The fungus of nails and skin on the legs is a very popular phenomenon in modern society. Its main negative feature is the fact that this disease is subject to frequent recurrences. The medicines against this subspecies of fungal diseases are quite common in the pharmaceutical market, but a responsible approach to recovery is one of the main factors in the fight against the disease. We will warn that the treatment is almost identical to the treatment of the mushroom by the hand.
Symptoms of nail mushrooms
Despite the fact that this type of fungal disease is often called a nail fungus on the legs, it must be kept in mind that not only the nail plate, but also the skin that surrounds the skin suffers from harmful fungal spores. So, the main features of the mushroom on the legs are:
- Redness in the interdigital area, the gradual aspect of peeling;
- The aspect of the itch, initially just evident, but which becomes stronger since the disease is progressive;
- Sometimes bubbles occur with liquid on the skin;
- In the subsequent stages - the aspect of painful cracks;
- Deformation of the nails. It can have a different nature depending on the type of mushroom. So distinguish:
- Hypertrophic type of deformation. An increase in the thickness of the nail, but at the same time an increase in the fragility of the dish. With physical exposure, the nail hurts and crumbles.
- Normoprophical deformation type. The thickness of the nail does not change, but also acquires a pronounced bright color, horizontal yellow stripes.
- Atrophic type of deformation. The nail plate becomes thin and opaque. The paints and strips of white shades appear on the nail, in the future they grow and merge.
Diagnosis of mycosis of the legs at home
If you suspect that the appearance of the symptoms of the mushroom on the legs, it is better to contact a specialist immediately, since only the doctor will be able to correctly determine the belonging of a fungal disease and prescribe the most effective treatment. However, if you don't have time to go to the hospital, you can confirm or refute fears at home. To do this, it is necessary to dilute the potassium permanganate (Potassium permanent) until the acquisition of a clear purple shade in the water of the water temperature. Then lower your toes in the solution and hold down for several minutes. You will see that a healthy nail will acquire a slightly brownish color. While the mushroom hit by the mushroom will remain of the same color.
Preparation for treatment
This object occupies an important place in the entire treatment of the mushroom of the skin and nails on the legs. Before each treatment session, the following personal hygiene rules are required:
- The elimination of the interested part of the nail plate with scissors of manicure or disposable saws. The procedure must be repeated daily until recovery. Immediately after the procedure, carefully disinfect the tools used.
- Daily disinfectants for the legs with soda or soap also contribute to the disappearance of bacteria and accelerated treatment. If you use local therapeutic drugs, it is better to do such bathrooms just before applying the drug.
- A good additional means to prepare the nail for treatment is the oil tree oil. It is recommended to apply a drop of oil under the nail plate and lubricate the surface with another.
- Compliance with the general rules of hygiene and preventive measures to prevent the nail fungus on the legs.
Treatment of the nail fungus
There are many drugs designed to treat the foot mushroom.
- The main category includes local drugs: anti -theft paints, ointments and creams. These are generally used drugs that are sold without prescription, the treatment usually requires from one to three weeks. It should be borne in mind that the treatment with local spectrum drugs must be strictly according to the instructions, otherwise the effect of use can decrease.
- The second place in popularity is occupied by systemic drugs or, in other words, a variety of capsules and tablets. The treatment of the foot mushroom with this category of drugs is generally carried out after a preliminary consultation with a doctor, since in some cases there are contraindications for their use. In addition, system drugs are often integrated by treatment with local therapeutic drugs.
- The treatment of mycosis of the legs is also carried out today with a laser. This procedure only obtains popularity in our country, but presents a series of some advantages, including: the minimum risk of recurrence, a mild and painless treatment.
- A slightly less popular method to get rid of the mushroom on the fingers is the hardware pedicure. However, very often this method of treatment takes place in combination with systemic drugs. It is more often used for the advanced phases of the disease.
- Finally, the last way to get rid of the nail fungus is surgery. Today this is a small method of treatment powered, since the procedure is rather painful and has a long period of rehabilitation.
Mushroom treatment on the legs with popular remedies
Treatment with folk methods also deals with the treatment of the mushroom on the legs. Very often, doctors recommend combining popular medicines with proven drugs. The most popular popular recipes include the following:
- Treatment with propolis. In an alcoholic solution at 20% of propolis, dip a cotton swab and apply on an infected nail plate for 15 minutes, the treatment lasts three weeks. A side effect is it itching from the solution to the application of the application.
- Garlic treatment. It mixes two cloves of the pre -chopped with one hundred grams of butter and let the baby food for 24 hours. Subsequently, apply the mixture to the areas of the legs, affected by the mushroom of the skin for a month.
- Treatment of the oak cortex. The treatment of the mushroom between the fingers of the feet in this way lasts about a month. The recipe for the solution: 5 tablespoons of oak bark are dissolved in a liter of boiled water, after adding that the water must be boiled again, simultaneously adding 10 grams of drug chamomile. The infusion is more effective within two hours of cooking.
- Treatment with chamomile, string and violet expenses. Each collection in equal proportions (about a spoon) is poured into a liter of boiling water, insisted for two hours. Rinse your legs in the solution before beding until recovery.
- Treatment with Rowan leaves. For ten days, apply Rowan leaves shattered to the affected areas and hold down about half an hour. You can correct the mixture with clean socks.
- Treatment of the Golden Location plant. The softened sheet of the plant is applied to the sick nail plate at night. It is better to blindfold or solve it in another way on top of the treatment sheet.
- Treatment of the Aspen cortex. As in the case of a recipe with an oak bark, the crushed cortex is poured with boiled water (it is better to take 500 grams of water). The treatment can be integrated with a mixture of soda and soap for laundry.
- Treatment with tea mushroom. This product can be used in two variants: like a mixture and a dry solution. The first method: the chopped tea mushroom rubs in the patient for about two weeks (first the mushroom must be clean by the film). The second method: pour 2 teaspoons of mushroom with 200 grams of vodka and place in a cool dark place for 10 days. The solution can be applied all night, at the same time fixing the moistened cotton swab with cellophane or clean socks.
- Treatment with potatoes. The residues of potatoes after dinner are a completely effective drug against mycosis of the legs. Recipe for cooking: the cleaning of the potatoes must be boiled in a softened state, then drain the water in the pelvis and climb the infected feet. After the park, apply the remaining porridge on the nail plates and then rinse with hot water.
- Treatment of apple vinegar. Dissolve 1 cup of salt in the water, then add several cloves of garlic and half a glass of apple cider vinegar. This infusion can be dissolved in different liters of hot water and used daily as a Turkish bath for the legs. It is used before recovery.
- Iodine treatment. Taking the mushroom on the legs with iodine is quite simple: every day lubricates the damaged nail with the dye. About 4-5 days of treatment may occur painful sensations, but they do not last long.
- Treatment with salt baths. A spoonful of sea salt is dissolved in a liter of hot water. In this hot bath, the struck feet get up for two weeks.
