How to treat nail fungus

Nail plate fungus (onykhomycosis) is a relatively common dermatological disease, from which up to 20% of the planet population is experienced or another.

One or more nails can be influenced by any type of dermatophytic (parasitic microorganisms in the human body), both on the arms and legs. Onychomycosis pathogens quickly multiply in a damp and warm environment, in shady places. Infectious dermatofit mushrooms can destroy not only nails, but also skin and hair. Older people have a higher level of disease spread.

Let us consider in more detail why fungus appears, and we will also review the 5 most effective remedies for the treatment of nail fungus at home.

The source of the infection can be:

1. A sick person. Some types of fungus are parasites only to someone, so you can be infected only from patients. You can be infected with nail fungus on the second legs with direct contact with the patient, and when using ordinary objects - shoes, towels, etc.
2. Animals. There are types of fungus that capture both people and animals. People, as a rule, are infected with a sick pet.
3. Wednesday. Another variety of fungus can breed outside the living organism. You can be infected with soil or water.

Therefore, you can be infected anywhere. But, of course, not every relationship with the pathogen ends with the fact that the fungus grows on the toenails. Factors that cause the following problems can lead to the development of onychomycosis:

• age after 60 years;
• Diabetes mellitus;
• violations of blood circulation in the lower part;
• weakness of immunity caused by chronic illness or other factors;
• Wear uncomfortable shoes that do not pass the air.

How does the nail fungus start? The early stages of the fungus in the foot do not cause physical discomfort, changes related to the appearance of the nail plate. The nail fungus at an early stage is indicated by the appearance of the stain or inappropriate color strip. If the nail fungus in the foot is not treated early, the development of the disease will begin.

A fungal stage

All mushrooms are exposed to their aggressive occupation of their carriers. Miselium germination in the fabric is similar to the growth of the root of the tree in the building. With branching, the mushroom body destroys the cellular structure of the tissue, causing destruction.

It's all about their way of absorbing food. Mycelium distinguishes enzymes that destroy dead keratinocytes, nail plate cells, and absorb nutrients. Unfortunately, these enzymes not only affect dead cells, but also violate healthy work.

The progress of the disease takes place in five stages:

1. Infection. The fungus attaches to the dead skin scale, gradually reaching the nail. No symptoms are observed.
2. Normotorophical. The nails fade and turn around the edge, thickening a little in the corner. Unpleasant smells and sensations appear.
3. Hypertrophic. The horror covers the entire nail, a defective nail plate with the appearance of a horizontal dye. In 60 % of cases, it is accompanied by an entire nail thickness. The ends of the nail plate are loosened, attached.
4. Atopic. The nail plate pieces disappear, reveal the nail bed, covered with loose horn mass. The nails are boring, yellowish gray.
5. Onycholysis. The nail plate becomes thinner and lost. If the matrix is not hurt, the nails will grow.

For us, the good news is that mycelium does not penetrate the living cloth. He dies enough cells, and if he enters the nail bed, the mushrooms immediately attack with immunity and die. However, with prolonged infections, trophic affected from the nails leads to weakness of barrier function, and miselium slices can enter the bloodstream to find new lush places. In addition, the ongoing struggle for mushrooms is out of immunity reserves.

Diagnostics

To confirm the diagnosis, the specialist gives the patient a reference to the test:

1. Microscopy. Bindings are removed from the nail plate processing special materials to destroy keratin. In this form, the material is easier to study under a microscope. The disadvantage of microscopic research is the impulse of determining the type of fungus. However, the answer to the analysis already serves as the basis for the antimicrotic appointment of a broad spectrum of actions.
2. Cultural research. In laboratory conditions, the material is placed in the medium of saburo nutrients - sowing for rapid fungal development. The causative agent is identified by color, growth rate and parasitic colony shape. This technique also reveals the sensitivity of the strain to the medicine. But the patient received the analysis results only 3-5 days after his behavior.
3. DNA diagnostics. The detection of DNA cells fungal infection occurs when nail binding affected by dermatophytes or candidal fungus occurs. This method does not determine the mold. The results of the patient's analysis are given within 1 to 2 days. Disadvantages of stopping DNA onychomycosis is a high cost due to the need to use special equipment.

The external symptoms of the fungus are not specific, they only show damage to the nails on the feet. The cause of the disease becomes clear only after diagnostic studies. To prescribe adequate therapy, onychomycosis stops distinguished from red flat lichen, nail psoriasis, keratoderma and other diseases that cause nail nutrition.

How to treat fungus at home

Don't expect the fungus to pass itself. The longer a person suffers from the disease, the more complicated the treatment is.

The duration of treatment and selection of the drug depends on:

1. Disease stage.
2. Level of damage to the nails.
3. Clinical forms of the disease.

Before the onset of active action, it is necessary to minimize the negative effects of the external environment, eliminating the reasons why fungus appears under the nails on the feet:

1. A warm and damp environment is ideal for the growth of various microorganisms, trying to dry shoes all the time after walking, wearing socks only from natural materials that provide heat and regular air exchange;
2. Foot fungus often arises due to poor immunity, you can only step on the floor with your empty feet, and take infections, take vitamins to prevent it;
3. Regular nail extensions can be one of the causes of onychomycosis, limiting procedures up to 1 session in six months;
4. The most complicated is sympathetic - this is a fungus caused by an active dispute. They penetrate the holes between the nails and the fingers, can be at the sleep level for some time, and then grow significantly. Often, they are infected in public use (pool, shower, solarium), during other people's shoes operation, etc.

