How to treat nail fungus

Nail plates (onykhomycosis) are a very common dermatological disease, from which up to 20% of the planet's population suffers in one form or another.

One or more nails can be affected by any of the varieties of dermatophytes (the microorganisms that parasitize in the human body), both in the wings and in the legs. The onycomycosis pathogens are rapidly multiplying in a wet and warm environment, in shady places. Infectious dermatophyte fungi can corrode not only nails but also skin and hair. Older people have a higher level of spread of the disease.

Let us consider in more detail why the fungus appears, and we will also summarize the 5 most effective medicines for treating the nail fungus at home.

The source of infection can be:

Sick. Some types of fungi are parasite only in one person, so you can only become infected by the patient. You can become infected with a fungus of nails in the leg both by direct contact with the patient and when using ordinary objects - shoes, towels, etc. Animals there are species of fungi that amazed both humans and animals. People, as a rule, become infected in contact with sick pets. Wednesday. Another variety of mushrooms can multiply living organisms abroad. You can become infected in contact with the soil or water.

Thus, you can get infected anywhere. But, of course, not every contact with the pathogen ends with the fact that the fungus develops on the nails of the legs. The following provocative factors can lead to the development of onycomycosis:

age after 60 years; diabetes mellitus; violation of blood circulation in the lower extremities; weakening of immunity caused by a chronic disease or other factors; Wearing an unpleasant shoe that does not cross the air.

How does nail fungus start? The initial stage of the fungus in the legs does not cause physical discomfort, changes are related to the appearance of the nail plate. Nail fungi in the initial stage are manifested by the appearance of stains or lines of an unnatural color. If the nail fungus in the legs in the initial stage is not treated, then the progression of the disease will begin.

Fungal stages

All fungi are prone to the aggressive colonization of their carrier. The germination of mycelium in the fabric is similar to the growth of the roots of the tree in the building. By branched, the fungal body destroys the cellular structure of the tissue, causing destruction.

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

The disease progresses in five stages:

Infection. The fungus attaches to dead skin stairs, gradually reaching the nail. No symptoms are observed. Normotorophical. The nail fades and turns to the edges, thickens slightly to the corners. Smells and unpleasant sensations appear. Hypertrophic. Yellowness covers the entire nail, the nail plate is deformed with the appearance of transverse coloring. In 60 % of cases, it is associated with a whole nail obesity. The edge of the nail plate is loose, depleted. Atrophic. The parts of the nail plate disappear, exposing the nail bed, covered with loose horns. The nails are dull gray, yellow. Onikolizi. The nail plate becomes thinner and disappears. If the matrix does not hurt, the nail will increase.

For us, the good news is that mycelium does not penetrate live fabrics. He sufficiently dead cells, and if he enters the nail bed, the mushroom immediately attacks immunity and dies. However, with prolonged infection, damaged trophies of nail leads to a weakening of the barrier function, and pieces of mycelium can go to the bloodstream in search of a new fertile place. Moreover, the constant struggle against the fungi impoverished the immune reserves.

Troubleshooting

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

Microscopy. Scraping removed from the nail plate processes a special substance to destroy keratin. In this form, the material is easier to study under a microscope. The disadvantage of microscopic research is the inability to determine the type of fungus. However, the answers to the analysis already serve as the basis for the appointment of antimycotics of a broad spectrum of action. Cultural research. In laboratory conditions, the material is placed in the nutrient medium of Saburo - planting for the rapid development of the fungus. The causative agent is identified by the color, growth rate and shape of the parasite colonies. The technique also reveals the sensitivity of strains to medication. But the patient receives the results of the analysis only 3-5 days after his behavior. Diagnosis of DNA. DNA detection of fungal infection occurs when a piece of a nail affected by dermatophytes or candidate fungi occurs. The method does not define molds. The results of the patient's analysis are given within 1 to 2 days. The disadvantage of DNA diagnosis of stop onycomycosis is the high cost due to the need to use special equipment.

The external symptoms of the fungus are not specific, they only indicate the damage to the nails in the legs. The cause of the disease becomes clear only after diagnostic studies. To prescribe adequate therapy, the onycomycosis of the stop is differentiated from flat red liqueur, nail psoriasis, keratoderma and other diseases that cause nail food disorders.

How to treat a fungus at home

Don't hope the fungus will pass on their own. The longer a person suffers from this disease, the more complicated the further treatment will be.

The duration of the course of treatment and the choice of medication depends on:

Stages of the disease. The rate of nail damage. Clinical form of the disease.

Before starting active actions, it is necessary to minimize the negative impact of the external environment, eliminate the reasons why the fungus appeared under the nails in the foot:

A warm and wet environment is ideal for the growth of different microorganisms, try to dry your shoes all the time after walking, wear socks from natural materials that provide normal heat and air exchange; The fungus of the foot often appear due to poor immunity, you can simply get to the floor with your bare leg and get the infection, take vitamins to avoid this; Frequent nail extension can become one of the causes of onycomycosis, limit the procedure to 1 session to six months; The most complicated is charming - this is a fungus caused by active disputes. They penetrate the cavities between the nails and the fingers, can be in a sleeping phase for some time, and then grow significantly. Most often, they are infected in places of public use (swimming pools, showers, sun), while operating other people's shoes, etc.

It is desirable to apply medication for external use after keratolytic treatment of the nail plate.

