It is not difficult to catch a fungus on the foot, sometimes it is enough to touch a sick animal or person with the foot, palm, nails and head, including the hairs on the head and skin. Or use contaminated items (comb, even clothing). The fungus often infects people who don't think about prevention.
How to deal with a fungus
The disease is common and causes many inconveniences for the infected person. There are several symptoms that accompany the disease. Let's consider the signs in more detail:
- Blisters or blemishes form between the toes, gradually the blemishes begin to grow, completely affecting the foot or palm.
- There is intense itching in the affected area.
- Skin peeling starts, the fungus reaches other parts of the body.
More often, the fungus affects the feet and nails, the plaques turn yellow - grayish, thickened. Gradually, the fungus destroys the nail completely.
natural treatments
If the patient is diagnosed with fungal foot disease, immediate elimination of the disease is necessary. Treatment takes place in several ways. For example, at the hospital, the doctor prescribes medicines, ointments and special creams to help eliminate the fungus between the fingers. Funds are individually selected and not always suitable for the patient.
Don't forget the folk remedies that involve herbal treatments. Let's consider the main treatment methods:
- If the fungus has infected your toenails, it is recommended to spray your feet well in warm salt water and baking soda. When the bath has cooled down, dry your feet, squeeze a drop of lemon juice under each nail. Then sprinkle soda on the nail, the foam will appear due to the acid-base reaction. When the procedure is finished, put on clean, dry socks.
- If the treatment is herbal, celandine is the best choice. It is recommended to lubricate the wound site with fresh celandine juice, celandine harvested in May-June is adequate, during this period the movement of the juice along the plant is more active.
- The lofant plant is known to help fight foot fungus. A special broth is prepared from the lofant, in which the legs rise. The first results are noticeable after a day, when the skin between the toes stops scratching.
- Mint is considered an excellent remedy against fungi. Grind the mint and mix it with salt, then apply a compress to the sore spot and rewind it with a special dressing, put on your socks and go to bed.
- People often use carrot juice, mix it with vinegar and lubricate the wounds with a remedy.
- Strong, natural coffee will become a wonderful remedy for fungi. You will need to brew strong coffee, strain it into a separate container where the feet are steamed, and add vinegar to the water. Later, the solution should be cleaned well between the toes.
- Garlic is beneficial for an effective fight against foot fungus. Rub some chives into the gruel, rub the stitches between your toes before going to bed, put on clean socks and go to rest. In the morning, dampen a cotton swab in vinegar and clean the spots again.
There are many folk recipes, you should try everything to choose one that works.
How to prepare a fungus ointment
Using herbs and complementary products, it is possible to prepare a good ointment that is effective against diseases that affect the spaces between the toes.
- Take a chicken egg, put it in a glass jar. The egg is poured with vinegar, placed for a while in a dark place. After a few days, the eggshell dissolves. The remaining thin film will need to be removed and discarded. A spoon of butter is added, the mixture is mixed, removed again to a dark place, now for a day. Ointment treatment is carried out within a week. The results are visible immediately. If you properly lubricate the points between your toes with the ointment created, after complete recovery, the fungus will not disturb for long.
- It is permissible to make an ointment with Indian onions, a long-known folk remedy. A small piece of Indian onion leaf can cure the disease for a long time. Take a sheet, crush it, move it with glycerin, then a cotton swab is smeared with ointment and the affected area is wiped with light strokes.
The result can be achieved if folk remedies are combined with drug treatment. Talk to your doctor before starting fungal treatment.
How to make compresses to get rid of fungus
Compresses are considered an effective method of combating fungi. For example, it is possible to make a celandine compress. Chop the plant well and boil it in water for 6 minutes, then cook the legs in the broth. If the disease is severely neglected, additional lotions must be applied.
Rowan juice helps to overcome illness. Use fruits and leaves, just squeeze the juice and apply it to the affected area. Treatment takes several weeks.
It is possible to treat the fungus with a tincture of lilac or propolis. Folk remedies include alcoholic tinctures with various herbs. For example, when the first unpleasant symptoms occur between the toes, the use of green radish leaves is allowed; in case of fungal diseases, flour is sprinkled on the affected areas. Many people choose to put flour in their socks and walk all day.
Treatment will be effective if essential oils are used. It is recommended to rub well into the nail plates and spaces between the toes.
Prevention of fungal diseases
Effective treatment is good, but it is better not to treat the disease, but to prevent it. It is worth taking foot fungus prevention methods seriously. Herbs won't help if the illness is severe, you will have to think about performing a set of therapeutic measures.
External medicines do not always help in the treatment, sometimes it is necessary to use internal medicines, for example, all kinds of vitamins. Only the professional has the right to prescribe any medication. Remember that quality treatment requires patience and strength, procedures must be carried out systematically.
Sometimes, the patient is even forced to adhere to a diet that consists of eating foods that contain antifungal components. For example, treatment will include medication and daily carrot or apple juice. It pays to treat the disease in a complex way, one needs to think about shoes - without shoes and allowing the skin on the legs to breathe.
Treatment includes ongoing prevention: walking often barefoot, for example, stiffens the legs. It is necessary to be aware of the simplest rules when using public places. In the sauna or at the pool, just wear your own slippers, clothing is also an individual piece. Remember that the fungus needs to be treated; starting procedures early will ensure minimal unpleasant consequences.