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Treatment of nail mushrooms on the thumb of the feet at home

Nail mushroom, or onychomycosis, is a common disease.Infections cannot cause serious health damage, but significantly reduce the quality of life and cause discomfort.The cause of the infection is direct contact with the person carrying the disease or its things.Damage to the foundation is the result of spreading diseased disputes in the surrounding areas of the skin.Therefore, the mushrooms first manifest along the edge, and then spread across the entire surface of the nail.

Onichomycosis may be infected when visiting public places, such as sauna, swimming pool or bathroom.In the condition of a wet environment, infection is not only preserved but also active.Treatment of nail mushrooms on the thumb of legs is a long process, because this disease is difficult to mention treatment.

Symptoms of the disease

Reasons for the appearance of mushrooms on the thumb of the leg

At the initial development stage, mushrooms do not show itself.Initially, infection can only be detected by the skin between the fingers and around the nail.

When increasing dryness, cracks, rashes and wounds appear, therapy should start, because in case of no treatment, the infection gradually switches to the foundation.

In the future, the pathology is manifested by the following symptoms (they may vary slightly depending on the type of pathogens):

  1. The foundation gradually changes its color to yellow, green, gray or black.
  2. The nails loses its transparency and becomes dull.
  3. The surface has a specific roughness, which can be recognized not only by touching, but also in the visual test.
  4. The foundation began to rotate on the edges, then the lesions increased.
  5. There are many streaks on the surrounding skin.
  6. Significantly slow down the growth of the nail.
  7. Itching appears, pain and discomfort when walking in closed shoes.

In some cases, onychomycosis comes with an unpleasant odor.

Damage to nails with a fungus occurs gradually, so the disease has certain stages of development, each stage is characterized by certain features.

  1. Initial period.The small dots of light or yellow appear on the nail surface, not especially attracting attention.After that, they increase the size and develop into points or strips.At this stage, escaping from infection is the easiest.
    2. The stages of mushroom growth on the thumb of the leg
  2. Progress or intensive.The foundation not only changes color, but also its structure.The light spots develop significantly, and the nails began to spread, partly broken and thick.Unevenly appeared, creating an impression of mechanical damage.
  3. Advanced form.At this stage, the irreversible changes occur in which the nails completely lose their healthy appearance and exfoliate from its bed.Pain appears.

The sooner the mushroom is determined, the faster and easier to eliminate it.

Reasons for development

Typically, the person wearing pathogens are other people's shoes or exposed to unused things in public places.

But experts believe that certain factors contribute to the further spread of mushroom lesions:

  • Flat feet;
  • Inconvenceful shoes;
  • Excessive sweating and foot diapers;
  • mechanical damage to nails;
  • wounds on the skin of a finger;
  • leg fracture;
  • changes related to age;
  • Ignore personal hygiene rules;
  • Continuous gluing of artificial nails;
  • Violation of blood flow in the limb;
  • Endocrine diseases and chronic soma.

Usually onychomycosis is transmitted among family members.

Drug therapy

In the first signs of pathology, it is necessary to seek help from an expert who can identify pathogens and prescribe drugs and procedures.In some cases, therapy lasts up to 2 years.

Mushroom removal is possible at home.

In the first and second phase of the disease, the treatment is performed with ointment or varnish, which can be purchased at a pharmacy without a doctor's prescription.The funds are directly applied to the affected and adjacent skin and have local effects.But before using them, it is necessary to take the preparatory actions:

  • Peel your nails with alcohol;
  • Surface treatment with a file to eliminate fungal damage;
  • Apply the product with a spoon and wait for at least 3 minutes to dry.

After that, all tools must be disinfected by alcohol solution so that infection cannot spread further.

With a running mushroom, it is necessary to treat with the help of drugs not only outside but also internal use.Their dosage and time of admission must be coordinated with a doctor.

There are also cosmetics to clean the pain of nails affected by mushrooms.

Before applying the product to the affected area, it is necessary to prepare it.To do this, you should take your nails in a special solution: 1 liter of 1 teaspoon of soda water and liquid soap over 1 liter of water.Then wipe the dry feet with a towel and repair the patch around the nail.Apply the product with a thick layer, avoid going into healthy areas.Cover nails and phalanx with a patch and leave for 4 days.After time, remove tape, steaming to provide nails and toenails to shave the upper layer to exfoliate.Repeat the process until the nail completely cleans the mushrooms.

Folk remedies

Along with drug treatment, the use of folk remedies from mushrooms is allowed.At home, you can use the bathroom, ointment and compression based on natural ingredients.

With an advanced and advanced form of onychomycosis, folk remedies should be used in combination with drug therapy.

