A disease such as foot fungus, unfortunately, today is very common. Provoke its pathogenic fungi. The disease is transmitted from person to person, the most vulnerable to it are members of the family sick. Foot fungus is a very unpleasant disease that brings many problems to the person. That is why you should immediately seek qualified help. Complying with all recommendations of the doctor the fungus to win. Just do whatever you need on time, because we are talking about health.
Causes of foot fungus
- Moist environment promotes rapid multiplication of the fungus, especially if you ignore the drying of shoes.
- Saunas, pools and showers are breeding grounds of infection. Therefore, when visiting such places, care should be taken to personal shoes, and in any case not to walk on the floor bare feet.
- Dried pieces of fungus on human skin can exist for several years, and if they fall in a favorable environment, then immediately begin to develop.
- Foot fungus can be caused by a violation of metabolism in the body, diseases of the endocrine system.
- If the foot is deformed or impaired blood flow, the disease can manifest itself.
Symptoms of foot fungus
The symptoms of the scaly form of fungus on my feet
- At the initial stage of the disease the lesion was noted only on one foot. In the future it goes to the other side.
- On the skin of the foot appears site redness.
- In the future, at this point it begins peeling.
- Areas of redness and peeling can be different in the area.
- Itching is not observed in all patients.
- Many patients with this form of athlete's foot generally do not care, and they don't go to the doctor. This contributes to the spread of the disease.
Disgidroticheskaya form of foot fungus: symptoms
- On the arch of the foot (the part that is not in contact with the floor during walking) produces a lot of bubbles with sizes from 2 to 8 mm.
- Gradually small bubbles combine into larger bubbles, and then opened, and in their place are formed erosion (superficial lesions of the skin).
- The process may extend from the arch of the foot at its outer and inner side surfaces. Where the bubbles formed by extensive erosion and the area of the rash.
- The patient notes the pain and itching at the site of the lesion.
- Once the erosions heal and dry up in their place starts peeling. Disgidroticheskaya form of foot fungus goes into scaly.
- Over time, fungal infection can join a bacterial. Transparent contents of the vesicles becomes turbid and turns into pus. Observed severe pain, fever. The skin of the foot reddens even more, it swells.
- Disgidroticheskaya form of athlete's foot tend to long for. Periods improve the condition interspersed with relapses.
- The fungus attacks usually one foot.
Symptoms intertriginous forms of foot fungus
- Intertriginous form of athlete's foot if athlete and trihofitii is the most common.
- It can arise independently or against the background of a scaly shape.
- The process usually begins in the skin between fingers 4 and 5 feet. Less – between 3 and 4 fingers.
- The main manifestation – cracks in the skin, which is white around the rim of peeling epidermis (superficial skin layer).
- Between the fingers there is moisture.
- The patient has itching, burning sensation.
- On the site of the cracks can be formed erosion (superficial defects of the skin), they are accompanied by soreness.
- Intertriginous form of athlete's foot often has a long chronic course. The disease subsides in winter and worsen in summer time.
- Over time, the skin loosened. Its protective function is reduced. This contributes to the penetration of streptococcal infection. Develops purulent inflammation of the skin characterized by redness, swelling, pain. Increased body temperature, worsens the General condition of the patient.
Symptoms of onychomycosis stop
Onychomycosis stop fungi of the toe nails. Pathological changes begin to develop with the free edge of the nail. At the initial stage appear spots and stripes of yellow.
- Hypertrophic onychomycosis. The nail thickens, becomes yellow. It is very easy to crumble, and underneath is exposed thickened and scaly skin.
- Atrophic onychomycosis. The nail becomes thinner, breaks, and underneath is exposed keratinized skin.
- Onychomycosis as the result of mould damage.Usually develops not alone, but against the background of other diseases of the nails. The nail can acquire black, brown, yellow, green. Often develop of paronychia – a complication of purulent inflammation around the nail bed.
Symptoms of Candida fungal stop
- Most often the lesion is located between the toes.
- The skin in this place swollen, is red.
- Around the hearth is a rim of the upper skin layer .
- There may be small pustules or vesicles.
The hospital should be contacted immediately after the first signs of the disease. If the skin on my feet peeling, flaking, itches, itches and hurts, then you need to go to the doctor. If you ignore these symptoms of fungus on the foot, the disease will strike the whole foot, toes and nails.
Diagnosis of foot fungus
Diagnosis conducted by a doctor-dermatologist. It sets the type of fungus that struck the skin of the feet. The tests are performed only in the laboratory, they need to take necessary that the doctor will prescribe the right treatment.
Treatment of foot fungus
Today, there are antifungal medications that can effectively remove the body from fungal infection. A necessary condition of treatment is prolonged medication in large enough doses. The best effect from the use of such preparations is achieved using the method of pulse therapy, when dosage antifungal agents are used in short courses followed by a long break.
