Folk remedies are good as auxiliary methods of treatment, for example, in cases where they remove a certain symptom.
For example, a decoction of burns relieves diarrhea, but cannot cure dysentery.
Rinsing the nose with sea water helps to remove swelling of the mucous membrane and normalize breathing, but it cannot relieve allergic rhinitis.
In the same way, a folk remedy for foot fungus can help in the treatment of this unpleasant infection, but only if the "heavy artillery" comes into play - special antifungal or antimycotic agents.
Is it dangerous to treat fungi with folk remedies?
It seems that the treatment of foot fungus with folk remedies, even if it is not effective enough, will still help.
That's true, but there are a few pitfalls here:
- Those who want to quickly cure foot fungus with folk remedies usually self-medicate and therefore do not visit a doctor.In some cases, there may be a loss of time;
- lack of medical consultation can lead to psoriasis or eczema being confused with "fungus", and treatment will go the wrong way;
- the lack of test results also makes it impossible to understand what kind of mycosis appeared on the legs and which drugs are more effective;
- using folk remedies, often without effect, and changing them, a person does not notice how time flies, which could be devoted to serious treatment;
- finally, after getting used to the "penny" costs of vinegar and potassium permanganate, and, faced with the urgent need to buy a special liquid or varnish for a rather large sum, a person simply turns out not to be ready for such costs and begins to "play for time".
All these signs are indirect, but they deceive and involve a person in a series of tests.And yet, is it possible, for example, to use only folk remedies for toenail fungus without resorting to medical help?
When you can do it yourself
Doctors can understand such therapy only at the very beginning of the development of the disease, for example, when a small spot that does not exceed 5-10% of the nail surface appears on the very edge of the nail.Then folk remedies like creolin, tar and vitriol will quickly get rid of foot fungus.
If there are no positive dynamics within 10 days of treatment, then you must urgently go to a dermatologist, do tests and start serious treatment.
The main problem is that often when the toenails are affected, the problem is not noticed until it has become quite large and time is lost.
However, we list the main groups of folk remedies for fungus between the toes, on the heels and on the nails.
What people like
Pathogenic fungi like to experience "strong feelings".Therefore, oxidants, acids and aromatic phenols are needed.Therefore, the most commonly used means are:
- potassium permanganate, "potassium permanganate";
- table vinegar with a strength of 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.Careful!Creolin is only intended for application on the nail!If it comes into contact with the skin, it can cause severe burns.
How to apply it?
How to cure foot fungus with folk remedies?With the help of warm baths, it is applied in the morning and in the evening.
First, a regular warm bath with a solution of soap and soda is used, after which the feet, nails are treated and dead skin is removed.Then the water in the basin is changed and one of the products of choice is poured.One condition is that if you choose potassium permanganate, then all the crystals should dissolve, and the color should 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 the fastest, followed by damage to the feet.But the treatment of toenail fungus with folk remedies can be ineffective, for example, if the nail is not removed.Fungi hiding under plaque may be invulnerable to these drugs.
You should not experiment and change the composition of baths every day.It will be enough to carefully monitor the color and size of the spots, and change the medicine only after there are no changes for 3-4 days.As already mentioned, if there is no effect after 10 days, you need to consult a doctor.Don't forget the famous joke: "I was treated for jaundice, but it turned out to be Chinese."
There are facts when the signs of varicose veins, thrombophlebitis, trophic foot ulcers in diabetes mellitus were mistakenly mistaken for a fungus and they simply wasted time in the search for a cure for the fungus.
About prevention
Both medical and folk remedies must be used, observing the rules of daily treatment of the inner surface of shoes with a special antifungal spray.Drying shoes in the sun, freezing them in the freezer, as well as using special antifungal ultraviolet electric shoe dryers are very important.
In addition, each patient must have his own rubber slippers that are cleaned daily and his own towels.Socks should be changed daily, and they and the insoles should be ironed with a steam iron.Needless to say, a person treating their fungus should not wear other people's slippers when visiting, or go to a public bathroom or swimming pool.
Only comprehensive adherence to these simple rules will not only cure mycosis of the nails and feet, but also protect your family members and others from infection.