Nail fungus and between the toes - how to quickly cure at home?

The fungal lesion of the skin (mycosis) between the fingers and onychomycosis (nail plates) is an unpleasant and common infectious disease.

The British call such a pathology “foot athlete”, since its development is associated with constant erased, during training by feet and sweaty socks - an ideal environment for the development of mycoses.

Judging by the fact that people are completely athletes, then every fifth “athlete” is sick with mycoses of this form.And this is only according to official figures.Often people are in no hurry to seek medical help for such “trifles”, begin to “beat the drums” only when the pathology exacerbates and takes on an extensive character.

Today there are many effective means of treating the fungus between the toes, including home ones.But you should know that the effectiveness of home remedies is noted with complex treatment with drugs, and as an independent drug, only at the beginning of the pathological process.

Who risks getting infected?

Nobody is safe from mycosis of the legs.Its development is predisposed to a warm and humid environment.They can become infected with them without even contacting directly with the patient himself.Disputes of mycosis have been living in various objects, clothes and shoes for a long time.There are people predisposed to the fungus and not predisposed, which can be immune to fungal infection, even with frequent contact with infected objects.

The factors of susceptibility are due to:

• A decrease in immune functions;
• Age and the presence of chronic infections;
• Strong sweating and a special composition of sweat, creating favorable ground for the development of mycosis.

Intodallic fungus and onychomycosis are more often susceptible to people whose legs constantly sweat and at the same time, there are many cracks, ulcers and pustular wounds on their skin.This may not be facilitated in size selected and poor -quality shoes, excessive activity, or frequent training, after which washing the legs and timely processing of skin damage is often ignored.

The development of the disease is often affected by intestinal dysbiosis, pregnancy, varicose states, flat feet and excess weight.

You can get infected with a fungus quickly, but quickly curing a fungus between the toes is quite problematic, since this process is long and you can’t do it alone with home remedies.

What does the interdal fungus look like?+ photo

The clinic of interdigital mycosis depends on the stage of infection.

1. In the weakly exposed, erased stage of the disease, in the inter -backing zone of the legs, insignificant cracks and light peeling of the skin on the feet appear.Most often, cracks appear on the skin in the intervals from the third finger to the little finger.

2. At the squamous-hyperkeratotic stage, the skin blushes and the exfoliation of its upper layer begins.Yellow corns are formed on the fingers, itching and burning appear in the affected areas.
3. The transition of the disease to the interginal stage is marked by swelling of the skin in interdigital zones, the development of erosions provoked by deep cracks.
4. Bubble formations appear in the dyshidrotic stage, accompanied by severe itchy symptoms.

Along with skin changes, from the second stage in the development of mycosis, the fungus affects the nails on the fingers.Their appearance is characterized by irregularities and growths, they are laying, covered with stripes, either spots of gray or yellow.With the development of the disease, their condition worsens, and the "jewelry" increase the size.

You can identify the presence of a fungus between the fingers with a very simple test yourself.It is necessary to make a warm solution of potassium permanganate to lilac color, immerse your legs and withstand a little.The skin on the feet will change the color to a darker tone, and affected by the fungus, will remain the same.

Treatment of nail fungus and legs at home, drugs and drugs

Tighting with the treatment of nail fungus and between the toes can provoke the spread of skin lesions on the hips, buttocks, breast and abdomen.Therapeutic techniques for interdigital fungus of the legs and onychomycosis in the house are due to the use of various drugs that are selected according to the severity of the disease.Better of course, if a doctor makes a appointment.

It is not known what effect the selected drugs will be called independently, it can be unpredictable.Before deciding on independent treatment, it is necessary to carefully familiarize yourself with the instructions and all the “underwater stones”, the chosen antifungal agent.

The most effective drugs of the legs fungus between the fingers are:

• A natural drug in the form of a gel gives a positive and high result with a 3-time use per day, from one week to a month.
• Tabbled forms and in the form of suspensions are effective in the treatment of damage caused by deep cracking of the skin, accompanied by erosion and purulent wounds.
• Antifungal ointments are applied to the affected areas throughout the treatment period.
• Frequent wiping the affected skin (up to 3-5 times) of alcohol solutions prevent fungal growth.
• At the same time, shoes and socks are disinfected with adding.

Before the treatment of pathological processes on the nail plates, it is necessary to soften them with a warm solution of soda with household soap (30 grams of soda and 20 grams of soap per liter of water) within half an hour.

Such preparation provides a deeper introduction of medical drugs into the structure of the nail.After steaming and drying, they proceed to drug manipulations.For this, they can be used:

1. Special antifungal varnishes.
2. Ointments from the fungus.
3. Sprays and solutions.

With an interdal fungus on the legs, folk remedies of treatment, with periodic success, are widely used to this day in the form of baths, compresses and decoctions of herbs.

Folk remedies for the treatment of fungal damage

Folk healers recommend the use of baths with different composition:

• With ordinary salt, or sea and the addition of baking soda.Hot water - 3 liters, soda and salt of 30 grams.Steam the skin for 20 minutes, rinse, dry and put on socks.
• Baths with the addition of vinegar into the water.The solution should be strong.The procedure time is up to 10 minutes.Manipulations are done at night.
• Night baths from a decoction of dandelion leaves or wormwood.50 gr.dry, or 300 gr.Fresh grass is brewed in 3 liters of water and insisted for half an hour.The time of the procedure is 20 minutes.
• Compresses from simple baking soda, slightly moistened with water.
• Compresses from a cooked suspension from one egg, tablespoons of 5% vinegar and sea buckthorn oil.
• Compresses from a mixture of calendula, oak bark, verbena leaves and blackberries.Mix equal proportions of dry ingredients, take 50 gr.mixed herbs, pour 200 gr.boiling water and simmer over low heat for a quarter of an hour.From a cooled decoction, make lotions.

With such manipulations, the skin usually occurs in the affected areas - it must be carefully removed.

In order not to undergo re -infection, it is necessary to process shoes and all clothing with vinegar (30%), or formalin (25% concentration), place them in a package and withstand 3 hours, then ventilate.

Prevention measures of nail and fingers

To prevent re -infection, certain preventive measures must be observed.

• Use only convenient shoes, preferably high -quality and made of natural materials.
• It is more often treated with disinfectants.
• Avoid examples and wearing someone else's shoes.
• Carry out legs prevention after visiting baths, pools and other public places.The easiest way in which the spores of the fungus turn off is wiping the legs with lemon.
• Maintain an immune system at the proper level - a balanced diet, saturated with vitamins.
• As an active prevention of interdigital mycosis - daily application to dry problematic skin of a preventive ointment.

Compliance with prevention measures will help prevent the development of fungal infection or eliminate its relapse.