It is not difficult to catch a fungus from the foot, sometimes it is enough to touch a sick animal or person with a foot, palm, nail and head, including the hair on the head and skin. Or use contaminated objects (comb, even clothing). The fungus often infects people who do not think about prevention.
How to fight a fungus
The disease is common and causes great inconvenience to an infected person. There are a number of symptoms that accompany the disease. Consider the signs in more detail:
- Bubbles or spots form between the toes, gradually the spots begin to develop, 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.
Most often, the fungus affects the foot and nails, the plaques turn yellow - gray, thicken. Gradually, the fungus completely destroys the nail.
Natural care
If the patient is diagnosed with a fungal disease of the feet, it is necessary to carry out the immediate elimination of the disease. The 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 about folk remedies that involve herbal treatment. Consider the main methods of treatment:
- If the fungus has infected your nails, it is recommended that you spray your feet well in lukewarm water with salt and baking soda. When the bath cools, wipe your feet, 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 complete, 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 picked in May - June is suitable, during this period the movement of juice along the plant is most active.
- The luffing plant is known to help fight fungus on the feet. A special broth is prepared from the luff, in which the legs soar. The first results are noticeable after a day, when the skin between the toes stops the itching.
- Mint is considered an excellent remedy in the fight against fungus. Grind 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 will be steamed, and then add vinegar to the water. Later, the solution should be carefully wiped between the toes.
- Garlic is beneficial in effectively fighting against fungal infections of the feet. Rub a little chives into the oatmeal, 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 to choose an effective one.
How to prepare ointment for mushrooms
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 it in a glass jar. The egg is poured with vinegar, put for some time in a dark place. After a few days, the eggshell dissolves. The remaining thin film will need to be removed and discarded. A spoonful of butter is added, the mixture is mixed, removed again to a dark place, now for a day. Treatment with the 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 full recovery the fungus will not bother for a long time.
- It is allowed to prepare an ointment using Indian onions, a folk remedy that has long been known. A small piece of Indian onion leaf can cure the disease for a long time. Take a leaf, grind it, move it with glycerin, then a cotton ball is smeared with ointment, and the affected area is wiped with light movements.
The result can be achieved if folk remedies are combined with drug therapy. Talk to your doctor before starting fungal treatment.
How to make compresses to get rid of fungus
Compresses are considered to be an effective method of combating fungus. For example, it is possible to make a compress from celandine. Carefully chop the plant and boil in water for 6 minutes, then steam the thighs in the broth. If the disease is seriously neglected, additional lotions should be applied.
Rowan's juice helps to beat the disease. Use berries and leaves, simply squeeze the juice and apply it on the affected area. The treatment lasts 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 appear between the toes, it is allowed to use green radish leaves; in case of fungal diseases, flour is sprinkled on the affected areas. Many people choose to 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 the nail plates and the spaces between the toes well.
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 implementing a set of therapeutic measures.
External remedies do not always help in treatment, sometimes the use of internal drugs is necessary, for example, all kinds of vitamins. Only a professional has the right to prescribe a drug. Remember that quality treatment requires patience and strength, the procedures should be performed consistently.
Sometimes the patient even has to adhere to a diet of eating foods with antifungal components. For example, treatment will include medication and carrot or apple juice every day. It is worth dealing with the disease in a complex way, you need to think about shoes - without and allowing the skin of the legs to breathe.
Treatment includes continuous prevention: frequent walking barefoot, for example, hardens the legs. It is necessary to pay attention to the simplest rules when using public places. In the sauna or in the swimming pool, only use your own slippers, clothes are also an individual element. Remember that the fungus must be treated; starting procedures early will ensure a minimum of unpleasant consequences.