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Athelets Foot and Nail Fungus A Quick Guide

By admin | November 13, 2008

I used to have this problem for a long time because I used to train MMA in a gym where I was barefoot all the time.  I wanted to post this guide to both Athletes Foot and Toenail Fungus..2 conditions that are common to people that workout but are a little embarrassing to discuss.

Athletes Foot 

There are good treatments for athlete’s foot. Even if you’ve had it for a long time you should still be able to get rid of the infection. But you may have to treat it for several weeks.In most of the studies that we found, people treated their athlete’s foot for about four weeks. But you may need to treat yours for longer if it’s more severe.The drugs used to treat athlete’s foot are called antifungals. This means they kill the fungus that’s causing your athlete’s foot.

Key points about treating athlete’s foot

It’s important to treat athlete’s foot. If you don’t, it can spread and it will be harder to treat.Most treatments come as creams, gels or lotions that you rub into your skin.

You may have to treat your infection for some time, possibly for as long as six weeks.Rub any cream, gel or lotion into your skin really well so your skin doesn’t feel wet. Fungi like to grow in damp places.If you have athlete’s foot between your toes, sprays may be a better treatment.There are pills and capsules you can take for fungal infections like athlete’s foot. But these don’t work any better than creams or gels. And they may cause more side effects.

Treatments for athlete’s foot

Which treatments for athlete’s foot work best? We’ve carefully weighed the research and divided the treatments into categories. You can find out more about each treatment by clicking on the links below.For help in deciding which treatment is best for you, see How to use research to support your treatment decisions.

Benefits very likely outweigh harms

Creams, gels or liquids that contain butenafine, naftifine or terbinafine: The brand name for butenafine is Lotrimin Ultra. Brand names for terbinafine are Lamisil and Lamisil AT.

And the brand name for naftifine is Naftin. More…Azole creams, powders and sprays:These drugs (with brand names) include clotrimazole (Lotrimin, Lotrimin AF, Mycelex), miconazole (Micatin, Monistat-Derm), econazole (Spectazole), ketoconazole (Nizoral), oxiconazole (Oxistat), sulconazole (Exelderm) and sertaconazole (Ertaczo). More…Creams, powders and sprays that contain undecylenic acid:

The brand name for undecylenic acid is Desenex. More…Creams, powders, sprays and liquids that contain tolnaftate: Brand names of tolnaftate include Tinactin and Aftate. More…Azole pills and capsules: These drugs (and brand names) include fluconazole (Diflucan), itraconazole (Sporanox) and ketoconazole (Nizoral). You’ll need a prescription from your doctor for these. More…Terbinafine pills: The brand name for these pills is Lamisil. You can only get them from your doctor. More…Creams or lotions that contain ciclopirox: The brand names for ciclopirox are Loprox and Penlac. More…

Needs further study

Improved foot hygiene: You can improve your foot hygiene by washing and drying your feet carefully and by changing your socks every day.  

 

Toenail Fungs Treatments

I found this good guide for Toenail Fungus Treatment and wanted to share with you guys With the right treatment, you should be able to get rid of a nail infection caused by a fungus, even if you’ve had it for years or it’s very bad. But you may have to be patient. It could take months to clear up.

Key points about treating fungal nail infectionsTo get rid of a fungal nail infection, you will probably have to take pills, sometimes for up to six months.

Fingernail infections tend to clear up quicker than toenail infections. You may need to take pills for only six weeks for a fingernail infection.You’ll probably need to have a sample of nail sent to a laboratory for tests to make sure you have a fungal infection.

The pills can sometimes damage your liver (though this is rare) and you may have a test to check if your liver is healthy before starting treatment.Normally doctors recommend pills for this condition, but there are also treatments you can put on an infected nail. If the problem is mild, you might be given a nail varnish or use tea tree oil that kills the fungal infection.If your infection is severe or keeps coming back, your doctor might recommend removing part or all of your nail.

But this treatment is rarely used.If your nail infection doesn’t bother you, you may wish to leave it alone.There are lots of things you can do to avoid getting a nail infection again. To find out more, see How to keep from getting a fungal nail infection.

Treatments for fungal nail infections

Which treatments work best? We’ve carefully weighed the research and divided treatments for fungal nail infections into three categories.For help in deciding which treatment is best for you, see How to use medical research to support your treatment decisions.

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