Onychomycosis-Met to the nail with pathogenic mushrooms.According to various sources, from 10% to 30% of the world's population suffer from nail mushrooms.It is possible that the reason for this in weak symptoms that do not bother a person at the start of the infection.However, after fungi activity begins to cause drawbacks, its treatment becomes problematic.
How to recognize a foot fungus
Primary symptoms are expressed by itching around the nail, the intercational area.In the future, there is inflammation of the nail roll, an ulceration of the skin between the fingers, the pain.The failure damage begins with color changes, nail plate: stains (white, yellow), scratches appear.The surface of the nail loses its radiance, becomes like waves.If you are not paying attention to the problem, the affected nails are thickened and distorted so that they can no longer be hidden by cosmetic methods.
There are three stages of onychomycosis:
- Normotorophic- Minor spots on the surface of the plate, while maintaining the thickness, the shape, the shiny of the nail.
- Hypertrophic- Deep defeat causes the growth of the nail fabric, characterized by a loose structure, wave -type growth and crushed edges of the nail.
- Atrophic- The affected nail is rejected, on the nail bed, there are deformed residues of the nail fabric of an atypical color.
The fungus is contrasting, with onychomycosis symptoms, you must contact a dermatologist (ideally - to a mycologist).After all, close people can be infected mainly, as the most difficult to avoid narrow contact (and infection) in the family.
Independent treatment with pharmacological antimicosis, in particular those speculated, is not recommended.Tablets announced by the manufacturer as a mushroom slaughter can have a side effect that does not harm the patient.In addition, pathogens of the disease can be different types of fungi.Only a doctor can choose tablets as effective as possible in each specific lesion.And it is only in a medical institution that it is possible to identify "the enemy" using laboratory research (scratch, sowing).
Risk factors for infection by a nail fungus
We note that children hardly suffer from a fungus of nails, perhaps due to the rapid growth of the nail.The age group starts from young people to old age.More often, the fungus affects people:
- With weakened immunity - chronic diseases, frequent colds, diabetes, HIV.
- Do not observe personal hygiene - walk in public places with an increased risk of infection (baths, saunas, swimming pools) without shale, wearing shoes from other people, using households from other people (towels, manicure accessories).
- In contact with mycosis patients - if the family has a person with a fungus on the nails.
Hand lesions may occur due to the frequent exposure of aggressive agents (detergents, cleaning agents).The violation of the integrity of the nail plate with chemicals, the formation of microfirms on the nails facilitates the penetration of the fungus into the nail.
The fungus on the legs will be happy to settle in a person practicing the wearing of inappropriate shoes: a cramped and not passing air that promotes sweating legs: a hot humid environment, and even with the formation of microcofisures, reductions on the skin of the feet and nails - it is an ideal place for life and reproduction of mushrooms.
Treatment with onhomycosis pharmacy medicines
The treatment of nail fungi exists in the form of taking medication inside (tablets, capsules) and local exposure (ointments, baths, tablets).For high quality treatment, a complete method is used: a combination of tablets and treatment with external means of affected areas.Particularly meticulous and complete treatment requires a neglected nail fungus.
The treatment can last up to 1 year and include, among other things, a general reinforcement therapy: a balanced diet, vitamins, good rest and a dream to increase the resistance of the body.
Mushroom preparations for oral administration (orally)
The form of treatment with tablets and suspensions is practical: you do not need to play with baths, to wear dressings with a compress on your fingers.
Please note: all antimic tablets not only kill a parasite, but also a useful microflora.The tablets can cause allergies, cause exacerbation of a chronic disease.Therefore, it is impossible to use them yourself.
Laser therapy
The procedure is carried out in a hospital with a neglected form of the disease.It is generally combined with the surgical elimination of the thickened part affected by the nail.In addition, this method is the ability to quickly cure onychomycosis.The drawback can be called a considerable cost of the procedure.
Fund for external use to fight against mushrooms
The pharmaceutical industry produces ointments, sprays, dyes for the treatment of feet and nails.
The composition includes the anticicotatics of an alllamic group or Azol drugs.Some of them have a wide range of action - successfully fight with different forms of fungi and bacteria.Others can only affect a certain group of microorganisms, but have a strong fungicidal effect (mushroom - fungi, caedo - kill), unlike a less radical fungal effect - slowdown and reproduction of pathogenic mushrooms.
The ointments are applied 1 to 3 times a day on affected nail plates and adjacent tissues.During the evening application (before bedtime), the treated area is wrapped in a film and carries socks to increase the duration of the exhibition, improve the effect.
