A person must know that if he has a fungus, then he may be pursued for the rest of his life. Once in the body, the fungus begins to produce toxins that greatly weaken the immunity and can poison it for many years.
It is for this reason, with the first symptoms of the disease, you need to get rid of it in all possible ways: drugs to traditional medicine. To hope that the fungus will pass by itself is not worth it.
The fungus on the legs, the causes of which are quite diverse, most often develops in people with reduced immunity and subsequently only destroys it. Therefore, you must always follow your health.
The reasons for the appearance of the fungus
Since this is a fairly common disease, many people think that it can occur in any person. However, this is not so: you need to "try" well so that the fungus of the legs overcome you. The fungus begins to develop in comfortable and optimal conditions for it, which include the following:
- wearing constantly wet shoes and socks;
- weakened and unprotected immunity;
- adoption in a large amount of antibacterial drugs;
- insufficient or, conversely, excessive attention to hygiene;
- The predisposition of the nail to the fungus.
If a person knows the causes of the development of the disease, then he will be able to engage in prevention and try to exclude complications. To protect yourself and your body from this ailment, it is enough to observe some recommendations and is careful about your health. At the slightest suspicion of the development of the fungus, proper measures must be taken.
The development of the fungus in artificial shoes, which is never ventilated or dried, is not excluded. In order not to meet with such symptoms, shoes should always be chosen from natural material, constantly dry it and take care of it. If your legs often sweat in shoes, then the reproduction of the fungus may begin. In such a situation, it is strongly recommended to change shoes.
Very often, the fungus lives in bathrooms, so after each wash you need to clean and wash the room well. Once a week, it is recommended to carry out general cleaning using disinfectants.
Many words say that the fungus can be picked up on the beach, but this is a myth: it cannot develop in salt water and hot sand, most likely, such conditions can only kill it.
Types of nail fungus
Fungal lesions can be divided into two large groups: some appear on the nail, others on the skin of the fingers. All types of this disease are customary to be attributed to lesions of the nail plate.
Often, a person first begins to develop an infection of the foot, which can last many years, and then it replaces the defeat of the nail itself. Although there are also such cases when the nail was first affected.
Very often, a person is faced with the problem of an ingrown nail. It must be borne in mind that this symptom may be a consequence of such a disease as skin fungus.
To defeat this disease, you need to know its pathogen, according to which treatment and drugs that help fight the fungus are selected.
The fungus that occurs on the legs is the most common among all types of fungus spreading on the skin. One of the varieties of the fungus can be considered an interdigital fungus on the legs. This type does not need to explain, since the name speaks for itself. The fungus begins to multiply between the fingers of a person, capturing all the large parts of the body.
The most popular pathogens are Trichophyton Interdigitale and Trichophyton Rubrum.
Symptoms of the disease
To learn about this disease at the initial stage of its development, you need to know about its symptoms. The most important sign of the fungus can be called itching in the foot area, which does not stop even while walking. Along with this, a person’s item is worried about dry skin and the appearance of cracks on it. Small scales and small watery pimples can also appear on the skin.
Cracks constantly become deeper and deeper and can turn even into wounds, because of which it hurts to step on the leg. The nail in fungal diseases changes in color and thickens. The nail plate itself becomes gray or blue.
But this is not all the "charms" of the disease: the nails are constantly crumbling and breaking. In addition, due to nail fungus, they can grow into the skin, and this is a fairly common symptom that is found not only in an adult, but also in a child. Do not run the problem to such a state, since then it will be difficult to save it from it, and even cutting the nail does not always save.
One of the symptoms of the development of the fungus can be called the seal and thickening of the feet.
So that the nail does not grow, the prevention is important, which is as follows:
- shoes should be in size;
- The material of the shoes should be natural so that the leg breathes.
All these signs of the disease can be accompanied by other skin diseases, so at the first symptoms you need to consult a doctor to make the correct diagnosis and prescribe treatment.
If the fungus began to develop in a pregnant woman, then it will progress quickly, since her immunity is reduced.
It is worth noting that with endocrine and chronic diseases, the risk of developing the fungus increases significantly, and doctors know about this, therefore they give their patient the recommendations that should be listened to.
Prevention of the occurrence of fungus
Above more than once it has been said about the prevention of this disease. But there are some other tips that prevent the development of the fungus on your legs:
- It is necessary to always wear only dry socks, wherever you go;
- When you go to try on shoes, you need to carry a disinfectant with you;
- Do not visit unfamiliar beauty salons, you need to trust only trusted masters;
- try to wear open shoes;
- use a lot of vitamins so that immunity does not decrease;
- Do not put on someone else's shoes;
- In the pool you should not take off shoes, which is why it is recommended to take rubber slippers with you;
- use pre -processed pedicure tools;
- Nobody give your own means to care for the feet.
Treatment of the disease
The most important thing in treatment is to notice the disease in time. They ate to pay attention to him even at the first symptoms, then it will be possible to get rid of the fungus once and for all. Therefore, if you started itching your feet, then at least you need to use an antifungal drug as a prevention. It is also worth remembering that if you do not start treatment in time, then the fungus can spread throughout the body, starting from the feet and rising higher and higher, up to the face. And then solving the problem will be very difficult and not always possible.
The treatment of such a serious disease can be both drug and traditional.
In non -traditional medicine, the best product than water with potassium permanganate has not yet been invented. Many people at the first symptoms of the fungus hold their feet in a bath with potassium permanganate and warm water and forget about the fungus for several days. So that the parasite could not get into your shoes, you need to treat it with a small amount of vinegar. It will be enough to get the cotton wool and grease the insole.
You should always know what the fungus is on the legs and how to deal with it, as well as its main symptoms, so that, in which case, such a serious disease can be calmly revealed.