Fungi, or mycoses, thrive in warm, humid places. Therefore, the human body is best suited to the life of whole colonies of different fungi. Hygiene, healthy eating, exercise and strong immunity protect us from parasites, but always?
Possible reasons
- Tight, uncomfortable shoes. Constant debates in tight shoes mean that bacteria multiply quickly through sweat and dust. You stay on your feet, in your shoes, on your toes, and on the ground you walked on. In this way, the "bouquet" spreads throughout the house and reaches the "new" clean feet of your household.
- Bad shoe material, unventilated fabric or dermantine. The same effect of "choking" the feet as with tight but beautiful shoes.
- Disregard of hygiene in public places. Never go barefoot in the steam room, pool, showers and sauna. Disposable slippers do not protect against slipping on the tiles, but against the exchange of foreign bacteria.
- Personal possessions. Do not borrow socks, towels, tights, shoes, knee socks, or manicures for yourself or anyone else. Use your clean nylon sock in the locker room.
- Immune problems. A weak or temporarily weakened immunity does not cope well with virus and fungal infections. This includes people diagnosed with diabetes, AIDS, psoriasis, varicose veins, vascular disease, and obesity.
- Failure to follow foot hygiene rules. Wash them with soap every day, change socks, and trim your nails once a week. Wash your shoes every few weeks or more.
- Corns, calluses, cracks, excessive sweating. Improper treatment or lack of it, neglect of care and hygiene of painful flocks.
Signs according to stages of development
Often the external manifestations of the fungus are absent, do not cause attention or do not disturb the patient. It is important to identify symptoms and see a doctor as early as possible.
- First stage: blurry or mild.
- Peeling of the skin of the feet, especially between the toes;
- the appearance of blisters on the skin of the fingers, which will burst and cause discomfort;
- small wounds or tears at the site of the blisters;
- unpleasant smell;
- Changes in the structure, color and thickness of the nail; yellow spots, whitish stripes, thickening and porosity of the plate.
- Second stage: squamous cell hyperkeratosis.
- Third stage: intertriginous.
- Fourth stage: dyshidrotic.
Most often, the fungus chooses the thumb that infects everyone else. Most of the time, men are sick: they have sweated a lot, so the feet are at high risk of developing the disease.
The feet itch, the skin between the toes is covered with white crusts, there is an increased burning sensation. It becomes impossible to ignore fear.
The mycosis penetrates deep into the epidermis: the skin between the fingers becomes inflamed, wet and flakes off. Open painful moist wounds and cracks are left behind. They ooze and hurt. It becomes almost impossible to go. The focus of inflammation has well-defined edges.
The skin of the foot is completely affected. Blisters and blisters cover the feet and burst with fluid. Impossible to move, the sores are sore and very itchy.
Nail treatment is long - from 1-2 months, when symptoms appeared in the first stage and a dermatologist helped you on time. Neglected forms, even the most powerful therapy, cannot heal quickly.
Therapies
Treatment can only be decided upon after the diagnosis has been confirmed. For example, peeling the feet is a typical seasonal dermatitis. If you take it for nail fungus on your big toes and treat it with vinegar at home, your skin suffers twice. And the improvement won't come.
Traditional methods work well in the early stages or as ancillary therapy. Doctors warn that home remedies only remove external manifestations. Relapse will certainly happen when the immune system is weakened. Medicines are suitable for all stages.
drug
The doctor carries out treatment with the help of a complex:
- antifungal ointments, foams, creams and tablets;
- Solutions and "speakers" of pharmacy preparation;
- Immune stimulants and vitamins.
The laser is becoming increasingly popular. The procedure is primarily platter and no tablets are required. There are contraindications to treatment (pregnancy, lactation, oncology, skin damage), so it is not a universal method, and it is also expensive.
With an advanced form, antifungal drugs are changed several times per course due to the dependence of fungi on the active ingredient. The affected nails are removed in a hospital. Legs rise regularly and clean up scabs and flaky skin, if this is not a neglected type (no open wounds).
Household and casual shoes are either well disinfected or thrown away. The socks are washed, boiled and ironed at the maximum permissible temperature. Assign all bedding, clothing that you touch with your feet, and shower accessories for yourself only during the treatment. Wash them thoroughly after use to avoid re-infection.
Ethnosciences
These home remedies are always available to help relieve symptoms before your first visit to the doctor.
- Potatoes.
Boil and puree the washed bowls. Pour hot potato broth into a basin and warm your legs. After you've steamed your feet well, rub the puree into your feet. Soak for a while until the compress cools down. Rinse with warm water and grease the stove with lard (necessarily inside).
- Vinegar.
Mix in equal parts with water and make an elastic dough. Apply firmly to the nail and secure with a plaster. Protect the sensitive skin of the finger with a film or plaster to prevent the acid from damaging the epidermis. Change the compress daily 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 eaten the peel and a homogeneous mixture forms. It was smeared with sores in the morning and evening for a month.
- Iodine.
The affected areas are smeared daily with a tampon soaked in iodine. There is a high risk that the skin will burn itself and cause flaking, burning and dryness.
- Lemon juice.
A lemon wedge is applied for 8-10 days until the nail is severed.
Compresses with corrosive, acidic, 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 acute pain.
- Garlic.
A folk remedy for all diseases confidently fights bacteria and fungi. Take 50 grams of butter and a clove of garlic, mix and let steep for 24 hours. Apply to diseased areas in the evening after washing your feet. The treatment lasts 30 days.
- Salt baths.
The fungus is destroyed with sea salt. In the evening, put a tablespoon of salt in a bowl of water and steam your feet.
- Rowan.
Fresh green leaves are ground to a pulp and a compress made with polyethylene overnight. The result of the folk remedy will be noticeable after 10 days.
- Burrow, chamomile and violet.
The herbs are mixed in equal parts and boiled with boiling water. Gauze with warm infusion is wrapped around the feet. Change the compress as it dries and only use it at home with a calm.
- Propolis.
Lubricate the affected areas daily until the symptoms go away.
- Coffee.
Black natural coffee is brewed and allowed to cool. You put the limbs with the mushroom in the drink and rise. Be careful not to stir up the coffee residue. Look for good grains that have not been overcooked. This procedure relieves symptoms and helps dead skin shed painlessly.
- Horseradish.
Grate fresh horseradish. You only need a teaspoon for the compress. Do it every time you cut your nails at night. Continue until a new healthy plate grows. Be extremely careful - horseradish pricks the mucous membranes and open wounds very hard.
If you are not in an advanced form, the symptoms have just appeared, and the doctor has confirmed the suspicions, alternative methods can sometimes help completely with the cure. Nail removal methods can also become this lifeline if the doctor prescribes surgical removal.