Fungi or mycoses grow in warm, humid places. For this reason, the human body is best suited for the life of colonies of various fungi. Hygiene, healthy food, exercise and strong immunity protect us from parasites, but are they always like that?
Possible reasons
- Tight, uncomfortable shoes. Continuous arguments in tight shoes cause bacteria to multiply rapidly from sweat and dust. They stay on your feet, inside your shoes, on your toes, and wherever you go. So the "bouquet" spreads all over the house and sits on your family's "new" clean feet.
- Weak shoe material, unventilated fabric or dermantine. The same effect with the "suffocation" of the feet, as in tight but beautiful shoes.
- Neglect of hygiene in public places. Never go barefoot in a steam bath, pool, shower or sauna. Disposable slippers are not protected from slipping on the plates, but mainly from the exchange of foreign bacteria.
- Personal belongings. Don't borrow socks, towels, tights, shoes, knee pads, manicures made for yourself or anyone else. Use clean nylon socks in a suitable room.
- Immunity problems. Weak or temporarily weakened immunity does not cope well with viral and fungal attacks. These include people diagnosed with diabetes, AIDS, psoriasis, varicose veins, vascular disease and obesity.
- Failure to follow the rules of foot hygiene. Wash them every day with soap, change socks, trim your nails once a week. Wash your shoes once or more every few weeks.
- Corn, callus, cracks, excessive sweating. Improper treatment or lack of care, care and hygiene of painful tricks.
Signs according to stages of development
Often the fungus has no external manifestations, does not cause attention or disturb the patient. It is important to identify the symptoms as soon as possible and consult a doctor.
- First stage: blurred or light.
- peeling of the skin of the feet, especially between the toes;
- the appearance of bubbles that explode and cause discomfort on the skin of the fingers;
- small wounds or cracks at the site of the blister;
- unpleasant odor;
- changes in the structure, color and thickness of the nail; yellow spots, whitish streaks, thickening and porosity of the plaque.
- Second stage: squamous-hyperkeratotic.
- Third stage: intertriginous.
- Fourth stage: dyshidrotic.
Often, the fungus chooses someone else, which infects everyone. Mostly men are sick: increased sweating, so the legs are at high risk of developing the disease.
The feet are itchy, the skin between the toes is covered with white crusts, there is an intensified burning sensation. It is impossible to ignore the anxiety.
Mycosis penetrates deep into the epidermis: the skin between the fingers becomes inflamed, moisturized and peels. Painful wet wounds and cracks remain. They leak and get frustrated. It is almost impossible to walk. At the center of the inflammation are clearly defined edges.
The skin of the foot is completely affected. Blisters and blisters bend the legs, explode with liquid. It is impossible to move, the wounds hurt and itch a lot.
Nail treatment is a long time - if the symptoms appear in the first stage and a dermatologist helps you in time, it starts in 1-2 months. Neglected forms, even the strongest therapy, do not heal quickly.
Therapy
Treatment can be decided only after confirming the diagnosis. For example, peeling the feet is a typical seasonal dermatitis. If you take nail fungus on your thumbs and treat it with vinegar at home, the skin will suffer twice as much. And there will be no improvement.
Traditional methods are good in the early stages or as adjuvant therapy. Doctors warn that home remedies will only eliminate the external manifestations. When the immune system is weakened, a relapse will inevitably occur. The drug is suitable for all stages.
Medication
The doctor treats with the help of the complex:
- antifungal ointments, foams, creams and tablets;
- pharmacy preparation solutions and "speakers";
- immunostimulants and vitamins.
Lasers are gaining popularity. The procedure is mainly for the plate and no tablets are required. There are contraindications to treatment (pregnancy, lactation, oncology, skin lesions), so it is not a universal method, but also expensive.
With an advanced form, antifungal drugs are changed several times per course due to the dependence of the fungus on the active substance. Affected nails are removed in a hospital. The feet regularly fly and clean the bark, the skin of the bark, if it is not a kind of careless (no open wounds).
Home and leisure shoes are either well disinfected or discarded. Socks are washed, boiled and ironed at the maximum allowable temperature. Set aside all treatment sheets, clothes you touch with your feet, as well as shower accessories only for yourself during the treatment. Wash them thoroughly after use to prevent re-infection.
ethnology
These home remedies are always ready to help your doctor eliminate the symptoms before your first visit.
- Potato.
Cook and mash the washed shells. Pour hot potato juice into a basin and warm your feet. After steaming your feet well, rub the puree on your feet. Soak the compress for a while until it cools. Rinse with warm water and lubricate the stove with lard (make sure it is inside).
- Table vinegar.
Mix in equal parts with water and make an elastic dough. Apply tightly to the nail and fix with a plaster. Protect the delicate skin of the finger with a film or plaster so that the acid does not damage the epidermis. Change the compress daily for 4-5 days until it comes to the plate.
The second way. Collect 200 ml of vinegar and lower the washed chicken egg. Eat the pickled crust completely and wait until a homogeneous mixture is formed. For a month, it is infected with painful spots in the morning and evening.
- Iodine.
Affected areas are stained daily with a swab soaked in iodine. There is a high risk of skin burns and increased peeling, burning and dryness.
- Lemon juice.
A slice of lemon is applied for 8-10 days until the nail is separated.
Compressors with caustic, acidic, flammable mixtures should not be used if there are wounds and cracks in the skin. The negligent shape creates an open wound that brings even sharp pain into the water.
- Garlic.
Folk remedies against all diseases confidently fight bacteria and fungi. Take 50 grams of butter and a clove of crushed garlic, mix and infuse for 24 hours. In the evening, after washing your feet, apply to the affected areas, the treatment lasts 30 days.
- Salt baths.
Mushrooms are destroyed by sea salt. In the evening, add a tablespoon of salt to a bowl of water and steam your feet.
- Rowan.
Fresh green leaves are ground into porridge and prepared overnight compress with polyethylene. The results of folk remedies will be noticeable after 10 days.
- Burrow, chamomile and purple.
The herbs are mixed in equal parts and boiled in boiling water. Wrap the legs in gauze with a warm infusion. Replace the compress as it dries and apply only at home.
- Propolis.
Apply stain daily to the affected areas until symptoms disappear.
- Coffee.
Black natural coffee is brewed and allowed to cool. They put their mushroom limbs in a drink and flew away. Be careful not to mix the coffee grounds. Look for good uncooked grains. This procedure relieves symptoms and helps to remove dead skin painlessly.
- Horseradish.
Drag fresh horseradish. You only need one teaspoon for the compress. Do this every time you cut your nails. Continue until a new healthy plate grows. Be extremely careful - horseradish stings a lot on the mucous membranes and open wounds.
If you do not have an advanced form, the symptoms reappear and the doctor has confirmed the estimates, alternative methods sometimes help to improve completely. Also, when your doctor prescribes surgical removal, nail cleaning techniques can become a lifeline.