Prior to each procedure for the application of the medication, it is necessary:

Make a soap-soda bath. A tablespoon of soda and salt and 50 g of laundry soap is added to a small bath. Hold your feet in the solution for about 15 minutes. Process a damaged nail. Using a special saw, the upper layer of the nail is mined so that the medicine is best absorbed. Apply a medicine. The medicine is applied to dry dry nails on the legs and skin around them.

When using solutions, ointments and lotions, the medicine is applied 2-3 times a day, spray-2 times a week. The course of treatment is determined by the physician depending on the existing damage. If nail plates are completely affected and local medicines do not have a positive effect, it is recommended to combine them with systemic antimicots. System preparations have a large list of contraindications and should be prescribed by the attending physician. Most of them are forbidden to take during pregnancy and lactation, in childhood and chronic liver and kidney disease.

In severe cases, a fungus under -ari may require the removal of the nail plate. The procedure can be performed both surgical and using keratolithic containing salicylic acid and urea. Removing the affected nail with keratolytic plaster is distinguished by its pain and comfort. After evaporating the legs, the piece is neatly applied to the affected nail plate and sealed with adhesive plates. After a few days, the pieces are removed, the affected areas of the plate are cut, one of the antifungal medicines is applied. The procedure is performed several times.

To get rid of the fungus of the feet, it will not work so quickly. It will take about 6-12 months for the treatment of onycomycosis, depending on the form of the disease, stage and its course. After all, complex therapy involves the use of various medicines and the recovery period, during which the dermatologist describes a supportive course. Nail fungi are not only a cosmetic disadvantage, but a serious disease that reduces the body's protective functions. Despite the backdrop of poor immunity, dangerous pathologies can develop. Timely diagnostics and treatment will avoid problems related to onycomycosis. Therefore, you need to follow your health carefully.

5 The best popular remedies for the treatment of nail fungus

Popular natural remedies are quite effective for onycomycosis in its early stages. Most of them are used at home really help to get rid of the disease.

 Hydrogen peroxide

Hydrogen peroxide perfectly removes nails in the legs in a (chronic) form, but the treatment will be long enough. Dermatologists recommend lubricating perhydrot daily (once every 2 days) and healthy nails in the process of renouncing pathology to prevent their infection.

So how to cure a neglected fungus of the nails using hydrogen peroxide?

Method 1. In a pelvis (bucket), evaporate the legs and try to remove (cut, chop) from the nail plates affected. Submit the gauze swarm into perhydrola and glue it to the treated nail. Wrap it with a movie on top. Repeat the procedure twice daily before growing a healthy nail plate. Method 2. Combine perhydrol in apple cider vinegar in equal amounts. To satiate the gauze napkin with the resulting composition and tie it to the abrasive disease on the nail. Wait for the end of the peak effect. Rinse your feet with running water, dry it completely. Next, apply a pharmaceutical drug prescribed by doctors. Method 3. Screw the feet in hot water with the addition of liquid soap of laundry or copper sulfate, dry. A cotton pad, abundantly moistened with peroxide, wearing the affected nail, covering a piece of film, adjust the bandage with a bandage tape. Keep the compression for 35-40 minutes, chop the softened tissue, eaten by a fungus. Next, treat the surface with an antifungal drug prescribed by an infectious disease specialist.

 vinegar

Treatment of onycomycosis in an advanced vinegar (summer, apple) is a proven and effective way. To get the expected result, it is important:

 Use a natural product without chemical additives; Observe dimensions in compositions; Follow the treatment mode; Use only your things.

We make sour baths

Prepare a pelvis, where you can easily put your feet. Pour heated water and vinegar into it (in equal amounts). The fingers should be fully covered with cleaning liquid. The duration of the session is 40-50 minutes. The sessions must be repeated until the damaged cornea is completely replaced. In the complex phase of onycomycosis, the bath should be performed with the simultaneous use of pharmaceuticals that the mycologist will describe.

We make vinegar compresses

Pour in a bowl 2 tbsp. Apple cider vinegar skin, prepare a cotton swab (disk), polyethylene film. Put the cotton wool with vinegar, glue the infected cornea, wrap (not too tight! ) A film. Leave for 3-3. 5 hours. The total duration of vinegar therapy is 2. 5-3 months. You can only stop sessions when a new plate of nails is completely formed. Even a small amount of left infected tissue can provoke the return of the pathological process.

 Tea tree oil

Before using, make sure you do not have an allergy to this medicine. Apply a little oil on your wrist and leave for 12 hours. If the irritation has not happened, you can use for sure. The whole course lasts two months and involves implementing evaporation or direct. For a bath, 5 drops of oil are added per liter of water. An unrelated extract is applied with a cotton swab on the surface of the nail after evaporating the feet in soapy water. It is not necessary to rinse it.

Mushroom prevention

One of the most effective tools means that fungi are "fear" is high quality prevention.

It is very important to maintain the normal function of the immune system, which requires the correct diet (minimum alcohol and coffee, maximum vegetables, proteins). In a weakened organism, the infection spreads very quickly. It should be known and clearly observing the rules of personal hygiene. Those who do so severely reduce the likelihood of infection. There is no need to explain why you can't wear someone else's shoes, use personal hygiene products. You also can't walk barefoot in pools, saunas, baths, on the beach. You will need to wipe the dried legs behind a shower. You will know how to disinfect places where fungi can be theoretically. In the absence of special fungi products, ordinary white can be used for this. Remember that the manifestation of nail fungus is always much easier to prevent than getting rid of this unpleasant disease.