Foot fungus: home treatment
How popular is fungus, so many tools there are for its treatment. Given that the athlete does not have to be treated in hospital, most of the funds you can safely use at home. Let us consider the basic scheme of treatment after consultation with a dermatologist, you can use at home.
Just note that the foot fungus treatment with drugs is possible in house conditions if there are no contraindications on health.
However, in the case of serious diseases, such as diabetes, it is imperative to seek the assistance of a dermatologist, who will examine the affected area of the skin and prescribe the medication that is the patient.
Including medical assistance may be required if fungal infection occurs, recurrence is always pointing in either the wrong treatment or that the patient followed the treatment plan. To familiarize with the problem, it would be useful Antifungal creams are used for mild and moderate infectious diseases in the case that the affected areas of skin there are blisters and boils.
In the case of formation of precipitates of their bubbles apply anti-fungal lotions. To the fungus did not appear on the skin again, I use sprays, and powders powders. Ointment and gel required for the treatment running fungal diseases. All the drugs are equally effective and can be applied from one week to two months, depending on the type of medication and neglect of the disease.
In advanced cases of fungal diseases of the dermatologist prescribes oral drugs against fungi that are taken internally in pill form. It lasts for two to eight weeks. You need to be prepared for the fact that such treatment requires a significant investment of financial resources and is not always effective.
Meanwhile, it is important to follow the doctor's advice and take all prescribed medicines to finally get rid of the fungus. Subject to the rules of the fungus will completely disappear from the body and reappears. Given that athlete's foot may spread to the leg,
Then you can start the standard treatment with ointments or creams. Including solutions you can use for additional compresses on feet.
To a fungal disease again appeared, you should go through the entire course of treatment without interruption, applying the necessary medicines prescribed by a doctor. During treatment of the infection is necessary to refuse from the use of hydrocortisone creams as it can harm the skin.
Folk remedies for the treatment of athlete's foot
The best folk remedy for getting rid of fungus isIt is necessary that the solution itself has dried on the surface of the stop, after which the affected skin is treated with antiseptic or hydrogen peroxide. This treatment is ideal for children.
Shag have long been used to treat fungal diseases on the feet. To do this in a quart of boiling water poured a tablespoon of tobacco and the solution boiled on a slow fire for two minutes. After the solution should be poured into a bowl, cool slightly, lower in the pelvis the legs and keep them there until cool water.
After the feet wipe is not necessary. The procedure is performed in the evening before bedtime and in the morning wash the feet with soap and water. With the help of soap the skin is cleaned of dead skin cells. Feet are steamed with hot water, lather and rubbed with a stiff brush for five minutes. You can use and it is recommended for the toes to have a separate towel. The dressing is better to start with socks, then put on only underwear.
It will not allow the fungus to move to his groin. The treatment should begin at the first signs of the formation of fungi on the feet, otherwise the infection can spread and cause severe lesions of the skin in the form of cracks, blisters and rashes. Through these cracks the fungus can enter the bloodstream and go to other organs.
Including an untreated fungus on the feet can be dangerous to others and is easily transmitted through contact, shared items, as well as through spas, saunas and gyms. If after two weeks of medical therapy with no improvement observed, it is necessary to consult a dermatologist to determine the causes of the prevalence of the disease.