How to quickly get rid of toenail fungus at home

The defeat of the toenails with a fungal infection is associated not only with an external infection, but also with the state of the microflora inside the human body.

As you know, fungi of various species (there are thousands of them) successfully live inside the human body, being opportunistic organisms. This means that they are not dangerous as long as the population is kept at an acceptable level. If there are too many, they show their toxic properties and have a negative impact on health.

Onychomycosis (fungal nail infection) indicates that the body is unable to resist fungal infection, maintaining the necessary acid-base balance of the skin and internal environments (pH).

Adequate comprehensive treatment will include both external agents and adherence to a specific nutritional protocol that will help reduce the activity of the infection.

Effective treatments

1. Pharmacological therapy.
2. Radical methods with softening and gradual removal of the nail plate.
3. Conservative methods that do not require nail removal: ointments, lotions, compresses, baths.

Antifungal diet

For the duration of the treatment, it is recommended to refuse all types of products containing fungal cultures:

• baked goods and bread on yeast dough (you can use yeast-free bread or pita bread);
• almost all types of cheese, except Adyghe, mozzarella, feta and burrata;
• fermented milk products (kefir, yogurt).

You should also limit ortemporarily exclude sugar and any sweets from your diet, as well as sweet fruits and starchy vegetables (potatoes, beets).
These supportive measures will enhance the effect of external drugs and treatment will go faster.

Important! If the patient treats anemia and takes iron supplements, it should be remembered that iron strengthens the protective fungal membrane.

It is best to discontinue these drugs during antifungal therapy.

Pharmaceuticals or folk remedies

If the infection is neglected and has already led to nail deformation, drug therapy will be more appropriate, capable of suppressing the activity of the fungal colony.

For minor initial symptoms, you can try home remedies with folk remedies.

Many experts believe that it is quite dangerous to influence fungi with drug therapy, as it causes a powerful response from microorganisms, which leads to resistance. The stronger the attempts to remove the fungal infection, the greater the resistance and resistance to chemical attacks. When a doctor selects a drug treatment, he tries to change the drugs periodically to avoid addiction.

Treating toenail fungus at home

Treating a fungal infection at home will help with good hygiene and good practices, but you may need to be patient.

Andriasyan method

Usually, the infection becomes evident after the color or shape of the nails changes. The fungus in fact grows in the bed under the nail plate, where it penetrates through the infected sole of the foot or penetrates under the edge of the nail.
This is why Dr. Andriasyan's method is aimed at removing the nail plate and subsequent treatment.
The affected nail is gradually dissolved with a pharmaceutical agent, which is a powder of 15 parts of barium sulfide and 85 parts of talc.

1. The powder is mixed with water, applied to the nail in the form of gruel for 30-40 minutes, continuously moistening it with a pipette. You can make a small depression in the 5 mm layer of paste and drip water every 3 minutes so that the drug works continuously.
2. The gruel is washed off, the softened layer of the nail is removed with a scalpel, trying not to damage the nail bed, then onycholysin is reapplied. In 2-3 applications, it is possible to remove the entire plate, this is important, as the fungus affects the entire nail tissue.
3. The exposed surface is treated with a 5% iodine solution.
4. The paste on a petroleum jelly basis is applied to the nail bed. It is prepared with salicylic, lactic (or benzoic) acid and resorcinol, each ingredient will need 15g, they need to be mixed with 55g of petroleum jelly. You can make pasta yourself, all preparations are available at the pharmacy.
   2-3 layers of gauze and compressed paper are applied over the paste, the bandage lasts 48 hours. In 3 applications, the affected surface is completely cleaned of the keratinized layers of the skin and the affected tissues.
5. Salicylic petroleum jelly is applied to the bed for another 48 hours under the bandage.
6. The nail bed is treated with iodine tincture 1-2 times a day until the nail is restored.

Fast and effective alternative recipes for the treatment of mycosis

The use of herbal fungicides and simple home remedies can help fight fungal infections.
It is important to wash the feet thoroughly before all wellness procedures, cut the nails in a timely manner and get rid of the epithelium, as far as the skin conditions allow.