For the treatment of foot fungus using various means of local application: ointments, creams, varnishes, films, etc. All these substances contain anti-fungal agent, but their use is not always effective. If not taken into account peculiarities of penetration of active substance into the skin in certain areas of the foot, the use of even expensive tools will be unobtrusive. The drier the skin – the fatter one should choose a basis: for the heels is a better choice ointment to the space between the fingers, suspension or gel. For nails it is better to use special varnish. You can use cream, however, the nail should be possible to whittle down or just remove the surgeon's office. Through the intact nail plate do not penetrate any medication.
Systemic antifungal agents are always used together with the locals. In the initial stages of the disease, or for other reasons, does not allow the use of strong drugs, perhaps the exclusive use of drugs local action.
During pregnancy any treatment can cause unwanted effects. Since the process of fungal infection is long, it is recommended to avoid serious action until birth, or until the end of lactation.
Treat fungus on feet at home
To start an independent against the use of folk methods, completely remove the scourge of the affected areas of the nails and get ready to make regular steps to disinfect shoes, clothes, bathroom and cosmetic items for foot care:
- for clothing suitable boiling soap. It is possible to be sure to add 1/2 tsp of baking soda;
- for shoes must in the same proportion mix of 40 percent acetic acid and 25% formalin solution, soaked in a mixture of cotton wool and wipe her inner region of her shoes. Used a cotton ball throw, and shoes put on the new, which is impregnated with the above-mentioned means, the piece of cotton, and pack up all the "carriers" in separate plastic bags;
- to clean bathroom surfaces, capable, in your opinion, to keep yourself spores, use of chlorinated water mixed with detergent;
- items beauty appointment can be an hour to put in alcohol or treated with fire, permitting the metal composition.
Fungus treatment on legs folk remedies
- Treatment of toe nail fungus
- A small piece of Kombucha to attach to the nail, wrap and leave overnight;
- With the help of a band-aid overnight to attach to the inflamed nail is cut along the leaf of Kalanchoe, covering at the same time they nail.
- Fungus treatment between toes
- After cleansing the affected fungus area between your fingers to grease with birch tar. Do not rinse;
- Prepare a decoction of leaves of plantain, yarrow, wormwood and chamomile, a little to condemn, pour the broth into the tub and lowered his feet for 10 minutes.
- After the procedure, preferably the affected area to lubricate anti-fungal ointment.
- Fungus treatment skin of the feet
- Onion juice to lubricate the affected fungus skin, allow to dry and not washing, leave on overnight;
- Moisten a cotton swab in the tincture of propolis 20 %, applied to the affected area, secure with plastic and bandage.
- Compress it is advisable to use at night.
- Treatment of fungus of the foot (soles) of the feet
- Twice a day to wash his feet with a sea salt solution – tablespoon per Cup of warm water;
- Cook in a water bath of a strong decoction of chamomile, oak bark and calendula and take the prepared herbal bath for 10 minutes three times a day.
- Treatment of foot fungus iodine
- A cotton swab moistened in alcohol 5 % solution of iodine;
- Gently treat the affected by a fungus places of the skin;
- To use this procedure twice a day.
- Treating foot fungus with baking soda
- Dissolve tablespoon of salt with baking soda in 4 litres of warm water and flush it through the patient's skin;
- Mix three tablespoons of baking soda with antibacterial soap and dilute them in 8 litres of warm water.
- Ready a foot bath three times in six days at 20 minutes.
- Treating foot fungus with vinegar
- In three liters of water with 800 ml of Apple cider vinegar and a few grains of potassium permanganate;
- In the resulting solution should keep your feet for 10 minutes;
- This foot bath to take during the week at night.
- Treatment of foot fungus celandine
- Orange juice of celandine, to lubricate the affected areas, then wait two minutes and again repeat the procedure;
- Dried plant crushed into powder, mixed with tea tree oil to a thick state.
- The resulting mixture is applied as a compress to the affected skin fungus.
- Treatment of foot fungus ointment medicinal herbs
- Sunflower oil in the amount of 400 ml fill enamel container and add 1 tbsp of comfrey, Rhodiola rosea, calendula and peppermint;
- The dishes put on medium heat, heat the mixture to 60 degrees, then remove from heat and stand for about 10 hours;
- Solution drain and add liquid vitamins (in oil) D, E, A;
- The resulting oil – herbal ointment to lubricate the fungal infection of the skin twice every day.
- Treatment of fungus on my feet with ointment from honey and eucalyptus
- Mix 20 grams. of honey 20 gr. eucalyptus oil and 2 tsp Apple cider vinegar and place in the refrigerator for three days.
- Finished ointment to lubricate the affected area once each day.
Prevention of fungus on feet
The first thing that can cause the appearance of the fungus is excessive sweating of the feet, almost always if the person is in a closed Shoe. The patient should know that the fungus can easily withstand low temperature even after freezing it still remains as the causative agent. And the high temperature kills the infection, so to prevent foot fungus you can use boiling. If clothes treated in this way, and then another and then ironed, the fungus will die. For disinfection of shoes is perfect formalin, if one percent solution process it, then after 20 minutes, the infection will be amazed.