No one wants to hurt.And even more so, something that makes you look unattractive, itching, and your legs, especially in the summer, will force to blush ugly, covered with spots and the like.Especially painfully, even a slight manifestation will be transferred by adolescents.After all, they are especially reverent to their appearance.But the fungus is an insidious disease and can affect when they are least waiting for this.In order not to get caught in his network, you need to know all the ways to identify it, the methods of prevention, and most importantly, treatment.
The causes of interdigital fungus
When the fungus affects the leg, the question arises of why this happened, what is the reason that the disease struck a healthy, at first glance, limb, because nothing portended trouble.The leg seemed healthy, and the next moment it had already begun to crack suspiciously and strange peeling appeared.And now the doctor says that these are not just the shortcomings of care, but a fungus.How could this happen, what is the reason?
The first, and the most obvious, the cause is favorable conditions for the development of yeast mushrooms, mold or dermatophytes.Then the limbs do not have to be a sick so that a fungus occurs.
Other reasons are also prosaic.Neglect of the basic rules of the safe visit of public baths, locker rooms or saunas, and besides this:
- The body is overwork, weakened immunity and resist the pathogenic "guests" a person simply does not have the strength, oddly enough, constant stresses and loads on the nerves are included here;
- diabetes mellitus;
- dermatitis and diaper rash;
- any diseases of the circulatory system, including thrombosis of the veins;
- severe humidity and sweating of the legs, with non -compliance with hygiene rules and wearing nonsense and socks;
- Touched rubber band on the sock, oddly enough, can also serve as a cause, violating blood circulation in the leg, and especially if adverse shoes are worn.
Such a fungus can be not only on the legs.Signs can be found when examining the palm and fingers.
Symptoms
Symptoms, especially at the very beginning of the disease, may seem insignificant and do not require special attention, but they cannot be ignored, even if it looks like ordinary redness or skin irritation, which seem to have no reason.It is necessary to immediately contact a specialist so that he will clarify the diagnosis and prescribe treatment.If there are any doubts, then you can see a photo with this type of fungus and compare with what is happening with the legs.Symptoms will be as follows:
- A weak itch appears between the fingers;
- In these areas, a bowel of peeling appears;
- The skin becomes inflamed, preterates and begins to climb under the fingers and between them;
- an unpleasant odor occurs;
- Cracks with peeling edges occur;
- There are sores and cracks that wet.
The disease can begin only with one leg, or even from one interdigber space, and look harmless redness or a peeling spot.If you notice this in time, you can not let the overfet spread and cure everything quite quickly.
INFORMATION options
There are two types of infection with a fungal disease.These are direct and indirect species.Indirect implies infection through:
- Things of a sick person, this is especially true when someone is already sick in the family, so it is worth using only their things;
- Things with which sick animals contacted.
Direct view is understood as such ways of infection:
- through a walk on the soil without shoes (this will not necessarily lead to illness, like a walk barefoot on the grass, but care should still be observed, especially if there are microtraumas on the skin);
- through physical contact with a sick person;
- Through contact with an infected animal.
To prevent any of the options, it is enough to follow preventive measures and not leave damage to the skin of the feet to chance.
What are the forms of the disease
There are four forms and stages of fungal infection characteristic of interdigital disease:
- Erased look.The initial stage.The skin dries, covers with cracks, peel off, gets off.This happens between the fingers and under them.
- Dyshidrotic appearance.A heavier shape.It has a characteristic feature - the appearance of bubbles filled with liquid, which, in the end, burst.With this form, the fingers itch very much.
- Intriginous view.The infection affects the skin not only between the fifth and fourth fingers, as often happens, but also under the little finger and between the third and fourth finger.The skin between the fingers blushes.
- Squamine-hyperkeratotic appearance.A distinctive feature is redness and the presence of seals on the place of fingertips.Such formations are similar to corns.In this case, the itching becomes almost unbearable.This is considered a rather severe form of the disease.
If at least minor symptoms appear to contact a mikologist or dermatologist immediately.
Measures in treatment
Micosis of the fingers of the feet is not easy and long.In order to deal with him, you need to take a whole range of measures.Everything is complicated by the fact that the fungus can go paired with an infection that will perfectly feel the skin on damaged disease.Outnels, crusts, inflammation and similar phenomena indicate that the fungus is not one.In this case, you also need to use antibacterial and antiseptic drugs.
