Nail fungus is ugly, painful. What's important to the treatment, whether to use folk remedies as not to pick up an infection.
How to understand that it is a fungus
Suspected onychomycosis by symptoms:
- Change the color of the nail. It always starts with the little spots on the nail, clear, or yellow. After that, it could be darker, but still green.
- The form is changing. The nail woman is not there, the plate, the waves emerge.
- Unpleasant, especially when you press the nail.
- The fragility. The nail starts to flake, become brittle. It is remarkable that changed the structure of the disk.
But the best is the diagnosis, to cope with laboratory tests, which direct a dermatologist: the nail that you have to scrape and examine under the microscope.
Where mushroom
All around us, micro-organisms, including various fungi. Usually they don't bother us. But if the fungus is placed in favorable conditions, it begins to multiply quickly.
The perfect environment for the fungus — the place where warm, humid air. For example, the narrow shoes to the gym locker room or in the shower or in the tub or in the pool.
Why show nails the doctor
I found this to be a fungus. Without research it is not always clear, especially if the infection only began to spread.
Maybe the nails have changed due to injury, bacteria or psoriasis — anti-fungal medicines purchased on your own, doesn't help.
How to treat nail fungus
Now pharmacies enough fungicide to kill fungus, even the nails, to be sold under different names. To treat the skin around the nail easier to use the drug in the form of ointments, in the treatment of disc — drop, or a special anti-fungal nail Polish.
The only difficulty in the treatment of nail fungus: you have to take medications a couple of months or half a year. So the main thing is patience, consistency.
If the mushrooms are strongly deformed nail, you should visit a professional who deals with the health of the feet which is able to manage the infected nail so that it does not bother you to live. And it would be good to change, or at least to disinfect the shoes to contact the affected nail.
In rare cases you need to remove the nail.
How to treat fungus folk remedies
All folk remedies — this is a dubious alternative to pharmaceutical antibiotics. Iodine, vinegar, herbal teas juice, salt and a weak antiseptic that kills the fungi on the surface of the nail, but not completely lime infection.
The most effective of these tools is also extremely dangerous because it can burn the skin and will only worsen the situation.
It's much easier to buy drugs, you don't have to suffer, inventing the next tray, the homicide. The only advantage of the warm bath, the feet — nail is a bit limp, so there's a chance to anti-fungal ointments, drops, the better.
What is the risk that the fungus, if not treated
Fungal infection treatment for a long time, a lot of people forget to use the products or don't buy a new pack when the old one ran out, but the treatment is not completed.
If the fungus is not stopped, it spreads, the entire nail becomes thick, hard, they start to turn yellow, crumble. The skin around the nail during a pain, increases the risk of injury, ingrown nails, as well as the stratification.
If the infection moves to the skin between the toes, in the foot, you will see the cracks, which also hurts.
How not to catch a nail fungus
Fungi often attack people whose immune system is unable to cope with the infection: for example, their bodies weakened by chronic diseases. That's why people suffer from diabetes or psoriasis should be particularly attentive to the nails health.
- Follow the hygiene. Clean, dry hands and feet, the fungus are not attracted. So wash your limbs, shoes, smelly socks every day (if necessary up to several times a day), don't forget to clean it, trim the nails.
- Carefully choose the fabric to contact with the nails. Cotton socks, gloves, mittens — made from natural materials.
- Wear Slippers, flip-flops, especially the locker rooms and showers.
- Wear a second pair of shoes. Don't sit all day on the same shoes to walk on the street, especially if we talk about winter boots, shoes: don't let your feet sweat.
- Don't share your towel. Personal hygiene items like a toothbrush.
- No manicure, pedicure at home or in the salon, where it's not handling the tools — so not only can you catch the mushrooms, but something worse.