Yeast infection can affect anyone with feet. Even if he is the purest person, obsessed with hygienic procedures.
Why do fungi appear on the feet and how to deal with this unpleasant and disgusting phenomenon?
How does mycosis of the feet develop?
Even if a person washes their feet constantly and regularly, they cannot eliminate all bacteria. They just get smaller, but they don't go away completely. And they multiply very, very quickly, as soon as a person steps on the ground, puts on slippers, or - even more bacteria-friendly - shoes, boots or sneakers.
In a hot and humid environment, especially if your feet are sweating, the fungus is just a spread. If such an environment coincides with the inflammatory process in the body, poor resistance to infections or excessive sweating of the legs - write everything down. The mushroom is there.
Symptoms of the fungus on the feet
It affects the area between the toes, on the nails, on the soles of the feet, and the top of the foot remains intact. If the fungus already has a chronic stage, the skin on the legs and other parts of the body is very dry, flakes, it has keratinized scales, microcracks.
Along the border of the area where the fungus is located, an inflamed red band is clearly visible, behind which the skin is rough, dry and scaly.
If the fungus has not been treated for a long time, quite noticeable cracks appear on the skin behind the area of the fungus, which are terribly painful. If a bacterial infection is added to them, then severe pain in the legs appears, which puts a person in a hospital bed, since it is impossible to walk because of such pain.
Is the fungus spread from another person?
There is a widespread belief (and many believe it) that the fungus is spread from person to person, that it can be infected. True, if a person has ever received a fungus, it spreads very quickly over the entire area of the foot.
To prevent the process from becoming painful and depriving a person of the ability to walk, it is necessary to start treating the fungus at the initial stage of the disease.
Who to contact?
Dermatologist
How to treat acute fungi?
First of all, you need to apply a sterile bandage to the foot, but not very tight. In pharmacies, an infusion against fungi is sold - in the language of doctors it is called antimycotic, that is, antifungal. With this infusion, you need to moisten the bandage and apply it to the affected area of the fungus.
This should be repeated each time as soon as the dressing is dry. When you see that the fungus has not covered the foot so intensively, its manifestations begin to decrease, you should not stop antifungal wraps. Otherwise, the manifestations of the fungus will return. If there are cracks in the legs, you need to protect them from the ingress of pathogenic bacteria by bandaging the affected area.
During treatment, it is very important that the feet are not exposed to high temperatures and water does not get on them - this contributes to an even greater spread of the fungus. In addition, the surface of the feet should be dry and clean.
It is also necessary to treat the foot, with the help of vitamins, as well as to take antimycotic (antifungal) agents. At the same time, you should not neglect the recommendations of the doctor - he will tell you the necessary funds for treatment. A person can contract a fungus if they forget to wipe their feet after washing - a humid environment promotes widespread infections.
What can you wear on your feet with a mushroom?
If a person with a foot fungus still goes to work and the season is cold, it is worth stocking up on several pairs of stockings or tights (for women), several pairs of socks (for women). men), which should be changed 3-4 times a day. This will prevent the infection from spreading further. What the patient puts on his feet should be made of natural materials, including shoes.
Shoes should not be tight, narrow, or comfortable - this will allow the foot to feel comfortable and the skin should not sweat so often, multiplying bacteria and fungi.
Medicines
- Mushroom sprays.
- Ointments effective against fungi.
- Drops from nail fungus are a remedy for the local treatment of yeast infection.
- Ointments and creams for nail fungus.
- Pills for nail fungus.
- Creams and ointments for the fungus on the feet.
- Ointment for the fungus between the fingers.