Today, the fungus has become a fairly common disease, with infections often occurring in public places, especially in high humidity. Parasitic fungi that cause mycosis can infect not only the skin but also the nails and even the hair. How to treat the fungus on the feet at home?
To combat these fungi, medicine offers a variety of antimicrobial drugs whose components are capable of killing the cell membranes of parasites. However, not all people use pharmacy medications in the process of treating a fungus at home; there are many folk recipes that are no worse against mushrooms than medicines. For example, the boric acid of the fungus. This will allow you to get rid of the unpleasant disease quickly.
You can become infected with fungi in several ways. The disease can be spread through direct contact with a sick person, through its objects or objects with which it has come into contact. After a while, the skin starts to peel off, this is the first symptom of the infection. A little later, the sweating of the legs increases significantly, resulting in a favorable environment in which bacteria multiply faster.
The part of the skin affected by the fungus starts to blush and itch, and scales appear on the skin. Furthermore, the skin begins to crack and pain and itching appear. If the pathology affects the nails, their appearance will change, the color will be whitish. If the fungus is not treated, the nail plate is likely to peel off.
Treatment methods, antifungal agents
Today, the treatment of foot fungus is not particularly difficult. You can get rid of the infection completely even at home. However, most anti-mycosis drugs are dispensed without a prescription in pharmacies. You can also use traditional medicine methods. However, it is recommended that you see a doctor before starting treatment, especially if you have diabetes or the fungus is falling back. And keep in mind that mycosis cannot be cured quickly, you can only get rid of the fungus after a long enough and thorough treatment.
Drugs sold through pharmacy chains are available in very different forms, but most often are ointments. All antifungal agents are for local and external use only. Such drugs should be used to treat infected areas of the skin on the feet and nails. The maximum duration of the course is one and a half months.
It is often possible to get rid of mycosis much faster than the end of the recommended course of treatment, but treatment for mycosis should be continued for the entire specified period of time because of the high risk of relapse due to premature discontinuation of the drug.
It should be borne in mind that almost all antifungal agents are not recommended for the treatment of pregnant and lactating mothers, young children and those with individual intolerance to the drug.
Recently, external antifungal agents have become widespread. The drugs are designed to stop the growth and growth of bacteria. They are equally effective in treating nail fungus and foot skin lesions. Concentrated products destroy the fungus. Treatment necessarily involves regular removal of fungal infected skin areas or part of the nail. It is also important that the treatment can be done at home.
The compositions are available in the form of nail polish or cream. The duration of treatment depends directly on the size of the affected skin area and the neglect of the disease. The duration of the therapeutic course may not exceed one and a half months. The main advantage of the funds is the lack of absorption of blood, which means that there is no need to fear the poisoning of the body.
To get rid of the fungus, the cream should be applied to the affected foot while not taking breaks. After the fungus has disappeared, it is recommended to repeat the procedure several more times, this will consolidate the effect.
Treatment methods with folk remedies
You can use folk remedies at home to cure foot fungus, like many other ailments. A huge number of different agents are used against the fungus. So ordinary laundry or tar soap or vinegar baths are great. Treatment with celandine or soda also shows good results. In addition, folk remedies often contain a variety of herbs.
It should not be forgotten that folk recipes are usually only able to cope in the early stages of the disease; it is very problematic to cure running mycosis at home without medication.
All methods of traditional medicine are based solely on the external use of various natural remedies, such as baths or compressions with solutions. The treatment process can be started independently after the first signs of mycosis are detected. However, for an effective cure, it is still better to consult a doctor.
Soap in the treatment of diseases
Folk recipes containing soap to control fungi mean only tar or washing soap. The procedure is easy to do at home. It consists of the removal of dead skin flakes and peeled nails. To do this, steam the legs, then soap the legs and fingers affected by the fungus thoroughly and rub with a hard brush for at least five minutes.
Washing soap works better with skin fungi, in case of nail damage it is recommended to use tar soap. After completing the procedure, wash your feet with running water and continue rubbing them with a brush. The procedure is repeated at least five times in succession. After finishing the latter, you need to dry your feet thoroughly and apply any moisturizer. For best effect, thin cotton socks can be worn.
The duration of treatment is about a week, and the procedures are performed in the morning and evening. You may experience significant improvement after the third day of treatment with such simple folk remedies. It should not be forgotten that tar or washing soap is quite effective in the early stages of disease development; neglected mycosis may not be cured in this way.
Baking soda
Folk recipes often include the simplest tools available to everyone. One of these is the most common baking soda you will find in any home. Baking soda helps neutralize the burning and itching sensations that are signs of a fungal infection. To do this, take baking soda (about a tablespoon) and dilute with water to obtain a thick paste that is applied to the affected areas of the skin.
After that, you have to wait until the paste dries (about 10 minutes) and wash your feet with cold water, the soda should be completely removed, soap is not recommended. After thorough wiping, it is recommended to apply powder or cornstarch on the affected areas of the skin. Foot treatment should be done several times a day and treatment should be continued until the fungus disappears.
Soda makes it possible to fight the fungus without side effects. Therefore, soda can even be used to treat children. After completing the treatment, it is highly recommended to maintain personal hygiene and use wash soap to wash your feet. You can also use soda or vinegar baths to prevent mycosis.
Celandine treatment
Many folk recipes that allow cure mycosis at home consist of celandine. Like many other herbs, celandine is widely used as an antiseptic and healing agent. The treatments for celandine can be very different. For example, trays to which celandine is added in the form of a tincture.
To prepare such a tincture, the celandine is poured with water and kept for about two weeks. Celandine can also be used in the form of an alcoholic tincture, which is used to wipe the affected areas. If mycosis is present on the hands, celandine baths can be used.
It should be remembered that celandine is toxic, so after each procedure you need to make sure it doesn’t stay on your hands. Use soap for this. Celandine treatment usually lasts for about fifteen days. Celandine can cure mycosis of the feet and nails affected by fungi.
Use of other traditional medicine
Traditional recipes for treating foot fungus often contain vinegar. Most often, traditional healers recommend the use of wine vinegar. At home, the fight against the fungus consists of filling the bath with dilute vinegar and placing the feet in it for five to ten minutes. The feet should then be washed thoroughly with soap.
In addition, you can neutralize the effect of the vinegar solution with soda, which must be dissolved in water. As mentioned earlier, soda baths alone can be used to cleanse the skin of the fungus and in combination with vinegar the result should improve. After completing the procedure, it is recommended to put on socks soaked in vinegar on your feet and lie down in them.
Soap-soda solutions used to wipe the affected areas also show good results. It should not be forgotten that soap and soda solutions are best used not for the treatment of mycosis but for its prevention. Vinegar baths also do an excellent job of prevention.
Fungi are much less common on the hands than on the feet. Usually, the infection occurs after frequent contact between the hands and the affected legs. Mycosis of the hands is treated with almost the same tools as on the feet. Because the presence of the fungus can be detected more quickly on the hands, the fight begins in the earliest stages. Even not very powerful devices can help perfectly.
The easiest way is to try soda or vinegar baths. It is also recommended to wipe the brushes several times during the day with vinegar. If such baths do not help, you should resort to stronger medications.