The problem of fungal damage on the nail plate on the legs today is familiar to every tenth resident of the planet. If the disease has only appeared, popular medicines can help, in more advanced cases, modern antifungal medications are used. Despite the fact that this disease does not cause us inconvenience, except aesthetics, it is important to lead to treatment in a timely manner, and not leave the subject on its own, since, in the process of nail reproduction, the secret fungus toxins.
The causes of the fungus on the legs
Infection of people, especially in contact with a sick person, animals, through common items (combs, bedding, home slippers, bath rugs etc. ). Today, paradoxically, people who are actively involved in sports, visiting pools, saunas, baths, public recovery, training rooms and the use of the same sports equipment are subject to this disease.
A special role in the development of fungus in the legs is played by excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis), disturbed metabolism, the presence of diabetic disease, AIDS, obesity, a decrease in immune protection against antibiotic background or oral contraceptive. In addition, excessive consumption of sweets and high calorie foods contributes to the occurrence of endocrine disorders, which facilitates the process of taking fungi.
The diagnosis of a fungal nail disease on the legs, such as its treatment, is performed by a mycologist, but in some cases a dermatologist consultation is required.
Symptoms of fungal lesions in the legs
The fungal disease of nail plate on the fingers is called onicomyxis. The main symptom of the manifestation of infection is a change in the color of the nail plate, which becomes yellow-green. After a while, she loses splendor, becoming weak, thickening and porosity develops.
The disease itself will not disappear, the fungus is very tenacious. Gradually, in the development process, the fungus affects all parts of the nail, destroying -completely, after which it begins to affect other nails, and usually the skin. The treatment of affected skin does not eliminate the fungus, it is necessary to affect the outbreaks of the disease.
Fleet treatment
Not long ago, nail fungus on the legs was treated only with operational means removing the nail plate. However, this technique was completely ineffective, because in most cases the nail that grew again was also affected by a fungal infection. Currently, the surgical method is used only with particularly severe forms of onychomycosis.
As noted above, the disease can be treated at home using traditional medicine recipes in the early stages of its development and the absence of complications. With light damage to nails, local medications with antifungal properties are used. They are applied to the plate, usually twice a day. Due to the penetration of the medicine in the nail and its accumulation, the effective treatment of the fungus is performed, as well as the prevention of mycosis development. Such medications include ointments, creams, sprays, lotions, powders. Such medications are used as a rule before healthy nails grow. There are also pulse therapy schemes that can significantly reduce the treatment course (up to several weeks). Before using medications, preparatory measures are required. To do this, for fifteen minutes, it is necessary to take a bath of soap, after which the dead parts of the nails must be cut and treated with a special file. In this case, it is very important to use different health and damaged nail manicure tools.
In addition to creams and ointments, there are special therapeutic varnishes, which also have an antifungal effect, as well as broth.
With more serious injuries and ineffective local treatment, system action preparations are prescribed in the form of capsules or tablets.
The latest developments in the fight against fungal infections have developed combined drugs, which, in addition to destroying the fungus, softens the horn's masses, which prevents nail plate thickening. The development of side effects to take new medications is minimal. In addition, in the field of hardware cosmetology, the drill were advanced, in which special nail factories were added.
Popular Remedies Treatment
Household treatment should be started with soda water baths, which will leave the soft nail plate, after which you can easily clean and remove the keratinized pieces. It is recommended that this bath and cleaning be performed once a week for six months (until completely update the nail). The affected areas should be treated several times a day with tea tree oil in their pure shape (one drop under the nail, the other). To improve the effect of oil use, it is recommended to seal the nail with the adhesive study. For the same purpose, you can use it in an equal proportion of tea tree oil with lavender oil.
Wash the potato peel and cook until cooked. Then it must be kneaded with hands in the water. Drain the decoction to the bowl where you lower your legs and cook well. After that, the affected areas should be rubbed with a potato gut. Then, again, cook the legs, rinse with the same water, nail the nails with stretched pork fat, put socks. The procedure is performed every day until a complete recovery arrives.
In an equal proportion, mix the vinegar essence with the water. Using this solution, knead a steep mass. Cut in the center of a piece of adhesive plasma a circle in the size of the nail plate and place in the affected area. Apply the dough only to the nail without affecting the skin. Cover the dough at the top. Five days later, the dead nail serves, and the new will grow healthy.
Three four times a day, apply milk to affected areas and cook your legs in hot water at night.
A thin half of lemon slices is applied to sick nail, excluding skin areas, covering with cellophane and corrects with a dressing. The procedure is better done at night for ten days.
Pour 100 g of crushed Aspen bark, pour 500 ml of boiling water, take fire and cook for five minutes. Then use the decoction for the bath. After cooking on the affected nail, apply a mixture of a teaspoon of soda and a tablespoon of crushed dark clothing soap. The course of treatment is three months.
The next method of fungal treatment should be started with the bath: add two tablespoons of sea salt and one tablespoon to one liter of hot water (70 ° C). In the resulting solution, you should keep your legs for no more than half an hour. Then you should clean, remove and polish the affected nails. After that, wash your legs and arms with soap, treat hydrogen peroxide and it is better to wear gloves during the procedure. Then you should dry your legs with the napkin and apply the rolls of iodine nails and in the affected areas. The iodine should be applied three times after drying. The procedure is performed daily at night.
Pour three large sheets with two liters of water, take fire and cook fifteen minutes over low heat from the moment of boiling. Then strain the decoction. In the resulting decoction, keep your legs for half an hour. Then you should treat the affected areas with apple vinegar and put clean cotton socks. The course of treatment is one month.
Combine two teaspoons of medical alcohol with the same amount of vinegar essence and add a teaspoon of glycerol. Mix everything well and apply a drop in the affected areas to the toes. The procedure is performed daily until deadly to nail elimination is completely eliminated. The composition should be applied directly to the nails, excluding hits to the skin to avoid burns.
Prevention
The most effective struggle with the fungus is primary prevention:
- To treat nails, use only your own pedicure tools.
- Never put someone else's shoes.
- In public places (sauna, swimming pools, beach, etc. ), your own shoes should be taken.
- After taking a bath or bath, it is necessary to clean the legs and folds between the dry fingers.
- It is also necessary to monitor your health, especially the level of blood sugar, because with this disease the risk of developing fungal infection increases markedly.
- If there are patients with fungal infection among family members, it is important to perform daily disinfectants, especially in the bathroom.
- Every day you should change socks, dry shoes.
- Use only convenient and non -constituable movements made of high quality and breathable materials.
- Beware of regular feet.
Regardless of the method of treating the fungus, it is necessary to treat your shoes, linen, floors, skin and nail care items, living room and bathroom rugs, etc. This can be done by boiling, vinegar, iron. Formaline can be placed in shoes, after placing it anteriorly in a bag.
If the infection occurred in a public place, for example, in the pool, their employees would not harm this incident to take disinfection measures.
Follow the condition of your skin and nails, with the lowest signs of a fungal disease, consult a doctor, reduce the duration of treatment and increase its effectiveness.