Hello, dear readers.Nail fungus is one of the common forms of mycotic lesion of the body.The disease is quite unpleasant and it is not easy to recover from it.The disease cannot be started because it is not a cosmetic problem, but a serious pathology.But not everyone knows which approach will be true.It should be noted immediately that self -measurement is not the best choice in this situation.But information about what is the disease and how to quickly get rid of nail fungus will not be superfluous to anyone.
What is the cause of infection with nail fungus
The nail fungus, or as it is called in medicine, onychomycosis, is a disease that causes damage to the plaques for the nails and surrounding areas with parasitic fungal microorganisms.This is one of the subspecies of mycosis.If we look at all diseases that can be predisposed to the legs, onychomycosis is the most common.
Several groups of mushrooms can cause it:
- epidermophitic;
- dermatophyte;
- Microsporia.
You can catch the infection in public places where the humidity is superfluous.This includes bathrooms, steamers, pools, beaches.
Wooden objects (benches, sun beds, etc.) are used here.Due to the porosity of the wood, the fungus is difficult to destroy there.

In addition, doctors distinguish several risk groups.For people associated with one of them, the likelihood of infection increases sharply.
This:
- Older people;
- cancer patients exposed to chemotherapy effects;
- after a course of treatment with antibiotics or steroid drugs;
- HIV-infected;
- Patients with diabetes.
The disease is not always possible to get rid of quickly.The rate of cure depends on the variety of the parasite that caused it, the stage of development of the disease, the area of damage, the presence of complications and concomitant diseases, the general condition of the body.
Symptoms of onychomycosis
Nail damage with a parasitic fungus cannot go unnoticed.Symptomatic changes in nail plates are pronounced quite brightly and reduced to the following.
- Natural shine, transparency are lost.
- The color changes.It can be yellowish, brownish, whitish, bluish, greenish, grayish.
- The tuberosity of the surface occurs.
- Tapes, spots and thickening obviously differ.
- There is a layer of layout.
- They come with elarses from the nail bed.
- Different areas are painted and destroyed.
- The surrounding tissues can turn red, swollen, itching.
- Pain occurs.
- The legs emit an unpleasant odor.
Despite all this independent diagnosis, it can be difficult.At the beginning of development, the signs of onychomycosis are similar to the symptoms of some other lesions:
- injury to the nail area;
- Age -related modifications;
- onycholysis;
- Nail psoriasis;
- Paronichia;
- Pseudomone Onihia.

How to quickly get rid of the fungus of the toenails with folk remedies and medicines
You need to be realistic and understand that the fungal damage to the nail regions and bedding are not treated in a week.According to doctors, the healing period can last from 6-8 weeks to six months and sometimes 8-12 months.
It depends on many factors as well as the activity of nail growth.In hand, this process is much faster than on the legs, and therefore the treatment here happens earlier.
The best and most fast positive results can be obtained if you adhere to the recommendations below.
- Use various therapeutic measures in the complex.Do not rely on the efficiency of any miracle tool.Combine the pharmacological drugs and recipes of traditional medicine.
- Treatment should be active, but the gentle aggressive drugs, often used for therapeutic purposes, should not affect healthy areas of the body located in the immediate vicinity of those affected.
- Clearly adhere to the hygienic requirements so that the fungus does not spread, also to avoid recurrence shortly after treatment.And the probability of this is very high.
- Follow the dryness of the affected limbs.Remember that humidity and heat are the ideal conditions for the active reproduction of the sponge.
- Eliminate all the causes that have caused the onset of onychomycosis and eliminate them.
- Every day neatly, but maximally cut off the growing edge of the nails affected by the disease.If possible, go through the laser impact procedure, which very effectively inhibits pathological activity of pathogens.
Pharmacological agents
The remedies acting against pathogens are usually divided into three subgroups, depending on the active components.Each of them has in its arsenal both external ointment products and common tablets for the whole body.

It should be borne in mind that the latter have a rich list of side effects.So don't prescribe drugs yourself.In order to minimize the risks, you need to undergo a study, identify which varieties of fungi have caused the disease and act the "purpose".
Subgroups of antifungal drugs
- Acols.Their base is triazole or imidazole, as well as their derivatives.Depending on the concentration, they show fungal or fungicidal effects.They are effective in the fight against mushrooms and yeast.
- Allular agents.The current components can be Terbinafine, Naphthyfin, Busenafin.They are able to stop the growth of fungi and also have an anti -inflammatory effect.
- Other medicines.They act on the basis of flucitosine, morpholin, griseofulvin, chlorotrophenol supplements.They differ more, directed to certain types of fungal pathogens, activity.
External funds
At the beginning of the development of onychomycotic damage, it should only be resorted to the help of ointments.Only if they are ineffective, the intake of tablet antifungals is introduced.
The difference between creams and ointments:
- have a direct effect on lesions;
- relatively harmless;
- have less contraindications;
- Side effects occur limited.
If you find the disease at the beginning of the development, then you will be able to deal with it within a month.
The most popular antifungal creams and ointments
- Zinc ointment.Allows you to relieve inflammation, to dry the affected areas, to get rid of itching, to get an adsorbing effect.
- Clotrimazole.A means of wide action.Duration of use-from 2 weeks to six months.It also has an antiseptic effect.This can cause skin skin, burning, allergic manifestations on the skin.It is contraindicated for pregnant women and nurses, as well as for young children under the age of three.
- Naphthifin.Fighting inflammation has an antimicrobial effect.The instrument is predisposed to accumulation in the surfaces.Use ointment no more than twice a day.The product is not used during pregnancy and lactation.