Table vinegar

Vinegar has a marked antifungal effect, since the acidic environment has a destructive effect on the ability of the fungus to reproduce.
For home procedures, you can use apple cider, wine and ordinary vinegar, it is only important to remember the concentration of the substance.
The vinegar essence contains about 70-80% of the substance, it must be diluted with water to avoid chemical burns.
Example for 70% vinegar essence:

• to obtain a 3% concentrate, the proportion is 1: 20 (1 part of vinegar and 20 parts of water);
• 6% acetic acid is diluted 1: 11;
• The 9% solution is diluted 1: 7.

It is recommended to start treatment with acetic acid at low concentrations, gradually increasing it up to 9%.

Trays.Before using this method, you should wash your feet thoroughly, trim your nails and remove as much of the keratinized epithelium as possible.

In the process of treatment, the hardened skin will soften, gradually it will be possible to completely remove it.
For 3 liters of hot water, you will need 1 liter of apple cider vinegar or a glass of 3% vinegar essence. Soak clean feet in the bath for 15-20 minutes until the solution cools. After bathing, do not rinse the solution from the skin, let it dry.

A few drops of iodine, manganese crystals or tea tree oil can be added to the bath to enhance the antifungal effect.

The baths can be done for a long time, it is important to monitor the state of health and the dynamics of recovery.
A slight burning sensation on the surface of the skin is acceptable, but the pain should not be tolerated. If the pain syndrome is severe, it is recommended to reduce the concentration of vinegar or temporarily abandon the baths and use other means.
People with severe violations of the integrity of the skin of the foot (cracks, ulcers) show careful use of vinegar baths.

Lotions and tablets.Wet gauze dressings soaked in vinegar solution are applied to the affected surface for 3 hours until dry. It is important not to create a greenhouse effect by covering the dressings with cling film, ventilation is required.

First solution:

• 100 ml of water.
• a few drops of iodine.
• a teaspoon of vinegar.

Second solution:

• 2 tablespoons of water.
• tablespoon of glycerin.
• 2 tablespoons of 3% vinegar.

The course of treatment will take from 2 months to a year.

If the use of vinegar causes irritation and an allergic reaction, discontinue therapy.

Tea tree oil

The tea tree has a powerful fungicidal effect, it contains about a hundred fractions of terpenes, substances that have a toxic effect on fungi and microorganisms.

It is more effective to use 100% crude oil, rather than cosmetics, it contains 40-50% tea tree oil in half with other vegetable oils.

The undiluted oil is rubbed into the nails and the rough skin around them. It is not necessary to rinse or dry the product, it dries partially, it partially penetrates the fabrics. Use the medicine twice a day for 2 months and longer.

A refreshing bath with warm water and a few drops of tea tree oil can be used to soothe and deodorize the skin.

Hydrogen peroxide

Most often, a standard 3% hydrogen peroxide solution is used in therapy, it is sold in a pharmacy in a ready-made form. Peroxide is known as an antiseptic, hemostatic and deodorant agent, and its antimicrobial and antifungal effects are also known.

Peroxide treatments.

Baths: add 2-3 ml of peroxide to 3 liters of warm water, keep your feet in the solution for 10-15 minutes, then dry them without rubbing.

You can buy hydrogen peroxide in powder or tablet form, add a little water to the substance to turn it into a paste. This gruel is gently applied with a cotton swab to the affected nail for no more than 5 minutes, then washed off.

Propolis

Propolis is a sticky gummy substance produced by bees from pollen using their own enzymes. Thanks to its unique chemical composition, it successfully fights fungal infections.

Pharmaceutical preparation of propolis tincture can be used as follows:

The trays are prepared at the rate of 1 teaspoon of product per 1 liter of hot water. It should be tolerable, but warm, to keep your feet in the liquid for 20 minutes. It is important not to rinse the solution off your feet.

