure, color and thickness of the nail; yellow spots, whitish streaks, thickening and porosity of the plate.
- Second stage: squamous-hyperkeratotic.
- Third stage: intertriginous.
- Fourth stage: dyshidrotic.
Most of the time, the fungus chooses the thumb, which infects everyone else. Mostly men are sick: they sweat more, so their feet are at a high risk of developing the disease.
Itchy feet, the skin between the toes is covered with white crusts, there is an intensifying burning sensation. It becomes impossible to ignore anxiety.
Mycosis penetrates deep into the epidermis: the skin between the fingers becomes inflamed, wet and flaking. Wet, painful wounds and cracks remain open. They ooze and hurt. It becomes almost impossible to walk. The focus of inflammation has clearly defined edges.
The skin of the foot is completely affected. Blisters and blisters cover the feet, filled with fluid. It is impossible to move, the wounds are very sore and itchy.
Nail treatment is long - from 1-2 months, if the symptoms appeared in the first stage and a dermatologist helped you in time. Neglected forms, even the strongest therapy cannot heal quickly.
Therapies
Treatment can only be decided after confirming the diagnosis. For example, foot peeling is a typical seasonal dermatitis. Taking it for nail fungus on the big toes and treating it with vinegar at home, the skin will suffer doubly. And the improvement will not come.
Traditional methods are good in the early stages or as an adjunct therapy. Doctors warn that home remedies remove only external manifestations. A relapse will surely happen when the immune system is weakened. The drug is suitable for all stages.
Drug
The doctor conducts the treatment with the help of a complex:
- antifungal ointments, foams, creams and tablets;
- pharmaceutical preparation solutions and "speakers";
- immunostimulants and vitamins.
The laser is gaining popularity. The procedure is intended primarily for the plate and no tablets are needed. There are contraindications to treatment (pregnancy, lactation, oncology, skin damage), so it is not a universal and even expensive method.
With an advanced form, antifungal drugs are changed several times per course due to the dependence of mushrooms on the active substance. Affected nails are removed in a hospital. The legs regularly hover and clean themselves of scabs, flaky skin, if this is not a neglected type (no open wounds).
Home and leisure footwear are well disinfected or thrown away. The socks are washed, boiled and ironed at the maximum allowable temperature. Assign all bedding, clothes you touch with your feet, and shower accessories just for you during the treatment. Wash them thoroughly after use to avoid re-infection.
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These home remedies are always available to relieve symptoms before your first visit to the doctor.
- Potatoes.
Boil the washed peels and mash them. Pour the boiling potato broth into a bowl and heat the legs. After your feet are cooked through, rub the puree on your feet. Soak for a while until the compress has cooled. Rinse with lukewarm water and grease the hearths with lard (pay attention to the inside).
- Table vinegar.
Mix in equal parts with water and form an elastic dough. Apply firmly on the nail and fix it with a plaster. Protect the delicate skin of your finger with a film or plaster so that the acid does not damage the epidermis. Change the compress every day for 4-5 days until the plate comes off.
Second way. Collect 200 ml of vinegar and lower the washed chicken egg. Wait until the acid has completely consumed the shell and a homogeneous mixture is formed. She is smeared with sore spots in the morning and evening for a month.
- Iodine.
The affected areas are smeared daily with an iodine-soaked swab. There is a high risk of burning the skin and causing an increase in peeling, burning and dryness.
- Lemon juice.
A slice of lemon is applied for 8-10 days until the nail is separated.
Compresses with caustic, acidic and burning mixtures should not be used if the skin has wounds and cracks. The neglected form is an open wound, in which even water brings sharp pain.
- Garlic.
A folk remedy against all diseases confidently fights bacteria and fungi. Take 50 grams of butter and a crushed clove of garlic, mix and let it brew for 24 hours. Apply to the diseased areas in the evening after washing the feet, the treatment lasts 30 days.
- Salt baths.
The mushroom is destroyed with sea salt. Pour a tablespoon of salt into a bowl of water in the evening and steam your feet.
- Rowan.
Fresh green leaves are ground into porridge and a polyethylene wrap is prepared overnight. The result of the folk remedy will be noticeable after 10 days.
- Tana, chamomile and violet.
Herbs are mixed in equal parts and boiled with boiling water. Hot-infused gauze is wrapped around the feet. Change the compress as it dries and apply only at home at rest.
- Propolis.
Smear the affected areas daily until the symptoms go away.
- Coffee.
Natural black coffee is brewed and left to cool. They put the limbs with the mushroom in the drink and hover. Do this carefully so that the coffee residues do not move. Look for good grains that aren't overcooked. This procedure relieves the symptoms and helps the dead skin shed painlessly.
- Horseradish.
Grate fresh horseradish. You just need a teaspoon for the compress. Do this at night whenever you cut your nails. Keep going until a new healthy dish grows. Be very careful: horseradish stings a lot on mucous membranes and open wounds.
If you do not have an advanced form, the symptoms have just appeared and the doctor has confirmed the assumptions, then alternative methods sometimes help completely heal. Also, nail removal methods can become a lifeline when the doctor prescribes surgical removal.