How do I get rid of ATHLETE'S foot?

Question

Tinactin isn't working that well for me.

Answer 1

Dry completely between your toes after showering.


Spray between your toes and the bottom of your feet with a good anti-fungal spray (Lotrimin - found in most drug stores, including Wal- Mart, seems to be most effective at control.) Lotrimin also comes in a cream version that works better but the proper strength may require a Doctor's prescription.


A prescription oral antibiotic may be necessary to get it under control especially if your immune system is otherwise weak or compromised.


Spray your shower and bathroom floor with a good anti fungal disinfectant after each shower. (Lysol is a good choice.)


Wear 100% white cotton socks. They wick moisture away from your feet. Athlete's Foot and any fungus needs moisture to thrive. Nylon- blend socks allow the moisture to remain on your feet. Also colored socks absorb less than white - something to do with the dye.


Try to wear only natural fiber shoes, such as leather, etc. Avoid vinyl like the plague; it doesn't breathe and traps moisture in the shoe; it also causes your feet to sweat especially between the toes and thus causes the athlete's foot to thrive. Canvas shoes also cause sweating and are not a good choice for athlete's foot sufferers.


Spray inside your shoes with an anti fungal spray. Dust inside with an anti fungal powder. (Mexana Heat Powder is a good choice - can also be found at Wal-Mart).


Avoid going barefoot in public places such as rest rooms, public swimming pools, or public showers. These are prime breeding grounds for fungi.


Be careful to avoid getting an infection if the skin cracks and bleeds, especially if you are diabetic. If infection occurs, see your family doctor immediately.

here are some home remedies that might help
One of the best remedies for athletes foot is tea tree oil. It gets rid of and helps prevent athletes foot. Just put a bit on your finger and put on the affected parts of the foot
applying vinegar (white distilled vinegar 5% acetic acid from the grocery store) to the affected areas of your feet will help keep athletes foot at bay. Just saturate a cotton ball and rub down your feet. You have to keep up with it for a few weeks even after symptoms disappear because fungus will come back quickly. Do this morning and at night.

Another alternative for athlete's foot is to soak your feet in 1/2 cup vinegar, 2 T of salt, and enough warm water to cover your feet. Both of these methods are dirt cheap and as effective if not more so than the expensive creams and powders at the store/pharmacy.

good old fashioned "corn starch." The corn starch seems to absorb moisture from any type of wetness, including sweat. It really does work, just apply with a brush or pour into your shoes like powder.

If you dissolve about 5 aspirin in 1/2 cup of rubbing alcohol and rub over your feet after showering/bathing , the aspirin will soak into the skin due to the alcohol mixture. This will kill fungus that causes odor and dry up athlete's foot problem. You will see the difference, and notice there is no foot odor right away. Do this before putting on your shoes in the morning and after taking them off each evening.

regularly apply regular underarm antiperspirant to the feet, especially between the toe

Each evening for several nights, soak your feet for 10-15 minutes in a very warm foot bath to which you have added about 1/4 cup of Clorox or a similar chlorine laundry bleach). The warm should be as warm as you can tolerate. If your skin is sensitive to the chemicals in the bleach, rinse your feet off afterwards and then towel off. If you don't have any unusual skin sensitivity, you should simply towel off without the rinse, (be sure to use a white towel so the bleach doesn't spot it) which does make the remedy more effective. Your feet will smell a little of bleach, similar to when you towel off after a swim in pool water treated with chlorine bleach. If you use this remedy at the first signs of infection, it will very quickly eliminate the problem.

Bicarbonate of soda, sprinkle a little between your toes before you put your socks and shoes on. Also make sure your socks are 100% cotton to help the skin breath

Wear sandals in the gym locker room.
Fungi love those steamy, wet floors! They're just waiting for feet like yours to latch on to. Don't make it easy for athlete's foot to find you.

Change your socks often.
While it may seem obvious...change into a clean pair! Laundry is a pain, but it's not so bad that a few extra socks from frequent changing will slow you down.

Wash your feet.
No, the soapy water from washing your hair that rinses by your feet does not do the trick! A good scrub between the toes will clean away many of the pests that cause athlete's foot.

Over the counter treatments work.
Ask the pharmacist for the right medication, and then apply as directed. Unfortunately, these athlete's foot treatments require frequent applications, that's the hardest part.

Keep your feet dry.
A little talc will help even the sweatiest of feet. Fungi hate dry places, make your feet inhospitable to the athlete's foot critters.

Tips:
Be careful in the shower!
While washing feet and wearing sandals are good, don't create more orthopedic problems (e.g. fractures) by slipping. Get the no-skid sandals.

