The fungus of nails (scientific-comicosis) is a problem that one fifth of the entire adult population faces.Infection occurs rapidly and treatment can be long, especially if the disease is launched.
It is advisable to avoid this development of events - use medicines in a timely manner and use folkloric methods for rapidly treatment of nail fungal at home in adults developed for many years of practice.
What contributes to the appearance of the fungus?
The culprits of the disease are microorganisms representing a group of epidermophytes.At the feet of a healthy person, this fungus may end up visiting a pool or bath, using someone else's shoes or as a result of trying a new one in the store, if before that he has visited someone else's legs.
The danger of infection is waiting even in beauty salons, if, for example, the master will perform a manicure in the hands or pedicure on the client's legs with poorly disinfected tools.
If the risk of getting so high and literally every adult can face it, why many people can avoid the infection?The fact is that the fungus chooses a more affordable victim.People are in the risk zone:
- with several (including old diseases) of the legs;
- having problems with the endocrine system (eg diabetic);
- suffering from strong sweating;
- weakened after prolonged treatment with antibiotics and chemotherapy sessions;
- having overweight body weight;
- ignore hygiene norms;
- Working under conditions that represent a health risk.
Characteristic signs of a nail fungus
Onychomycosis mainly affects the thumb of the foot.The reason is the structure of your nail plate.It is more and more actively than on other fingers, the growth and reproduction of dangerous microorganisms occur because a large number of nerve endings and blood vessels are concentrated here.
In general, the following characteristics are characteristics of the disease:
The color of the nail plate changes (yellow, brown, greenish, black), a white spot can appear in the center;
The structure of the nail breaks, while the nail thickens;
The skin of the foot turns yellow, the peeling begins;
The cracks appear in interdigital gaps, "calluses" in the sole;
An unpleasant "sour" smell begins to come from the legs;
A person experiences itching.
How to quickly heal nail fungus at home
You can defeat the fungal infection of the house using medications or folk treatment methods.In both cases, fungal nails gain a healthy look if they begin to get involved in the early stages of infection.
Local drugs
Creams and gels are the most popular pharmaceutical antifungal drugs.Your choice in pharmacies is always quite large.
In recent years, varnishes are gaining great popularity due to the convenience of use and high efficiency, serums and patches.
Tablet Medicines
For treatment to be more effective, the doctor can prescribe tablets, as well as external means.Such medications are exerted in harmful microorganisms that fall into the bloodstream, systemic effects, help protect the internal organs of a person from their negative effects.
Tablets and capsules are taken in the course, each medicine is not recommended in its scheme, which is not recommended to violate, so as not to reduce the therapeutic effect on the body.
Popular treatment remedies
For folkloric drugs for the treatment of nail fungus for various reasons: someone cannot for health (for example, due to allergies, pregnancy), take drugs for pharmacies, for some varnishes and creams are very expensive.
Experts are positively related to folk treatment methods, especially since many of them are tested for many years of practice and are quite effective.
An important condition - alternatives should not cause damage to a person before use, you need to ensure that their safety find out if they are allergens for a particular patient.
Iodine
The main advantages of iodine in the fight against fungus are its anti -space and disinfectant properties.Also, this tool is available, cheap and uses it is very simple.The processing of the affected areas is performed 2 times a day.Drug drops are distributed along the nail plate using cotton.So that the disease does not apply to adjacent areas, they are also treated.
The iod is useful in baths: half 10 ml bottle is spilled in a basin of warm water and its legs are kept in it for 10 minutes.So without hurting healthy skin, damaged tissues are removed, surfaces are treated with hydrogen peroxide.
Another use option is combined with apple cider vinegar.Processing with this mixture should be performed 2 times a day.The duration of treatment is up to 1 month.
Hydrogen peroxide
This tool may not only suspend pathogen activity, but it will not enable progress.To do this, it must be used correctly.Here are 1 of the possible ways:
The legs are cooked in water in water with the addition of copper sulfate;
Cleared dry skin (especially between fingers);
The tampons soaked in hydrogen peroxide are imposed on infected surfaces fixed with a patch;
Wrap your legs with a terry towel (to reach the effect of the compress) for up to 50 minutes.
The procedure should be done twice a day.
Hydrogen peroxide can be used in another way - prepare the legs for the legs of 2 liters of water and 100 ml of the drug (the feet should be completely immersed in the solution).The procedure is designed for 20 minutes, is done once a day.
Vinegar
A 70 % vinegar is used against the fungus in combination withPropantiol(Ingredients are taken in equal quantities).The mixture is applied to damaged nail three times a day, the recommended duration of treatment is 3 weeks.
Apple cider vinegar, mixed with vegetable oil in a proportion of 1: 1, helps to quickly solve the problem.They make a dressing of the dressing in a solution and hold it for 4 hours.
A combination of vinegar and potassium permanganate (for the preparation of baths), vinegar and chicken eggs (in the form of a lotion) is also effective.
