Mushrooms or roses thrive in warm and humid places. Therefore, the human body is best suited for the whole colonies of different fungi. Hygiene, healthy food, sports and strong immunity protect us from parasites, but do they always?
Possible reason
- Shoes are tight, uncomfortable. The constant debate in tight shoes leads to the fact that bacteria rapidly multiply from sweat and dust. They are still on your feet, inside your shoes, on your toes and on the floor where you walked. So "bouquet" spread throughout the house and is "on the feet" clean like new of your household.
- Poor shoe material, poor fabric or leather material. The "suffocating" effect of the feet is similar to wearing tight, beautiful shoes.
- Not interested in public hygiene. Never walk barefoot in a steam room, swimming pool, shower or sauna. Disposable slippers do not protect from slipping on tiles, but rather avoid the exchange of foreign bacteria.
- Personal belongings. Do not let yourself or others borrow socks, towels, tights, shoes, knee-high socks, manicures. In the fitting room, use your clean nylon socks.
- Immune problems. A weak or temporarily weakened immunity does not cope well with viral and fungal attack. This includes people diagnosed with diabetes, AIDS, psoriasis, varicose veins, vascular disease and obesity.
- Failure to comply with foot hygiene rules. Wash them every day with soap, change socks, and cut nails once a week. Wash your shoes every few weeks or so.
- Calves, calluses, cracks, heavy sweating. Improper treatment or lack of it, neglect the care and hygiene of the sores.
Signs according to each stage of development
Usually, the outward 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 seek medical attention.
- Initial stage: translucent or mild.
- peeling skin of the feet, especially between the toes;
- blisters on the skin of the fingers, rupture, causing discomfort;
- small wound or crack at the site of blisters;
- unpleasant smell;
- changes in nail structure, color, and thickness; yellow spots, white streaks, thick and spongy patches.
- The second stage: keratinized scales.
- Third stage: intertriginous.
- Fourth stage: resolution disorder.
More often than not, the fungus picks up the thumb, infecting others. Mainly men are sick: they have increased sweating, so the foot is at increased risk.
Itchy feet, white scaly skin between the toes, and an intense burning sensation. It becomes impossible to ignore anxiety.
The fungal disease penetrates deep into the epidermis: the skin between the fingers becomes inflamed, becomes wet and flakes off. The open wound and the wet crack remained. They oozed out and hurt. It is almost impossible to walk. The focus of inflammation has well-defined edges.
Foot skin is completely affected. Blisters, blisters covering the feet, discharge fluid. Unable to move, the wound is painful and itchy.
The duration of nail treatment is long - from 1-2 months, if symptoms appear in an early stage and a dermatologist has helped you in time. Neglected forms, even the most powerful therapies, cannot be healed quickly.
Therapy
Treatment can only be made after confirming the diagnosis. For example, peeling skin on the feet is a typical seasonal dermatitis. Take nail fungus toes and treat fungus with vinegar at home, the skin will be less painful. And the improvement won't come.
The traditional methods are good in the early stages or as an adjunct therapy. Doctors warn that home treatments only help to eliminate external manifestations. Relapses will inevitably occur when the immune system is weakened. The drug is suitable for all stages.
Medicine
The doctor conducts treatment with the help of a complex:
- antifungal ointments, foams, creams and tablets;
- solution and pharmaceutical dosage "talker";
- immunostimulants and vitamins.
Lasers are gaining popularity. This procedure is mainly for discs and does not need a tablet. There are cases of contraindications to treatment (pregnancy, lactation, cancer, skin damage), so it is not a common and also expensive method.
With its advanced form, the antifungal drug is changed many times in each treatment because the fungus is addictive with the active ingredient. The affected nails are removed in the hospital. Legs frequently fly up and clean scabs, flaky skin, if this is not an abandoned leg (no open wounds).
Household and leisure footwear or footwear is well sanitized or disposed of. Socks are washed, boiled and ironed at the maximum permissible temperature. Provide all bedding, clothes that you touch your feet, as well as bath accessories just for yourself during your treatment. Wash them thoroughly after use to avoid re-infection.
Ethnographic
These home remedies are available to help relieve your symptoms before you see your doctor for the first time.
- Potatoes.
Boil washed shells and blend well. Pour hot potato broth into a pot and warm your feet. After giving your feet a clean steam, rub the powdered powder mixture on your feet. Soak for a while until the compress cools. Rinse with warm water and grease the heater (make sure inside).
- Vinegar.
Mix equal parts with water and form a dough. Fasten the nail and fix with putty. Protect the delicate skin of your finger with a film or plaster so that the acid won't damage the cuticles. Change the bandage daily for 4-5 days until the flakes come off.
The second way. Take 200 ml of vinegar and lower the washed eggs. Wait until the acid finishes eating the skin and forms a homogeneous mixture. She was applied to the sore spots in the morning and evening for a month.
- Iodine.
Affected areas are covered with an iodine-soaked tampon daily. There is a high risk of skin burns and increased skin flaking, burning and dryness.
- Lemonade.
A slice of lemon is applied for 8-10 days until nails separate.
It is not recommended to use compresses containing a mixture of caustic soda, sour, or burning if the skin has wounds and cracks. The neglected form is an open, even watery wound that will cause acute pain.
- Garlic.
A folk remedy against all diseases confidently against bacteria and fungi. Take 50 grams of butter and crushed garlic clove, mix well and incubate for 24 hours. Apply to the affected area in the evening after washing the feet, the treatment lasts 30 days.
- Salt baths.
Fungi are killed with sea salt. Add a teaspoon of salt to a bowl of water in the evening and steam your feet.
- Rowan.
Fresh green leaves are ground into porridge and compressed with polyethylene for overnight. The results of the folk method will be noticed after 10 days.
- Peaches, chrysanthemums and violets.
The herbs are mixed into equal parts and boiled with boiling water. Gauze with warm infusion wrapped around the foot. Change the bandage when it's dry and apply it at home only when resting.
- Propolis.
Glue the affected area daily until symptoms disappear.
- The coffee.
Natural black coffee is brewed and allowed to cool. They put the mushroom to drink and fly. Be careful not to stir the grounds. Look for good grains that aren't overcooked. This procedure reduces symptoms and helps painless peeling of dead skin.
- Horseradish.
Fresh horseradish. You only need one teaspoon to compress. Do it at night every time you prune your nails. Continue until a new, healthy patch grows. Be extremely careful - horseradish burns a lot on mucous membranes and open wounds.
If you do not have an advanced form, new symptoms appear and the doctor has confirmed the conjecture, then alternative methods sometimes completely help cure the disease. In addition, nail removal methods can become a lifesaver when doctors recommend surgical removal.