When it becomes clear that this is a fungus, all the things that have been contacted with the infected foot need to be carefully disinfected, and this must be done until a complete recovery.This is especially true for shoes.Warks, sponges and homemade slippers will have to be thrown away, they can’t get the infection from them, and they transfer it even like.
All accessories for the pedicure will also need to be disinfected every time after use, and if it is impossible, when the saw is not metal and not glass, then you will have to say goodbye to such an object.The household will have to forget about the requests to share scissors or nippers, this can smash the infection throughout the family.
The bath will have to be washed more thoroughly than usual, preferably with strong detergents.She can also become a carrier of the fungus and will infect every visitor.
Careful removal of the epidermis and nails, if the skin is already leaving, will also not damage, and the nail applies in any case, but this must be done so as not to damage a healthy skin.
Treatment with medicines
Medicines from the pharmacy, contrary to the replicated stereotype Internet, act very effectively.Pharmacists are not in vain trying and developing medicines.
The doctor can prescribe complex treatment, for example, taking tablets, ointment and solution.This is the path to the most quick recovery.
Home remedies for treatment
Supplementing the funds from the pharmacy by home is an excellent practice that will provide faster healing.Of course, compatibility should be discussed with a doctor so as not to do worse, but such tactics can significantly accelerate recovery.
Home remedies are recommended in cases where for some reason there is no way to resort to traditional methods.
Before applying one of the methods, it is worth checking if there are intolerance to any of its components or contraindications.A natural remedy does not mean completely safe.
Salt and soda baths
One of the popular treatment methods is baths with salt and soda.To do this, in a ratio of 1: 1, the ingredients are taken, poured with water, after they dissolve, the legs are held there for a quarter of an hour.
There is exactly the same recipe, but with the addition of laundry soap, also essential oils are often added to salt and soda.There is no particular difference between the effectiveness between them.
The procedures are enough once a day, before you go to bed.After each bath, be sure to thoroughly dry the legs.
Herbal baths
Herbal baths will be effective on the basis of a decoction or infusion:
- Book wormwood;
- Veronica medicinal;
- chamomiles;
- St. John's wort;
- horsetail;
- sage;
- eucalyptus leaves.
To do this, you need to prepare a strong infusion or decoction, mix it with warm or moderately hot water and keep your feet there for ten to twenty minutes.You can add a little salt and tea tree essential oil to these baths.
A liter of water will need about two hundred and fifty or three hundred milliliters of the decoction.The procedure will bring the effect if you do it regularly twice a day.
Bath with iodine
Dilute two teaspoons of iodine in two liters of water, hold your legs in the solution, from a quarter of an hour to twenty minutes.The tool will help better if, after such a bath, rinse the legs with a herbal decoction.
Lotions with vinegar
Vatu, either a swab or a disk, must be moistened in nine percent vinegar and attached to infected places.Particular attention should be paid to the little finger and ring finger.The compress should not last no more than five minutes.Then the legs are washed in warm water and you can already apply ointments.
Coffee bath
Oddly enough, even coffee is used to treat the fungus.To do this, five lounges of ground coffee are brewed in a liter of water.When the liquid is inflated, it is poured into the basin and the limbs are held there for half an hour.The procedure must be carried out daily, for a month.
Compresses with birch target
Previously, in warm water you need to steam your legs.Then you need to rub the birch tar into sore spots and leave for two hours, covering with a napkin towel.The remnants of the mixture at the end of the procedure should be removed, but not washed off.With this procedure, the legs do not wash for two days and the compresses themselves need to be done five times.It is believed that if the fungus is in the initial stage, then this will kill it without drugs.
Wiping with propolis
To do this, you need only a pharmacy tincture of propolis and a cotton wool that is moistened in tincture.This must be regularly wiped with sore spots, it does not matter whether it is a nail or skin.The course will last from a week to two months, depending on the severity of the case.
What else to apply
In order to get rid of the fungus, they use also baths with hydrogen peroxide, celandine oil and turmeric paste.Special nail polishes also have healing properties, although in the case of this type of fungus, its use will only be a prevention so that the infection does not spread to the nail plates, including on the hand, infection, then detachment does not begin.
