The fungus on the thumb of the foot- A disease that can happen to everyone.It is expressed not only in a change in the appearance of the nail, but also in itching, pain, redness.The finger can swell, swelling, walking will be difficult.In a scientific disease, this disease is called "onychomycosis", and if you are dealing with this, you should definitely deal with it, because it will not pass.
How to recognize the fungus on the thumb of the foot
The disease begins with a slight discomfort, which the initially patient does not pay attention.It can be a bit of itching, stinging.After a while, visible changes appear in the appearance of the nail plate.
At this stage, most patients understand that they need treatment.The nail plate is not as shiny as in healthy fingers, then it gets a yellow or gray shade.The nails become fragile, they can collapse, darken over time.
The fungus damages the boats beneath the nail plate, as a result of which the nail becomes black.At an advanced stage, an unpleasant odor occurs, the temperature can be increased, the patient feels broken and weakened.
Fungal infection is often associated with bacterial, which is characterized by purulent rejection from under the nail, higher temperature and the need for antibiotics.
Features of fungus treatment on the thumb of the foot
Fungal infection in 90% of cases begins with the thumb of the foot.There are several reasons here.First, this finger is more often in contact with shoes.
Second, the mechanical effect on it is always stronger.As a result - the appearance of microciruses, corn and other damage.Any skin damage, even minimal - is open gates for fungal infection.If you start treatment immediately when the first symptoms occur, you can stop the disease much faster.
If you do not immediately cure the nail, the thumb fungus spreads to other nails, the broad space and the entire foot.
Treatment characteristics:
- Treatment should start immediately.
- All procedures must be carried out systematically.
- Perform the processing of the nail plate after preparatory procedures.
- Inspect the other nails well.
- Perform preventive treatment of healthy nails during treatment.
- After treatment for some time, use home methods to combat the fungus for preventive purposes.
- If home treatment does not help, be sure to consult a doctor.
Start medication only after consulting a doctor.
Nail fungus drug treatment on the thumbs of the feet
If you are not a supporter of traditional medicine and the disease does not work much, you can only do topical treatment.Therefore, pharmacists have developed specially anti -iminating lacquers and solutions.
Varnishes
The varnishes contain substances that destroy the structure of the fungus cell membrane.
In addition, doctors sometimes prescribe a well -proven serum that actively struggles all kinds of nail fungus.
Special files are included in the serum for grinding the damaged parts of the nail.Before using drugs, it is necessary to familiarize yourself with the investment, which describes the application scheme.
Although the varnishes look almost the same, they must be used strictly according to the recipe.For example, one applies to nails 2 times a week for six months and the other once in 2 days with monthly lessons.
Solutions
Solutions for compresses, lotions and baths are used.One of the best solutions to treat the fungus of the thumb of the foot is a special liquid.
This is a very effective drug that can be ordered in the prescription department of the pharmacy.The solution has a complex composition, so not every pharmacy can do it.
However, the liquid prepared according to this time recipe is very effective.
Another solution is Castellani paint.Red liquid, treats the nail fungus well.Be careful when applying - entrance to the skin, especially damaged, can cause burning and pain.
Ointments and creams
The most commonly used medicines in the treatment of nail mussels are creams and ointments.They contain a variety of substances, actively struggling with fungal infection.They are applied to pre -prepared nails - steamed, cleaned and dried.
The creams are easily applied, the treatment is painless and reliable.It is usually enough to apply any of the creams in the morning and evening.
So that it acts faster, make sure you keep your feet in soap foam water and sodium bicarbonate for 15 minutes, then dry all the damaged areas and remove dead skin.With a special file, remove the upper damaged portion of the nail.Remember - the deeper the cream penetrates, the more effective it will be in the treatment.
Pills
With advanced stages, the interior is added to local treatment.Tablets that actively fight fungi have many contraindications and side effects.Therefore, before taking drugs, you should definitely consult a doctor who will prescribe one of the chapters.
Most medicines cannot be used to treat children, as well as patients suffering from liver or kidney failure.
Some medicines may interact with drugs on fungus, so tell your doctor if you take other tablets in parallel (including contraceptives).
Popular methods of treating nail fungus to thumbs
If the heavy stage of the nail fungus is quite difficult to cure without medicines, then even folk remedies will face the initial stage.They are chosen by those who prefer to be treated with more natural treatments or have contraindications for drug treatment.
Treatment of mycs saidcoffee
Coffee is not just an aromatic drink.This is also an effective drug against the nail fungus on the thumb.
The ability to destroy the fungus was observed many years ago and since then a huge number of people was able to get rid of this disease, making baths or masks in the affected areas.Most of the time, coffee therapy is performed as follows:
- They comment on the strong coffee, let it make it and throw it in the bath, diluing with warm water.A solution for coupling the feet in coffee must be dark.Keep your feet in the liquid at least half an hour.After that, take out your feet, wipe them well, if necessary, cut the patient with the nail or cut the plate with scissors.
- We use relual from the drowsiness of coffee.Spread the corn to the nail with a thick layer, wrap with gauze, put a plastic finger on top and correct it with everything with your finger.Keep such a compression from one hour in 5 hours.
- Powerful coffee in the composition of solutions.For example, it can be mixed with a small amount of iodine, hydrogen peroxide, propolis or sodium bicarbonate.Such solutions can be applied using cotton coatings or used for baths.