Use of tablets
In order to have a systemic effect on the whole body, the doctor prescribes oral administration of tablets.A wide range is prescribed.
- (Fluconazole, honey).It is enough to take only once a day.The tool is tolerated quite well.In rare cases, intestinal disorders and rashes on the body may occur.The course of treatment can be 1-4 weeks.
- (Orungal, Sporaonox).It is used for pulse therapy.The instrument is not prescribed for renal failure, pregnancy, increased sensitivity to the effect of the drug.This can cause allergic reactions, dizziness, hypokalemia, abdominal pain.
- Terbinafine hydrochloride.It is able to accumulate in the skin and its horn formations (hair, nails).The course of treatment is at least 6 weeks.1 tablet per day is required.The drug is not given to young children, pregnant and lactating women.It can provoke migraines, muscle and joint pain, allergies, anorexia.
Take all medicines for nail or leg fungus only after consulting a doctor.
How to treat your toenails on the feet with folk remedies at home
First of all, you should clearly adhere to all medical recommendations, not miss medication and overcome treatment to the end and not interrupt the course after eliminating the symptoms of dawn especially.
In addition, you need:
- Use local baths regularly;
- Apply a specialized varnish that blocks the spread of fungi and also has a therapeutic effect;
- Laugh the protruding parts of the growing nails daily, which is influenced by the disease;
- Use special tools to soften the nail plate to remove it;
- Steam hands or legs before using external remedies for local action;
- They take measures to prevent household infection.
Special lacquer coatings

Larcas have a number of advantages.The active components penetrate deep into the affected nails, but at the same time they freeze and leave no trace of clothes, sheets, shoes.
The hardened layer reliably blocks oxygen nutrition to pathogens, which blocks their activity.But varnish products are effective only in the initial stage of onychomycosis.
Before using varnishes, you should resort to a warm local bathroom.The main slabs affected by the fungus are cut to the maximum, treated with a file or other grinding device.The surface is wiped dry.
It is also recommended that you cover with varnish and healthy nails.The procedure is repeated every night for a long period - from several months to six months.
You can use it
- Demicicten;
- rubberil;
- Batrafena;
- Onichelp;
- Exorolfinlak;
- Offlomil.
The assistance of the surgeon
Removal can be the object of both part and the entire plate completely.But this is not a guarantee for a complete get rid of the disease.The likelihood of a fungal infection is very high.
After surgery, the finger has healed for a long time.Maintenance can also develop.Recently, the growing nail can be deformed.The preferred alternative to this method is laser therapy.
After surgical removal of the damaged nail formation, a special focus is on the treatment of the drug of the fungi.In some, especially severe cases, the growth zone can be removed, after which the finger will remain naked - the nail here will not be able to grow anymore.
Traditional medicine
Folk methods act more slowly than medical, but have less side effects.They can only be effective in treating the early stage of the disease.
Later, folk recipes are used exclusively in combination with pharmacological drugs as ancillary measures.
Such medicines are used to treat nail fungus.
- Garlic.Apply garlic Kashpir in the form of applications on inflamed nails.A fixing bandage is placed on top.A quarter repetition of the procedure is practiced.You can also use squeezed garlic juice in a flat mixture with alcohol.The nails are treated with the resulting balm twice a day.
- Vinegar.The acetic acid acidifies the environment that dexists pathogens.Damaged nails are lubricated with this tool.You can use vinegar compresses.To do this, the clocks are wet in vinegar and fixed to the right fingers in the area of lesion.Compresses lasts all night, removing in the morning.
- Peroxide.As vinegar and other similar products, it is applied directly to the nails or to cotton swabs.Peroxide acts as an antiseptic.
- Alcohol solution of iodine.They can cover the nails, including healthy, 1-2 times a day.In addition, iodine supplement is suitable for any bathroom.To do this, just add a few drops of the product.
- Propolis tincture.It can be used for lotions as well as enter local hands or feet.The compresses are left on the nails at night.You can prepare an ointment, which is a mixture of propolis and oil.The composition is applied to the gauze and placed in the correct area.The tool is left for 10 hours.
- Burning vegetable products.For the treatment of onychomycosis, onion or horseradish are appropriate.They have antimicrobial effects.Vegetable products are used in the form of a calf.You can resemble ointments by mixing liquid squeezing with butter or dumb chicken fat.
- Ether hoods.These drugs have anti -inflammatory, antimicrobial, regenerative effects.You can use oils to prepare local baths or as part of compresses:
- Cedar;
- Tea tree;
- rosemary;
- lavender;
- Come and some others.

The etheric extract is mixed with oil jelly in a 1: 1 ratio. It should be rubbed into damaged nail plates.As always in such cases, the product will act more strongly if the nails are previously stewed.
Prevention measures
The risk of re -infection with a fungus after getting rid of the disease is very high.Therefore, you should clearly follow the simple rules:
- Follow the hygiene on your feet;
- Get rid of shoes, towels and socks that are used during treatment;
- Exclude the joint use of such things with other family members;
- Avoid excessive moisturizing your feet, use talc;
- Treat the internal surfaces of the shoes with antiseptics.
Remember, all medicines for nail fungus, take after consulting a doctor.