Folk remedies are good as auxiliary methods of treatment, for example, in cases where they eliminate a specific symptom.
For example, a decoction of burnt relieves diarrhea, but does not cure dysentery.
Rinsing the nose with sea water helps remove swelling of the mucosa and normalizes breathing, but cannot relieve allergic rhinitis.
Similarly, a folk remedy for foot fungus can help in the treatment of this unpleasant infection, but only if "heavy artillery" comes into play along with it: special antifungal or antifungal agents.
Is it dangerous to treat fungus with home remedies?
It would seem that treating foot fungus with home remedies, even if they are not effective enough, will still be useful.
This is true, but there are several drawbacks here:
- As a rule, those who want to quickly cure foot fungus with folk remedies self-medicate and therefore do not visit a doctor.In some cases, time may be lost;
- Lack of medical consultation can lead to psoriasis or eczema being confused with a “fungus” and the treatment going in the wrong direction;
- the lack of test results also makes it impossible to understand what type of mycosis appeared on the legs and what remedies are most effective;
- using folk remedies, often without effect, and changing them, a person does not notice how time passes, which could be devoted to serious treatment;
- finally, having gotten used to the "cheap" costs of vinegar and potassium permanganate and, faced with the urgent need to purchase a special liquid or varnish for a fairly large sum, a person simply turns out to be not ready for such costs and begins to "gain time."
All these signs are indirect, but they deceive and drag the person into a series of tests.And yet, is it possible, for example, to use only folk remedies for toenail fungus without resorting to the help of medications?
When you can do it yourself
Doctors can understand such therapy only at the beginning of the development of the disease, for example, when a small spot appears on the edge of the nail, not exceeding 5-10% of the nail area.This is when home remedies such as creolin, tar and vitriol will quickly eliminate foot fungus.
If there is no positive dynamics within 10 days after treatment, then you should urgently go to a dermatologist, take tests and start serious treatment.
The main problem is that, often, when the toenails are affected, the problem is only noticed when they have become quite large and time has been lost.
However, we list the main groups of home remedies for fungus between toes, heels and nails.
what people love
Pathogenic fungi love to experience "strong feelings."Therefore, oxidizing agents, acids and aromatic phenols are needed.Therefore, the most used means are:
- potassium permanganate, "potassium permanganate";
- table vinegar, concentration 9-10%.It is easily obtained by diluting the vinegar essence seven times;
- copper sulfate solution, diluted 1 teaspoon per liter;
- hydrogen peroxide solution, 3%;
- creolin, which can be purchased at a veterinary pharmacy.Carefully!Creolin is intended for application on the nail only!If it comes into contact with the skin, it can cause severe burns.
How to apply it?
How to cure foot fungus with home remedies?With the help of warm baths, it is applied morning and night.
First, a regular hot bath with a soap and soda solution is used, after which the feet, nails are treated, dead skin is removed.Then you change the water in the basin and pour one of the products of your choice.One condition is that if you choose potassium permanganate, all the crystals must be dissolved and the color must be moderately purple, but not brown.
The duration of the therapeutic bath is 15 minutes, the duration of the treatment is until the fungus disappears.Interdigital mycosis disappears most quickly, followed by damage to the feet.But treating toenail fungus with home remedies may be ineffective, for example, if the nail is not removed.The fungus hiding under the plate may be invulnerable to these remedies.
You should not experiment and change the composition of baths daily.It will be enough to carefully monitor the color and size of the spots and change the medication only after there are no changes for 3-4 days.As already mentioned, if after 10 days no effect is observed, it is necessary to consult a doctor.Don't forget the famous joke: “I was being treated for jaundice, but it turned out to be Chinese.”
There are facts when the signs of varicose veins, thrombophlebitis and trophic foot ulcers in diabetes mellitus were confused with a fungus and they simply wasted time looking to cure the fungus.
About prevention
Both medical and folk remedies should be used, following the rules of daily treatment of the inner surface of shoes with a special antifungal spray.It is very important to dry shoes in the sun, freeze them in the freezer, and also use special antifungal ultraviolet electric shoe dryers.
In addition, each patient must have their own rubber slippers, which are cleaned daily, and their own towels.Socks should be changed daily and ironed and insoles with a steam iron.It goes without saying that a person who treats his own fungus should not wear someone else's slippers when visiting, or go to a public bath or swimming pool.
Only thorough compliance with these simple rules will not only cure mycosis of the nails and feet, but also protect your relatives and other people from infections.