And you can just moisten vinegar socks, squeeze them and put your feet before bed without removing until the morning.You can improve the effect of the product involving legs on socks with a waterproof movie.
Propolis
This beekeeping product is a good anti -saptic.PROPOLIS HELPS AGAINST FUNDO IN THE FORM:
- Alcohol tincture (Prepare -a for 1 month, the drug should buy an orange color);
- ointments (with the addition of heating up to 60THEOf vegetable oil).
Before applying this tool to the nail, your legs need to be very well cooked steam.
Celandine
The easiest way to use the fresh juice of the newly stressed plant, applying it to the infected surface.But you can prepare juice for the future, as treatment with Celandine is a long process.To do this, the juice should be transferred in a dark place for 2-3 weeks.Before use, it is recommended to add 70 % alcohol (the proportion of ingredients-1: 1).The product is applied to damaged nail 4 times a day.
Celandine also has healing properties.Before using it, it is ground in a coffee grinder, an anti -space is added with iodine content, tea tree or vinegar.This tool is used to make compresses, which are applied to damaged nails for 6 hours.
Another way to treat the fungus are the feet baths with the addition of a celandine decoction.It is recommended that this tool be used for preventive purposes.
Lemon
It is sufficient to cut the citrus fruit into pieces and, applying to the painful nail, fix it with a patch or dressing.You can create a compaction effect by placing on top and fixing a plastic bag on the leg.
Thanks to regular procedures, symptoms of the disease can be removed within 10 days.
Tar
In the treatment of nail fungus, a pure medical tar is used.Without dilute it with water, it is applied to a damaged nail plate for several hours.10 procedures provide the desired result.
You can also use tar soap - Make a knife bath with it or prepare a folder: grate, add water and stain your nails and skin between your fingers.Then apply a dressing for 4 hours.
Chubby
Having separated and washed with water, part of the tea fungus, is applied to the parts affected by the beacked fungus, closed with a moistureproof film and put on socks.The procedure is done at night, in the morning the legs are washed with the addition of manganese in the water.The softened part of the nail covered with vegetation is cut.
Tea tree oil
Some drops of this product in its pure form or in combination with olive oil are sufficient to apply to nail plate and rub.You need to do this 2 times a day.In addition, tea tree oil with the addition of sea salt can be used to prepare standing baths.
The duration of treatment is up to 4 months.
Eucalyptus
Based on eucalyptus oil, you can prepare an antifungal ointment.Additional ingredients will be required - vinegar and honey (the proportion of components - 1: 1: 1).This tool is prepared for 3 days, stored in the refrigerator, spending - mix the next part of the ointment.
Garlic
A fungal disease successfully heals garlic.Several cloves are rubbed to a grater, add a little butter and the resulting ointment is treated with infected areas.
You can also prepare a type of lotion: garlic is chopped or rubbed into a grater and then diluted with vodka (the proportion of ingredients - 1: 1).The napkin moistened with this tool is applied to the fingers, fixed with a patch and placed on a toe.If the procedure is performed regularly, it will give a positive result in a week.In difficult cases, the course of treatment can be stretched for 4-5 weeks.
Onion
Onions, which are a strong antimicrobial agent, are rubbed into a grater and applied the resulting porridge to the sick nail.It is enough to do this once a day, for example, before bed.The duration of the procedure is 20 minutes.
ALAMO SHOES
Infusion in the kidneys softens the nail strongly, so it should be used exclusively in damaged areas so as not to hurt the healthy ones.Prepare an infusion in vodka, the proportion of ingredients - 1: 1. Insist that the medicine is necessary for 10 days.
Removing the nail plate
If the disease is very neglected, the doctor may decide to remove the nail plate.You can do this in different ways:
- Preparations for pharmacies (ointments, implase), after which the nail will exfoliate, and a new one will grow in its place;
- Mechanical Serra in the cabin;
- surgically in a medical institution (using local anesthesia);
- Radio wave surgery method (a painless method using high frequency radio waves);
- With the help of a laser.
You can remove the nail plate with folk medicine (with the help of milking, tar, vinegar), but this can only be done after consulting the assistant doctor.
Preventive measures
Observance of simple hygiene rules helps to protect itself from fungal infection.According to them:
- You cannot wear someone else's shoes on my barefoot;
- You can try new things in the store just using a sock;
- When visiting pools and baths, you should take rubber slippers with you;
- Having accepted the shower after swimming in the pool, it is important to clean the legs, especially the skin between the fingers;
- It is necessary to ensure that the shoes are always dry, regularly change socks;
- It is necessary to control so that the nail does not grow on the skin;
- Cracks that appear on the fingers and feet should be healed in a timely manner.
General strengthening measures that maintain immunity (physical activity, hardening, proper nutrition) and control over chronic diseases will also help protect nails from a possible infection with harmful microorganisms.