It is not difficult to get a foot fungus, sometimes it is enough to touch a sick animal or person with the foot, palm, nail and head, including the hair on the head and skin. Or use contaminated items (comb, even clothing). The fungus often infects people who do not think about prevention.
How to deal with a fungus
The disease is common and causes a lot of inconvenience to an infected person. There are a number of symptoms that accompany the disease. Let's consider the signs in more detail:
- Bubbles or spots form between the toes, gradually the spots begin to grow, completely affecting the foot or palm.
- There is severe itching in the affected area.
- Peeling of the skin begins, the fungus affects other parts of the body.
More often, the fungus affects the foot and nails, the plates become yellow - gray, thicken. Gradually, the fungus destroys the nail completely.
Natural treatments
If the patient is diagnosed with a fungal disease of the feet, it is required to proceed to immediate disposal of the disease. Treatment takes place in several ways. For example, in the hospital, the doctor prescribes medicines, special ointments and creams to help get rid of the fungus between the fingers. The funds are selected individually and are not always suitable for the patient.
Do not forget folk remedies that involve herbal treatment. Let's consider the main methods of treatment:
- If the fungus has infected your toenails, it is recommended to steam your feet well in warm water with salt and baking soda. When the bath cools down, wipe your feet dry, squeeze a drop of lemon juice under each nail. Then sprinkle soda on the nail, foam will appear due to the acid-base reaction. When the procedure is over, put on dry, clean socks.
- If the treatment is done with herbs, celandine is the best choice. It is recommended to lubricate the lesion site with fresh celandine juice, celandine plucked in May - June is suitable, during this period the movement of juice along the plant is most active.
- The lofant plant is known to help fight against fungus on the feet. A special broth is prepared from the lofant, in which the legs soar. The first results are noticeable after a day, when the skin between the toes stops itching.
- Mint is considered an excellent remedy in the fight against fungus. Grind the mint and mix with salt, then apply a compress to the sore spot and rewind with a special bandage, put on socks and go to bed.
- People often use carrot juice, mix it with vinegar and lubricate sore spots with a remedy.
- Strong natural coffee will become a wonderful remedy for fungus. You will need to brew strong coffee, strain it into a separate container where your feet are soared, then add vinegar to the water. Later, the solution must be thoroughly wiped between the toes.
- Garlic is beneficial to effectively fight against foot fungus. Rub a few chives into gruel, rub the places between the toes before going to bed, put on clean socks and go to rest. In the morning, moisten a cotton swab in vinegar, wipe the places again.
There are many folk recipes, you should try everything in order to choose an effective one.
How to prepare an ointment for fungus
Using herbs and complementary products, it is possible to prepare a good ointment that is effective against diseases affecting the spaces between the toes.
- Take a chicken egg, put in a glass jar. The egg is poured with vinegar, put for a certain time in a dark place. After a few days, the egg shell dissolves. The remaining thin film will need to be removed and discarded. A spoonful of butter is added, the mixture is mixed, re-removed to a dark place, now for a day. Treatment with ointment is carried out within a week. The results are visible immediately. If you properly lubricate the places between the toes with the created ointment, after complete recovery, the fungus will not disturb for a long time.
- It is permissible to prepare an ointment using Indian onions, a folk remedy has been known for a long time. A small piece of Indian onion leaf can cure the disease for a long time. Take a sheet, grind, displace with glycerin, then a cotton pad is smeared with ointment and the affected area is blotted with light movements.
The result can be achieved if folk remedies are intertwined 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 fighting fungus. For example, it is possible to make a compress from celandine. Thoroughly chop the plant and boil in water for 6 minutes, then steam the legs in the broth. If the disease is severely neglected, additional lotions should be applied.
Rowan juice helps to overcome the disease. Use berries and leaves, just squeeze the juice and apply to the affected area. The 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, it is permissible to use green radish leaves; in case of fungal diseases, flour is sprinkled on the affected areas. Many people choose to just put flour in their socks and walk around all day.
The treatment will be effective if essential oils are used. It is recommended to rub thoroughly into the nail plates and the 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 seriously the methods of preventing fungus on the feet. Herbs will not help if the disease is severe, you will have to think about carrying out a set of therapeutic measures.
External remedies do not always help with treatment, sometimes the use of internal drugs is required, for example, all kinds of vitamins. Only a professional has the right to prescribe any medication. Remember, quality treatment requires patience and strength, procedures must be performed systematically.
Sometimes the patient is even required to adhere to a diet consisting of eating foods that have antifungal components. For example, treatment will include medication and daily carrot or apple juice. It is worth treating the disease in a complex way, you will need to think about shoes - free and allowing the skin of the legs to breathe.
Treatment includes ongoing prevention: Frequent walking barefoot, for example, hardens the legs. It is required to pay attention to the simplest rules when using public places. In the sauna or swimming pool, use only your own slippers, clothes are also an individual item. Remember, the fungus needs to be treated; starting the procedures early will ensure a minimum of unpleasant consequences.