How to treat nail fungus

The fungus of the nail plate (Onykhomicosis) is 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 (microorganisms parasitizing in the human body), both in the arms and in the legs. Onychomycosis pathogens are multiplying rapidly in a hot and hot environment in shaded places. Infectious dermatophyte mushrooms can erode not only nails but also skin and hair. The elderly have a higher level of disease dissemination.

Let's consider in more detail why the fungus appears, and we will also review the 5 most effective medications for the treatment of nail fungal in the legs at home.

The source of infection can be:

1. Sick person. Some types of fungi are parasitic only in one person so that you can be infected with the patient only. You can be infected with a nail fungus on your legs, both with direct contact with the patient and using ordinary objects - shoes, towels, etc.
2. Animals. There are types of fungi that surprise people and animals. People, as a rule, are infected with contact with sick pets.
3. Wednesday. Another variety of fungi can multiply outside living organisms. You can be infected in contact with soil or water.

Thus you can be infected anywhere. But, of course, not every contact with the pathogen ends with the fact that the fungus develops in the leg nails. The following provocative factors can lead to the development of onychomycosis:

• age after 60 years;
• Diabetes mellitus;
• circulatory violation at the lower ends;
• Weakening of immunity caused by a chronic disease or other factors;
• Wearing an uncomfortable shoe that doesn't go through the air.

How does nail fungus start? The early stage of the fungus on the legs does not cause physical discomfort, the changes are related to the appearance of the nail plate. The fungus of nails at the early stage is manifested by the appearance of spots or stripes of an unnatural color. If nail fungus on the legs in the early stage is not treated, the progression of the disease will begin.

The stages of the fungus

All mushrooms are prone to the aggressive colonization of their carrier. The germination of mycelium in the tissue is similar to the growth of the tree roots in the building. By branching, the mushroom body destroys the cellular structure of the tissues, causing destruction.

It's all about the way of absorbing 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 the work of healthy.

The progression of the disease occurs in five stages:

1. Infection. The fungus is attached to the dead skin scales, gradually reaching the nail. No symptoms are observed.
2. Normotorophic. The nail disappears and turns to the edges, thickens a little in the corners. The smell and unpleasant sensations appear.
3. Hypertrophic. Yellowness covers the entire nail, the nail plate is deformed with the appearance of transverse color. In 60 % of cases, it is accompanied by a thickening of the entire nail. The edge of the nail plate is loosened, delaxed.
4. Atrophic. Pieces of nail plate disappear, exposing the nail bed, covered with loose horn pasta. The nails are dull, yellowish gray.
5. Onycholisis. The nail plate becomes thinner and disappears. If the matrix is not injured, the nail will grow.

For us, the good news is that the mycelium does not penetrate the living tissues. He is sufficiently dead and, if he enters the nail bed, the mushroom immediately attacks with immunity and dies. However, with prolonged infection, the impaired trophic of nails leads to a weakening of barrier function, and pieces of mycelium can enter the bloodstream in search of a new fertile place. In addition, the constant struggle against the mushroom exhausted the reserves of immunity.

Diagnosis

To confirm the diagnosis, the expert provides the patient an indication for testing:

1. Microscopy. The 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 impossibility of determining the type of fungus. However, the responses of the analysis already serve as the basis for the nomination of antimycotic from a broad spectrum of action.
2. Cultural research. In laboratory conditions, the material is placed in the nutrient medium of Saburo - sowing for the rapid development of the fungus. The causative agent is identified by color, growth rate and shape of parasitic colonies. The technique also reveals the sensitivity of strains to drugs. But the patient receives the results of the analysis 3-5 days after their conduct.
3. DNA diagnosis. DNA cell detection of fungal infection occurs when a nail scraping affected by dermatophytes or candidate fungi occurs. The method does not determine the molds. The results of the patient analysis are presented within 1 to 2 days. The disadvantage of the diagnosis of DNA DNA DNA is the high cost due to the need to use special equipment.

External symptoms of the fungus are not specific, they only indicate damage to nails on the legs. The cause of the disease becomes clear only after diagnostic studies. To prescribe proper therapy, stop onicomycosis is differentiated from flat red lichen, nail psoriasis, keratoderm and other diseases that cause nail nutrition violation.

How to treat a fungus at home

Do not expect the fungus to go through its own. The more a person suffers from this disease, the more complicated the additional treatment will be.

The duration of the course of treatment and the selection of medicines depends on:

1. Stages of the disease.
2. The degree of damage to the nail.
3. Clinical form of the disease.

Prior to the beginning of active actions, it is necessary to minimize the negative impact of the external environment, eliminate the reasons why the fungus appeared under nails on the legs:

1. A warm, humid environment is ideal for the growth of various microorganisms, try to dry shoes all the time after walking, wear socks only of natural materials that provide normal heat and air exchange;
2. The fungus of the foot usually appears due to bad immunity, you can simply step on the floor with your barefoot and take the infection, take vitamins to avoid this;
3. The frequent extent of nails can become one of the causes of onychomycosis, limit the procedure of up to 1 session in six months;
4. The most complicated is the friendly - this is a fungus caused by active disputes. They penetrate the cavities between nails and fingers, can stay in a sleep stage for some time and then grow sharply. Most of the time, they are infected in places of public use (swimming pools, showers, solarium), during the operation of other people's shoes, etc.

