Folk remedies are good as auxiliary methods of treatment, for example, in cases where they remove a specific symptom.
For example, a burn decoction relieves diarrhea but cannot cure dysentery.
Rinsing the nose with sea water helps to eliminate swelling of the mucous membrane and normalize breathing, but it cannot relieve allergic rhinitis.
In the same way, a popular remedy for foot fungus can help treat this unpleasant infection, but only if the "heavy artillery" comes into play with it - special antifungal or antimycotic agents.
Is it dangerous to treat fungus with folk remedies?
It seems that the treatment of foot fungus with folk remedies, even if it is not effective enough, will help.
This is true, but here are some pitfalls:
- As a rule, those who want to quickly cure toenail fungus with folk remedies self-medicate and, therefore, do not visit a doctor.In some cases, time can be wasted;
- the lack of medical consultation can lead to psoriasis or eczema being confused with a "fungus" and the treatment will go the wrong way;
- the lack of test results also makes it impossible to understand what kind of mycosis appeared on the foot and which means are more effective;
- using folk remedies, often without effect, and changing them, a person does not notice how time passes, which can 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 amount, a person simply turns out not to be ready for such costs and begins to "play with time".
All these signs are indirect, but they deceive and drag a person into a series of tests.And yet, is it possible, for example, to use only folk remedies for nail fungus without using the help of medicine?
When you can do it yourself
Such therapy can be understood by doctors only at the beginning of the development of the disease, for example, when a small spot appears on the edge of the nail, which does not exceed 5-10% of the nail area.It is then that folk remedies such as creolin, tar and vitriol will quickly get rid of toenail fungus.
If there are no positive dynamics within 10 days of treatment, then you should 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 noticed only when it has become quite large in size, and time has been lost.
However, we list the main groups of folk remedies for fungus between the toes, on the heels and on the nails.
What people want
Pathogenic fungi like to experience "strong feelings".Therefore, oxidizing agents, acids and aromatic phenols are needed.Therefore, the most used tools are:
- potassium permanganate, "potassium permanganate";
- table vinegar, strength 9-10%.It is easily obtained by diluting the essence of vinegar seven times;
- copper sulfate solution, diluted 1 teaspoon per liter;
- hydrogen peroxide solution, 3%;
- creolin, which can be purchased at a veterinary pharmacy.Be careful!Creolin is intended for nail application only!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.
Initially, an ordinary hot bath with soap and soda solution 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 you have chosen 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 disappearance of the fungus.Interdigital mycosis disappears faster, followed by foot damage.But the treatment of toenail fungus with folk remedies can be ineffective, for example, if the nail is not removed.The fungus that hides under the plate may be invulnerable to these drugs.
You don't have to experiment and change the composition of the bathrooms 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 after 10 days there is no effect, you should consult a doctor.Remember the famous joke: "I was being treated for jaundice, but it turned out to be Chinese."
There are facts when signs of varicose veins, thrombophlebitis, trophic ulcers of the legs in diabetes mellitus were confused with fungi and simply wasted time in search of healing fungi.
About prevention
Both medical and folk remedies should be used, following the rules of daily treatment of the inner surface of the shoes with a special antifungal spray.Drying shoes in the sun, freezing them in the refrigerator, as well as using special antifungal electric ultraviolet shoe dryers are very important.
In addition, each patient must have his own rubber slippers, which are cleaned daily, and his own towels.Socks should be changed every day, and their ironing and ironing with a steam iron.It goes without saying that a person who is treating their fungus should not wear someone else's slippers when visiting, or going to a public bathroom or swimming pool.
Only the comprehensive observance of these simple rules will not only cure mycosis of the nails and feet, but also protect your family members and others from infection.