It is advisable to apply medications for external use after keratolytic treatment on the nail plate.

Before each procedure to use the drug, it should be:

• Make soap-shower. One tablespoon of soda and salt and 50 g of laundry soap is added to a small bath. Keep your feet in a solution for about 15 minutes.
• Processing damaged nails. Using a special saw, the upper layer of the nail is weakened so that the drug is better absorbed.
• Apply medicine. This medicine is used to dry clean nails on the feet and skin around it.

When using solutions, ointments and creams, the drug is used 2-3 times a day, varnish-2 times a week. The course of treatment is established by the doctor depending on the damage. If the nail plate is fully affected and local medicines have no positive effect, it is recommended to combine it with systemic antimicot. The system preparation has a large list of contraindications and should be prescribed by the attending physician. Most of them are forbidden to take during pregnancy and breastfeeding, in children and chronic diseases of the liver and kidneys.

In severe cases, the sub -Gear fungus may require removal of the nail plate. This procedure can be done surgically and uses keratolytics containing salicylic acid and urea. Removing nails affected by keratolytic plaster is distinguished by its pain and convenience. After steaming, the patch is neatly applied to the affected nail plate and sealed with adhesive plate. After a few days, the patch was removed, the area affected by the plate was cut, one of the antifungal drugs was used. This procedure is performed several times.

To get rid of foot fungus, it will not work quickly. It will take about 6-12 months for the treatment of onychomycosis, depending on the form of the disease, the stage and its travel. After all, complex therapy involves the use of various drugs and a period of recovery, where dermatologists set support courses. Nail fungus is not only a cosmetic weakness, but a serious illness that reduces the body's protective function. Against a weak background of immunity, dangerous pathologies can develop. Timely diagnosis and treatment will avoid problems related to onychomycosis. Therefore, you need to follow your health carefully.

5 best folk remedies for nail fungus treatment

Natural folk medicine is quite effective for early onychomycosis. Most of them are used in real homes -actually helping to get rid of the disease.

 Hydrogen peroxide

Hydrogen peroxide perfectly removes nail fungus in the foot in a neglected (chronic) form, but the treatment will be quite long. Dermatologists recommend daily lubricants (once every 2 days) and healthy nails in the process of getting rid of pathology to prevent their infection.

So, how to cure a neglected nail fungus on the feet using hydrogen peroxide?

1. Method 1. In the basin (bucket), sweep the feet and try to remove (cut, scrape) from the affected crust nail plate. Sweep gauze on the pure and attach it to the treated nail. Wrap with the movie above. Repeat the procedure twice a day before growing a healthy nail plate.
2. Method 2. Combine perchydrol to apple vinegar in the same amount. To eradicate the gauze with the resulting composition and attach it to the corrosive disease to the nail. Wait for the end of the surge. Rinse your feet with flowing water, dry thoroughly. Next, use a pharmaceutical drug prescribed by your doctor.
3. Method 3. Screw feet in hot water with the addition of liquid laundry or copper sulfate, dry. Cotton pads, with a lot of wet with peroxide, wear affected nails, cover with a piece of film, fix the bandage with a bandage strip. Hold the compress for 35-40 minutes, scrape the soft tissue, eaten by the fungus. Next, treat the surface with antifungal drugs prescribed by an infectious disease specialist.

 Vinegar

Treatment of onychomycosis in advanced vinegar (wine, apple) is a proven and effective way. To get the expected results, important:

1.  Use natural products without chemical additives;
2. Note the proportions in the composition;
3. Follow the treatment regimen;
4. Just use your stuff.

We shower sour

Provide basin (bucket), where you can easily place your feet. Pour water and vinegar heated into it (in the same quantity). The finger should be completely covered with cleaning fluid. The session period is 40-50 minutes. The session must be repeated until the injured cornea is fully replaced. In complicated stages of onychomycosis, baths should be done with simultaneous use of pharmaceuticals that will be prescribed by mysters.

We make vinegar compress

Pour into a 2 tablespoon bowl. Tablespoons apple vinegar, provide cotton swabs (disks), polyethylene films. Pierce cotton wool with vinegar, attach to the infected cornea, wrap (not too tight! ) The movie. Leave for 3-3. 5 hours. The total duration of vinegar therapy is 2. 5-3 months. You can stop the session only when the new nail plate is fully formed. In fact, a small amount of left -handed tissue can trigger a pathological process.

 Tea tree oil

Before use, make sure you have no allergies to this drug. Apply a little oil on the wrist and leave for 12 hours. If irritation does not occur, you can use it safely. The entire course lasts for two months and includes steaming or direct applications. For bathing, 5 drops of oil are added per liter of water. Separated extracts are applied to the cotton sweep to the nail surface after steaming the feet in soap water. It doesn't have to rinse it.

Prevention of fungus

One of the most effective ways that fungus is "afraid" is high prevention.

It is very important to maintain the normal functioning of the immune system, where the right diet (minimum alcohol and coffee, maximum vegetables, protein) is required. In weak organisms, the infection spreads quickly. It should be known and clearly observing the rules of personal hygiene. Those who do this significantly reduce the likelihood of infection. No need to explain why you can't wear other people's shoes, using personal hygiene products. You also can't walk barefoot in the pool, sauna, bath, on the beach. You need to wipe your feet dry after bathing. You will know how to eradicate a place where the fungus can theoretically. In the absence of special products against fungus, ordinary white can be used for this. Keep in mind that the manifestation of nail fungus is always easier to prevent than to eliminate this unpleasant disease.