Toe Fungus

Toe fungus is one of the most difficult diseases to detect. This is because its symptoms can be confused with a bruised toenail or others may think that it is a mere damage from the shoe. Toe fungus affect the toe as the name suggests. They make your toe to develop an infection and sometimes they move to severe stages where they may eat up the toe. I will start by discussing how you may differentiate a toe infection from damage caused by your shoe. Discoloration is one of the common symptoms. During the initial stages of the infection, your toe will start to turn color into brown from yellow. This color darkens as the infection moves to advanced stages.

Another symptom of toe fungus is white spot or steaks. Your toe may develop powder like coating and to most people they take this sign as nail damage. Caution should be taken when such a thing happen to your nail. To be on the safe side you need to treat it just like toe fungus. Be cautious if your nail swells. Cracks and ridges on your nail is not a good sign. This may develop into the advanced stages. If you prefer putting on closed shoes, the toe fungus will develop slightly and when you notice it would have been too late. Bad smell will develop. Your shoe will really smell bad if your toes are infected. However this comes in the advanced stages of the infection.

If at all any of these symptoms develop, you ought to seek medication as soon as possible. Do not wait until the disease advances to advanced stages so that you seek treatment. This could be due to ignorance. Anti-fungal powders and ointments are preferred. Other topical medication and oral drugs are also available from pharmacies. However; the effectiveness of the medication will depend on how you administer the. Oral drugs should be taken according to the prescription of the pharmacist. Their added advantage is that they boost body immune system against future fungal infection.

When using toe fungus powders or ointments care should be taken on their administration. It is worth noting that toe fungus reproduce and live under the nails. The infected nail carries the fungus and therefore if you just apply the powder on eh nail over a short period it would not be effective. Always apply the ointment until when the old nail wares out and a new one develops. Make sure it goes through the nail even the hidden parts. There are home remedies that you may use to cure toe fungus. Soaking your feet in lukewarm water mixed with bleaching agent and vinegar are effective. This will not only get rid of the fungus but also relax your whole body.

To avoid toe fungus make sure you clean and dry your feet well before putting on your shoe. Open shoe are ideal to make your feet breath and avoid accumulation of fungus. All that is required is proper foot hygiene and this menace will never come your way.