The lotions are made with a cotton swab dipped in dye, which is bandaged for several hours (preferably overnight).
An ointment can be prepared with pure, untreated propolis: mix 50 grams of the substance with 100 grams of petroleum jelly. The ointment is applied generously to the affected nail and is absorbed gradually, the residues can be dried with a paper towel or wait for complete absorption.

All propolis products are applied daily for 2 months and longer as needed.

Iodine tincture

The complex use of iodine has already been noted in the composition of various products. Iodine has the ability to coagulate (attack) proteins: fungi, made up of protein compounds, stick together and die.

Even if the patient has no other medications at hand, he can start treatment using only the alcoholic iodine tincture from the pharmacy.

Iodine lotions. The therapy is very simple:

It is necessary to soak a cotton swab with dye and fix it on the affected nail for an hour, trying to avoid getting the substance on the skin. For the skin iodine is not safe, it can cause chemical burns, also avoid contact with mucous membranes.

A slight burning sensation is appropriate. The procedure can be done every day for 1. 5-2 months.

Celandine

Since celandine is a highly toxic herb, a tolerance test should be performed. To do this, a small amount of the product with celandine is applied to the skin of the wrist and waiting for a reaction. In case of intolerance, the skin will react with redness, rashes and itching, a few minutes will be enough.

With good tolerance, celandine can be used in the form of juice, decoction, oil or tincture.

You can make your

Juiceby collecting fresh grass and scrubbing it well with rubber gloves. This juice cannot be stored for a long time, it is better to prepare each portion separately. Pure juice is applied to the affected nails for 10-20 minutes, then washed off. You can repeat the procedure every day, but it's only available in the summer.

Celandine oil is sold in pharmacies and is used to rub into the nail plate twice a day, morning and evening. From the product, the nails can turn yellow, this is normal.

Trayswith celandine decoction are prepared with dry pharmaceutical raw materials and water.

To begin with, add 7 tablespoons of dry grass to 2 liters of boiling water, the composition is kept in a water bath for 15 minutes.

Then it is filtered and used for a bath, topping up with hot water if necessary. The duration of the procedure is 20 minutes, the broth does not need to be washed off.

Celandine tincture can be purchased at the pharmacy or made by yourself. It is used to treat affected nails, lubricating 2 times a day.

Potatoes

Potato tubers contain substances that can help fight fungal infections, but they are not potent. Against the fungus, use raw potatoes or potato broth.

It is necessary to grate raw potatoes on a fine grater, apply the resulting gruel on sore nails and bandage for an hour. Rinse with water.

For convenience, you can replace the gruel with thin slices of potatoes.

Option: Squeeze the juice from the gruel, dip a cotton swab with it and apply it on the nails.

Potato broth is used in the form of foot baths after partial cooling. Procedures with potatoes should be carried out every day for 2 months.

The most effective drugs

Pharmaceuticals are essential for the complex treatment of advanced complex infections.

Inside are prescribedtablets or capsules.

Locally applied:

• ointments and creams;
• paints;
solutions
• ;
• natural preparations.

If folk remedies can be used relatively calmly, drug therapy should be prescribed by a doctor, based on the data of the analyzes and symptoms. Do not self-medicate and prescribe pills on your own.

The best treatments for nail fungus

If you are a literate reader, you start reading from the end. Therefore, especially for you, the main useful conclusions:

• When treating onychomycosis, it is necessary to understand that the fungus always affects the body as a whole and not a particular part of the body, therefore complex therapy is required.
• No remedy can be considered a panacea for fungal infections. You will need drug therapy, simple daily hygiene procedures, and adherence to a nutritional protocol.
• Many treatment regimens for nail fungus are designed for up to 2 months, during which time the nail plate has time to completely renew itself. It is important not to stop therapy prematurely.
• Mycoses are difficult to cure, it is impossible to completely get rid of fungal infections in the human body, but you can significantly reduce the pathogenic effect of fungi and maintain a healthy level of immunity.

Be healthy!