Sprays and liquid drugs are more unpretentious: after applying them, you don't need to attract your legs or sit for 40 minutes.With macular feet.After having dried them (after a few minutes), a person can move without an unpleasant feeling of alkalis fingers.Sometimes, in the liquid medication annotations, it is recommended to stick the surface of the nail with a waterproof or bandage after treating your feet.
It is unreasonable to treat the fungus yourself: only the doctor will be able to choose a drug that is optimally suitable for a particular patient.Treatment of an advanced form, concomitant infections, a fungus of more than one species (the dermatophytes often "help" mushrooms in the shape of yeast and moldy).All these nuances affect the choice of dose form (tablets, ointments, dyes), dose, duration of treatment.
The treatment of fungi and nails feet is long (sometimes up to 1 year), in particular with extensive lesions and advanced shapes of the disease.The mycelium of mushrooms can penetrate deep into the fabric, doing its black act for years.It was found even in the periosteum, which indicates the severity of this disease, the need to carefully comply with the entire prescribed procedure complex.
Feet prepare
Before applying the prenatures - this applies to all antifungal agents of external use - the legs are argued in water with the addition of baking soda and salt, carefully washed with soap (preferably tar).The particles of nails placed are deleted using manicure scissors, tweezers, files.After that, the legs are dried with a towel, wiping the affected nails, the intercal area with hydrogen peroxide.
After the end of the work, the manicure set is treated with alcohol or conceptions so as not to be infected with their own tools.
Home recipes for the treatment of mycosis
Official medicine does not deny domestic methods to fight against fungi.But doctors recommend using domestic methods such as auxiliary products or for treatment at the initial stage of the infection.However, popular rumor claims that with appropriate frequency and perseverance, even a neglected form of the disease can be healed at home.
They treat the fungus of nails with a different medication or recipes, depending on the conditions and individual capacities.So, for example, at night, you can make a compress from an ointment in packaging a film film, and in the morning, wipe the nails with alcohol dye before going to work.The weapon to fight against the fungus is available in each house, the preparation of households is not difficult:
- With iodine treatment: all nails are lubricated with dye 2 to 3 times a day.The affected nails are wiped twice in a single procedure.By iodine, you can cure the initial form of onychomycosis.
- Garlic recipe: chopped garlic insists on alcohol obtained by dye at least 2 times a day.For treatment, you can use an alcohol -free garlic.The freshly pressed garlic juice lubricates the nail plates at night.
- Treatment with propolis: propolis alcohol dye treats the legs in the same way as garlic recipe.
- Vine recipe: in 9% vinegar, moistens a cotton, attach to the nail, fixing it with an adhesive plaster.Make night for 2 to 3 weeks.Every 7 days to take a break for 3 days.
- Tea mushroom: to wrap a piece of fungus with a nail or repair it with an adhesive plaster at night.The fungus can be replaced by a lemon slice.
- Soda food: after steam, a mixture of soda and small salt (in equal proportions) is applied to the wet legs, rubbed with energetic movements, by paying particular attention to nails and the Interigber area.Having kept the "scrub" for 5 to 8 minutes, washed with a cleaner decoction.Compression nails with hydrogen peroxide compressors are going well.
- Extreme form of therapy: Blanch "benevolence" is applied to nails twice a day.The chlorine contained in the solution is a universal killer of all microorganisms, and mushrooms are no exception.
- Complex recipe: The washed egg is immersed in 9% vinegar until the shell is completely dissolved.After that, add 20 g of oil, mix carefully (the egg can be thrown).The resulting liniment is stored in the refrigerator, lubricating the feet 1 to 2 times a day for 3 weeks.
Whatever the treatment chosen, you should not launch the procedures after the first disappearance of the symptoms.The form of relapse of onychomycosis occurs in 10% to 20% of people.It is best to wait for a complete renewal of the nail, if necessary, to pass aggressive recipes to softer recipes.
If there is no time to engage independently in a treatment, you should pay attention to the fastest way to treat a laser.
To exclude relapses and reinfection with a fungus of the foot and nails, the shoes are treated with antimicic sprays or subjected to a disinfection at home: wiped with a solution of vinegar, soda, washed with tarmac soap.Patient socks with onychomycosis are authorized not only to wash with the addition of agents containing chlorine, but also to iron with a hot iron.
To prevent onchomycosis infection, after each visit to dangerous places (beaches, swimming pools, public baths), use folk (wiper vinegar) or medical (ointments).