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

Before each procedure to apply the medicine, it is necessary:

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

When using solutions, ointments and creams, the medicine is applied 2-3 times a day, varnishes-2 times a week. The course of treatment is established by the doctor, depending on existing damage. If nail plates are completely affected and local medications do not have a positive effect, it is recommended to combine them with systemic antimicots. System preparations have a large contrast list and should be prescribed by the assistant doctor. Most of them are prohibited from taking during pregnancy and lactation, in children's and chronicles of the liver and kidneys.

In severe cases, a subgear fungus may require removal of the nail plate. The procedure can be surgically performed and using keratolytics that contain salicylic acid and urea. Removing the affected nail with keratolytic plaster is distinguished by its pain and convenience. After cooking the legs, the adhesive is orderly applied to the affected nail plate and sealed with adhesive plate. After a few days, the adhesive is removed, the affected areas of the plate are cut, one of the antifungal drugs is applied. The procedure is performed several times.

To get rid of the leg fungus, it won't work so quickly. It will take about 6 to 12 months for the treatment of onychomycosis, depending on the form of the disease, internship and its course. After all, complex therapy involves the use of various medicines and the recovery period, during which the dermatologist prescribes a support course. Nail fungus is not just a cosmetic disadvantage, but a serious disease that reduces body protection functions. In the context of weak immunity, dangerous pathologies can develop. Diagnosis and treatment will avoid problems associated with onychomycosis. Therefore, you need to follow your health carefully.

5 best popular remedies for the treatment of nail fungus

Natural popular remedies are quite effective for onychomycosis in their early stages. Most of them are used at home really helps to get rid of the disease.

 Hydrogen peroxide

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

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

1. Method 1. In a basin (bucket), vaporize the legs and try to remove (cut, scrape) from the plates from the nail to the affected crust. Dip the gauze cotton swab in Perhydrola and attach to the treated nail. Wrap with a movie on top. Repeat the procedure twice a day before cultivating a healthy nail plate.
2. Method 2. Combine the peridrol with apple cider vinegar in equal quantities. Impregnate the gauze napkin with the resulting composition and arrest it to the nail corrosive disease. Wait for the end of the peak effect. Rinse your legs with running water, dry well. Then apply a pharmaceutical medicine prescribed by doctors.
3. Method 3. Chop the feet in hot water with the addition of liquid soap or copper sulfate, dry. A cotton pillow, abundantly moistened with peroxide, placed on the affected nail, cover with a piece of film, repair the dressing with a bandage range. Hold the compress for 35-40 minutes, scrape the softened fabric eaten by a fungus. Then treat the surface with an antifungal medicine prescribed by a specialist in infectious diseases.

 Vinegar

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

1.  Use a natural product without chemical additives;
2. Observe proportions in the compositions;
3. Follow the treatment regime;
4. Use only your things.

We take sour baths

Prepare a bowl (bucket) where you can put your feet conveniently. Pour heated water and vinegar in it (in equal quantities). The fingers should be completely covered with purifying liquid. The duration of the session is 40 to 50 minutes. Sessions should be repeated until the wound cornea is completely replaced. In the complicated stage of onychomycosis, the bath should be performed with the simultaneous use of pharmaceutical products that the mycologist will prescribe.

We do vinegar compresses

Pour into a bowl 2 tablespoons. Table of apple cider vinegar, prepare a swab (disc) of cotton, polyethylene movie. Piss the cotton with vinegar, secure the infected cornea, wrap (not too tight! ) A movie. Leave for 3-3, 5 hours. The total duration of vinegar therapy is 2, 5 to 3 months. You can interrupt sessions only when a new nail plate is completely formed. Even a small amount of left infected tissue can cause the pathological process to return.

 Tea tree oil

Before using, make sure you have no allergy to this drug. Apply some oil on the wrist and leave for 12 hours. If irritation did not occur, you can use it safely. The entire course lasts two months and includes steam or direct application. For a bath, 5 drops of oil are added per liter of water. An unpaid extract is applied with a cotton cotton swab on the nail surface after cooking the legs in soap water. No need to rinse it.

Fungal Prevention

One of the most effective means that the fungus is "fear" is high quality prevention.

It is very important to maintain the normal function of the immune system, for which the correct diet (minimum alcohol and coffee, maximum vegetables, proteins) is required. In a weakened organism, the infection spreads very quickly. It must be known and clearly observe the rules of personal hygiene. Those who do this sharply reduce the likelihood of infection. 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 clean your legs after a bath. You will know how to disinfect places where the fungus can be theoretically. In the absence of special fungus products, ordinary white can be used for this. Remember that the manifestation of nail fungus is always much easier to prevent than get rid of this unpleasant disease.