Fungus or mycosis grows in hot and humid places. Therefore, the human body is very suitable for the life of the whole colony of various fungi. Hygiene, healthy food, exercise and a strong immunity protect us from parasites, but is it always?
Possible reasons
- Tight and uncomfortable shoes. The constant debate in tight conditions led to the fact that bacteria multiply rapidly from sweat and dust. They remain on your feet, in your shoes, on your toes and on the floor you walk on. So, spread that "bouquet" all over the house and get the "new" clean feet of your house.
- Weak shoe material, unventilated fabric or dermantine. The same effect of "suffocation" of the feet, as on tight, but beautiful shoes.
- Ignoring cleanliness in public places. Do not go barefoot in steam baths, swimming pools, showers and saunas. Wearable slippers do not protect from slipping on the tiles, but mainly from the exchange of foreign bacteria.
- Personal belongings. Don’t borrow socks, towels, tights, shoes, knee -highs, manicure sets for yourself or others. In the installation room, use your clean nylon socks.
- Immune problems. Weakened or temporarily weakened immunity cannot cope with viral and fungal attacks. This includes people with a diagnosis of diabetes, AIDS, psoriasis, varicose veins, vascular disease and obesity.
- Failed to follow foot hygiene rules. Wash daily with soap, change socks, cut nails once a week. Wash your shoes every few weeks or so.
- Corns, calluses, cracks, excessive sweating. Improper treatment or lack thereof, neglect of care and painful focus hygiene.
Marks according to stage of development
Often, external manifestations of the fungus are absent, do not attract attention or do not bother the patient. It is important to identify symptoms as early as possible and see a doctor.
- The first stage: fuzzy or light.
- peeling of the skin of the feet, especially between the toes;
- the appearance of blisters on the skin of the fingers, which rupture and bring discomfort;
- small wounds or cracks at the site of the blister;
- unpleasant smell;
- changes in nail structure, color and thickness; yellow spots, whitish lines, thickening and porosity of the plate.
- Second stage: squamous-hyperkeratotic.
- Third level: interconnected.
- Fourth stage: dyshidrotic.
More often than not, the fungus picks up the thumb, which infects others. Most men are sick: they sweat increased, therefore feet are at high risk of contracting the disease.
Itchy feet, the skin between the toes is covered with a white crust, there is a growing burning sensation. It becomes impossible to ignore anxiety.
Mycosis penetrates deep into the epidermis: the skin between the fingers becomes inflamed, becomes wet and flaky. The cracked and cracked wet wounds are still there. They melt and hurt. It became almost impossible to walk. The focus of inflammation has a clear margin.
The skin of the feet is completely affected. Blisters and blisters cover the feet, bursting with fluid. Impossible to move, sore and itchy wounds.
Long nail treatment - from 1-2 months, if symptoms appear in the first stage and a dermatologist helps you in a timely manner. Neglected forms, even the strongest therapies cannot heal quickly.
Therapy
It is possible to decide on treatment only after confirming the diagnosis. For example, peeling on the feet is a common seasonal dermatitis. Taking it for nail fungus on big toes and treating it with vinegar at home, the skin will suffer twice as much. And improvement will not come.
Traditional methods are either in the early stages or as adjunctive therapy. Doctors warn that home treatment only eliminates external manifestations. Relapses will inevitably occur when the immune system is weakened. The drug is suitable for all levels.
Medicine
Doctors carry out treatment with the help of complex:
- antifungal ointments, foams, creams and tablets;
- pharmaceutical preparation solutions and "speakers";
- immunostimulants and vitamins.
Lasers are becoming increasingly popular. This procedure is intended primarily for plates, and no tablets are required. There are contraindications to treatment (pregnancy, lactation, oncology, skin damage), so it is not a universal method, and even expensive.
With advanced forms, antifungal medications are changed several times per course due to the mushroom’s addiction to the active ingredient. The affected nails were removed at the hospital. The feet are often inflated and clean the crust, the skin peels off, if this is not the type to be ignored (no open wounds).
House and leisure shoes are disinfected or disposed of properly. Stockings are washed, boiled and ironed at the maximum allowable temperature. Allocate all bedding, clothing that you touch with your feet, as well as bath accessories just for yourself during treatment. Wash thoroughly after use to prevent re -infection.
ethnoscience
This residential remedy is always used to help relieve symptoms before your first visit to your doctor.
- Potatoes.
Boil the washed and mashed skin. Pour the hot potato broth into the basin and warm your feet. After steaming the feet well, rub the puree onto your feet. Soak briefly until the compress is cool. Rinse with warm water and grease the hearth with lard (make sure internal).
- Table vinegar.
Mix in equal parts with water and make an elastic dough. Apply vigorously on the nails and secure with a plaster. Cover the soft finger skin with a film or plaster so that the acid does not damage the epidermis. Change the compress daily for 4-5 days until the plate comes out.
The second way. Collect 200 ml of vinegar and lower the washed chicken eggs. Wait until the acid runs out of shells and a homogeneous mixture is formed. He was smeared with sore spots in the morning and evening for a month.
- Iodine.
The affected area is smeared with a tampon soaked in iodine daily. There is a high risk of burning the skin and provoking increased exfoliation, burning and dryness.
- Lemon juice.
A slice of lemon is used for 8-10 days until the nails are separated.
Compresses with a mixture of caustic, sour, burning should not be used if the skin suffers from cuts and cracks. The neglected form is an open wound, getting into the water and even bringing acute pain.
- Garlic.
A folk remedy against all diseases confidently fights bacteria and fungi. Take 50 grams of butter and crushed garlic cloves, mix and leave for up to 24 hours. Apply on the diseased area in the evening after washing the feet, the treatment lasts for 30 days.
- Salt bath.
The fungus is crushed with sea salt. Put a tablespoon of salt in a bowl of water in the evening and steam your feet.
- Rowan.
Fresh green leaves are ground into porridge and compresses with polyethylene are made overnight. The results of the people's treatment will be visible after 10 days.
- Burrow, chamomile and violet.
Herbs are mixed in equal parts and boiled with boiling water. Gauze with a warm infusion wrapped around the legs. Change the compress while drying and apply only at home during rest.
- Propolis.
Lubricate the affected area daily until the symptoms disappear.
- Coffee.
Natural black coffee is brewed and left to cool. They insert limbs with fungus into the drink and inflate. Do it carefully so that the rest of the coffee does not mess up. Find good grains that are not overcooked. This procedure relieves symptoms and helps dead skin disappear without pain.
- Horse Horse.
Grate fresh radish. You only need one teaspoon to compress. Do it at night every time you cut your nails. Continue until a new healthy plate grows. Be careful - carrots sting on the mucous membranes and open wounds.
If you do not have further forms, the symptoms are new, and the doctor has confirmed his guess, then alternative methods sometimes aid healing. Also, nail removal methods can be a way of life when a doctor prescribes removal surgery.