A special pasta can be used, from zinc oxide and salicylic acid, but if it comes to not something insignificant, then you should not hope for great success.
How to cure a fungus in a child
Sometimes you have to treat children.They can become infected by playing in the country and running barefoot, they can bring a disease from kindergarten, and schoolchildren from a pool or sports section.In this regard, they are no less vulnerable than adults.Many drugs from pharmacies and folk methods are prohibited for their fingers, so treating children is more difficult than adults.Children are treated with more gentle and soft means that will not affect the fragile organism and will not poison it.
Experts recommend baths based on herbal decoctions, celandine, wormwood and other herbs, if we are talking about very small patients.Treatment should correspond to the scheme when a break is made for the same period every ten days.
There are special medicines that can be prescribed to the child.Therapy should take place from a week to two, using the drug twice a day.
In the case of a baby fungus, you cannot prescribe any drugs yourself.Only a qualified specialist should do this.
How to be during pregnancy
In addition to ordinary problems, expectant mothers often have different problems with the fungus of the legs or arms.This is due to the fact that the body experiences a double load and mainly spends energy on the formation and bearing of the future baby.
During pregnancy and lactation, you need to select medications very carefully.They should be harmless not only for the mother, but also for the child.Most often, traditional methods are prescribed.But do not forget that they also have contraindications in the form of pregnancy and feeding.If a doctor prescribes a drug from traditional medicine, then these will not be the most potent drugs, because those that intensively fight the fungus will in any case enter the mother’s body, and from her will be passed on to the child.
How this will affect it - you cannot say for sure, but nothing will definitely come out of this, even when the mother will already breastfeed him.
Prevention
For the fungus, those who regularly visit pools, saunas, fitness clubs and similar places are most vulnerable to the fungus or are forced to use public showers.In this case, it is worth paying attention to the prevention.
- Rubber slippers should become permanent guests of the bag when a trip to such a place is conceived.
- Legs and slippers should only be with soap or other detergents.
- The feet, and especially the spaces between the toes, should always be thoroughly wiped dry.
- All shoes should “breathe” and should not rub or squeeze the leg in any case.
- It is forbidden to take other people's objects of hygiene - towels, objects for leaving the feet.Also, you can’t wear someone else's shoes.The same applies to socks.
- If it is supposed to be in a warm room for a long time, shoes are necessary.
- A healthy diet and a full -fledged diet can support immunity and will not allow you to become infected with a fungus.
- If it is necessary to wear rubber shoes for a long time, for example, on a campaign, you need to take care of the presence of a sufficient amount of clean cotton socks and regular rinseing the legs at least just water.
- It is impossible to allow hypothermia of the legs and even their slight frostbite, and if this nevertheless happened, you need to take measures immediately so that the fungus does not have time to activate.
- If there are any problems with the immune system, taking immunostimulating herbal remedies will help.Extract of echinacea, eleutherococcus or rhodiola rosea are quite suitable.
Conclusion
Whatever treatment is chosen, the first step should always be a visit to a specialist.This guarantees that the diagnosis will be made correctly, and compliance with all appointments will lead to a complete cure for the fungus.Do not fully rely on your strength.A visit to the doctor is troublesome and not always a pleasant business, but often only this is the only one can choose the right treatment.
But the main conclusion that can be drawn is to prevent the fungus is easier and more pleasant than to remove it later.It is not so difficult to make a bath for a week once a week, wash your feet with soap and do not relate irresponsibly to shoes.It is easy to accustom the child to change their best and not share hygiene products with friends.
It is much more troublesome to then go to the doctors, apply ointments, apply drops and, possibly, take pills, enduring terrible itching and other discomfort.
Each type of treatment has reviews by which you can make an impression on it.So, they say about home methods that it is quite possible to cure the disease, although it may take more time than they would like, but the price is usually so low that this factor blocks all the shortcomings.They say about drugs from the pharmacy that they can be inexpensive, but additional remedies for relieving pain and various kinds of discomfort due to the disease that it is easier to buy more expensive, it will be approximately the same.What all users note is the convenience of all clarifications over the Internet.If something raises questions or misunderstanding, there are many videos with explanations.Of course, sites with recipes cannot replace mycologist, but they can give answers to minor questions.