Vinegar

The effective action of this component is to create an acidic environment, so the growth of pathogens is more inhibited - the spores of dead mushrooms.

When conducting treatment, it is necessary to strictly observe the dosage of the ingredients used:

  1. Bathroom therapy.Heat water to 50 degrees and pour it into the basin so that its level reaches ankle.Add 200 ml of vinegar and mix well.Strack your leg for 20 minutes.Finally, wipe your feet and wear warm socks.The recommended procedure is repeated every 3 days until the conditions are improved.
  2. Ointment.Mix 1 egg, 1 tablespoon.l.Acetic essence and 30 ml of olive oil.Mix everything until a block is homogeneous.To wet a piece of cotton in the product and apply on the tip of the nail affected.Repair tape for 12 hours.Should carry out the procedure before going to bed.Therapy time is 14 days.
  3. Compressed.Mix vinegar with water in equal amounts, add flour to get the consistency.Apply the resulting mixture to the foundation and fix it with a motionless layer for 10 hours.Repeat the process for 3-5 days until the damaged area of the nail is exfoliating.

Soda

Drilling soda has a bacterial, disinfectant and stimulating cell regeneration.The use of this ingredient to treat fungus allows not only to quickly remove the problem but also to prevent possible recurrence.

Effective recipes.

  1. In the initial stage of the disease, soda and sea salt in equal quantities should be added to warm water.Strack your leg for 15 minutes.At the end of the time, wipe the nails damaged by chrysanthemum transmission.Within 20 days, repeat the daily procedure.
  2. With an advanced onychomycosis, add the following ingredients to 5 liters of warm water: 50 g of mustard powder, 0.5 teaspoon of potassium permanganate, 1 teaspoon.Soda, 30 g of grinding soap.Mix everything until you get a homogeneous mixture.Strack your leg for 20 minutes.Then dry them and place socks.Therapy is done daily until the condition is improved.

Garlic

Methods used for fungal treatment:

  1. Crush 2 cloves of garlic and add the same amount of butter, stir.Power press the mixture for 24 hours.Before going to bed, apply it to the damaged area of the nail and repair it with ice.Remove the tape in the morning.Repeat daily for 4 weeks.A noticeable improvement occurs after 7 days, but should continue to treat.
  2. Bake 3 garlic teeth on a smooth squeeze.Apply cruelty for nails and leave for 15 minutes 20 minutes.Therapy is done within 20 days.
  3. Mix minced garlic, medical wine and boiled water in equal quantities.Use the resulting mixture to compress, apply for 15 minutes.Repeat daily for 14 days.

Iodine

This ingredient has an antiseptic effect and allows you to eliminate infections in a short time:

  1. At the first signs of the disease, iodine should be applied to areas that are damaged three times a day.Therapy should be done within 14 days.
  2. In case of negligence, you can use iodine -based medicine.Pour warm water into the basin on ankle and add 7 drops of ingredients.Make your leg grind for 10 minutes, dry and apply varnish against damaged nails.

Do not use iodine for people with thyroid diseases or hypersensitivity to ingredients.

Phyt therapy

Many medicinal plants are also effective in the fight against fungi.

Common recipes:

  1. Mix 1 teaspoon.Celandine juice with Calendula and Oregano alcohol (1 drop), add boiling water (100 ml).Apply the product for nails that are damaged three times a day.
  2. Mix a collection of chrysanthemum flowers, calendula and oak bark in equal quantities.Pour 100 g of the mixture resulting in 1000 ml of boiling water.Take 30 minutes, and then add 30 g of sea salt.Grape feet in the solution results for 20 minutes.Perform daily procedures for 10 days.
  3. Separate a Burdock leaf or mountain ash with a spoon until the juice appears on the surface.Then wrap it with a thumb with a affected nail.Change tape every 10 hours.Repeat procedures for 7 days.
  4. Pour 15 g Lilac color 150 ml of vodka and insertion for 15 days in a dark place.Use to wipe damaged nails 2 times a day for 2 weeks.
  5. Apply fresh Celandine juice three times a day for damaged nails and adjacent skin.The procedure should be carried out in 14 days.

Prevention of disease

Observe simple rules, you can minimize the risk of infection:

  1. Before toenails, it is necessary to disinfect all the tools.
  2. Use personal shoes when visiting a swimming pool, sauna, bathroom.
  3. Drying shoes regularly and performing periodically within vinegar or official.
  4. Timely treatment of wounds and cracks on the legs.
  5. No nail survey.
  6. Shoes must be purchased in size.
  7. Use special products (TALC) to sweat too much legs.