Coffee contains many useful oils, vitamins and organic active substances.Therefore, it not only fights the disease, but also actively takes care of the skin and nails.
Vinegar treatment
Vinegar is an excellent tool that quickly destroys the fungus.It can be added to the legs for the legs, lubricate the nail plate, make compressions.
However, vinegar is a sufficiently strong acid, with the skin contact with which a burning, pain and small wounds can occur.Therefore, the insoluble vinegar should not be allowed to the skin.
To make a vinegar treatment bath, heat the water to 50 degrees and add 3 tablespoons of vinegar to each liter of water.
You can make such baths twice a day, but remember that vinegar dries the skin too much, so it should be lubricated with the kid's cream.The use of special antifungal creams after baths, lotions or compressions will speed up the recovery process.
For treatment, it is necessary to obtain only natural apple cider vinegar.
Sodium bicarbonate treatment
Sodium bicarbonate at a large concentration is capable of eroding the skin, so if you decide to use a corn of sodium damp biscuit, close the skin around the nail with an adhesive plasterboard.Also, sodium bicarbonate can be added to bath solutions.
The vegetable baths with the addition of sodium bicarbonate are well recommended.Add 2 tablespoons of sodium binar to any solution and hold the feet in it for 20-30 minutes.Lubricate damaged areas with fungicidal cream and skin remaining with oily baby cream.
Iodic therapy
Everyone heard that the application of iodine to the nail plate makes it stronger.But iodine is able to not only enhance nails, but also to cure them from the early stage of the fungus.With the help of a cotton wool, all nails are covered with iodine, including hygiene - this is done for prevention.
Usually after a few hours the iodine is absorbed, which marks the lack of iodine in the body.In this case, apply iodine with another layer.We perform this process twice a day.
The iodic can also be added to the feet for the legs, mixing it with ordinary warm water or herbal solutions.
Garlic treatment
Garlic is a natural antibiotic.It successfully destroys harmful bacteria, viruses and fungi.Therefore, its use for the treatment of fungus on the thumb nail is largely justified.
In addition, this is a completely safe product available to everyone.Garlic is used either in one-sided or in combination with other products.
- Using garlic.Using garlic codes, press 2-3 cloves out, apply the resulting exhaustive to the nail, bandage bandage, wrap it with a package (or place an attack).We leave him at night, watch carefully that there is no unpleasant feeling - itching, pain, swelling, indicating local irritations, allergies or burning.
- 5 cloves of garlic are full of oil and leave in a dark place for at least one day.To accelerate the preparation of oil brushes, any clove can be cut or pierced with a needle.With this oil, lubricate sly nails 3 times a day.
- Alcoholic tinctures.Pour the garlic with alcohol or vodka, insist the day and use in the form of compressions.Such compression cannot be maintained for a long time, since when alcohol contacts cause a very unpleasant painful pain.
If you are allergic to garlic, you refuse to heal the fungus in this way.
Mushroom
An excellent vitamin that should be in every home.Unfortunately, today the distribution of tea mushrooms has decreased, but in some homes it may still be.
The tea mushroom is a warehouse of useful biological components, vitamins, minerals.Using this drink, you increase your immunity so that the body wins the fungus faster.
The mushroom produces special enzymes that destroy fungi, so by doing lotion with this useful liquid, you will quickly treat the disease.
The tea mushroom is best used as part of complex treatment, as it can completely cure the fungus only at the initial stage of the disease.
Potato treatment
The cheapest treatment of the fungus is with potatoes.In order to prepare a therapeutic mass of potato, take the potato cleaning and boil in the water.
We use the broth resulting for baths.After the procedure, wipe the legs dry and put in warm socks.This procedure must be performed at least once a day.
An antifungal ointment will accelerate the recovery process.
Aqueous ammonium hydroxide solution
Ammonium hydroxide solution is used either clean or in the synthesis of solutions.Using a cotton wool, you can apply it to the nail plate and leave it until dry.Alcohol can also be added to the foot baths.
Remember that alcohol should be avoided in open areas of the skin.
Thumb nail treatment
Whether the treatment of the nail in the thumb will be successful by the popular methods depends, first of all, on the patient's body and his immune system, as well as on the stage of the disease.
But in any case, the treatment will be quite high - even after the disappearance of all symptoms, the risk of relapses is quite high.Therefore, treatment is performed in some cases within six months.
The initial stage
The initial stage is more easily treated.Sometimes it is enough for a week to take the patient with an ointment from the fungus, swim with iodine or salt several times and the disease will recede.
You can only deal with popular methods, but it is best not to take risks and see a doctor.The simplest coating will determine the pathogen of the disease and the doctor will not be confused on the drug prescription.
You can cure the fungus with bacterial infection (or vice versa), which will aggravate the course of the disease.
The middle scene
In the middle phase, when the nail damage is noticeable naked, the treatment methods at home should only be taken overall.
For sparks, baths and compressions, it is necessary to add the use of special medical ointments.Only in this way will you not "drive" the fungus in and quickly treat it.
Heavy stage and advanced cases
In advanced cases, treatment includes not only folk methods, ointments, cream and baths, but also taking special antifungal tablets that the doctor defines.
In particularly serious cases, surgical intervention is required - the removal of the nail with laser, using mechanical anesthesia or specific chemicals.
Sometimes the serious stage of the thumb's nail fungus requires hospitalization and adhesion of a bacterial infection is a long -term antibiotic treatment.