Even the cheaper medications work.
Don't be concerned about getting expensive medications, many of the cheap ones are just the same. Ask the pharmacist for help finding an athlete's foot medication.

See your doctor if you can't solve the problem.
If you can't resolve the problem on your own, see your doctor. Some people just can't seem to rid the athlete's foot. But don't despair, see your doctor for more treatments of athlete's foot.

Answer 2

Athlete's Foot (Tricophyton fungus):
actually there is a sure fire cure but you have to get a prescription from your physician. It is a product called Lamisil. There are pills that you have to take by mouth as well as a topical cream that has to be applied to the feet. If you see a dermatologist he can tell you the procedure.
If you're not ready to see a doctor there are a number of home remedies that you could use:
Because, Athlete's foot is a fungal infection you have to both treat it and keep the area clean, germ free, and dry. During the process of getting rid of it. It is important to wash the feet and your hands very thoroughly. You also must keep your feet very clean, and dry them well, after each bath/shower.
If you go to the gym to play B-ball or workout you should wear those water shoes/ or thong slippers when you shower or swim to avoid transmitting this fungus to the shower areas/bathroom stalls for others. Goodhandwashing is generally the problem when you're treating this infection. People don't think about their hands carrying this fungus to the items that they are using to get well and may not wash between application of medication or, better yet use disposable gloves to apply topical medication to each foot and change gloves if they come into contact with the patches/blotches. If you find that you itch Lamisil does make an
over-the-counter spray, After spraying, use gloved hands to rub not necessarily scratch the feet. and toss gloves with them on the wrong side, in the trash.(the gloves not the feet)
Apply bleach to the floor or bathing area where you shower because althought you have treated yourself, the fungus still can live in your shower area. Apply bleach to your countertops, your bathtubs, your toilets, anywhere hands can come into contact with fungus. Fungus loves these area to thrive. Another thing is socks, You should wash all socks right now with a good enzyme detergent and bleach(if they're white) to kill the fungus off your socks. Or throw them away. No matter what treatment you try if you do not kill the fungus in your house you still will continue to keep the athlete's foot. You need to wash all linen, using a bleach product if the sheets or bedding are white and use hydrogen peroxide/ or a lysol product for colorful bedding. You might even go as far as spraying Lysol on your bed matress. There is anti allergen in vacuums for carpeting and you can get them from stores, like Walmart to place in your vacuum. There's also one for you a/c. It might not be the Tinactin that's not working it might be that you only applied it to your feet and didn't wash your hands with each application not realizing that you were carrying the infection to and from each foot, as well as not treating the home. This also will alleviate your family members getting some other fungus infection because of the growth of fungus in the home.
If you take a day to soak the feet in a solution (Domburrow's) and then thoroughly dry them, after about 15 minutes
to assure drying then apply your topical medication. Understand that most
over-the-counter medications are the same product only more or less of it. To gain stronger medication you must have a prescription. It would be best to see a dermatologist to avoid medications that cost so much and yet still not work. You can get a product called Ost! to spray your atmosphere in your home and kill the germs/fungus in the air. I know it sound like hospital cleaning but unless you kill the fungus in your home your athlete's foot won't go away. Try the products for dandruff to use for regular showering some of them have the same medication and can aid in destroying the fungus.
One other thing I must say as a medical professional person, Fungus can also be a symptom to diabetes, are you a diabetic? If you are make sure your blood sugar is within the normal range for you. If not ask your physician for a fasting glucose to assure that you're not having problems relating to diabetes. If you want some pharmacies are doing glucose test, check with your local drugstores/pharmacies...
Godspeed.....

Answer 3

I cured my atheletes foot by soaking a paper towel in raw apple cider vinegar and wrapping it around my whole foot and putting a plastic freezer bag over it at night to keep it from drying out. I did it every other day and the days I didn't do that, I just wetted my feet down with ACV 3x a day. Cured it permantly after a few days.

If you do this, don't be alarmed if your skin starts peeling under your foot. Your shedding the infected skin off.

Answer 4

If Excessive sweating is your problem you'll find here vert good tips: http://bitly.com/CureYourExcessiveSweating


About 2% to 3% of the general population experience excessive sweating a condition called hyperhidrosis which can occur with or without a trigger. The most common type is called primary (or focal) hyperhidrosis and it has no known cause, although it seems to run in families. You may have a different type of excessive sweating called secondary (or generalized) hyperhidrosis.
This means that your symptoms may be due to an underlying medical condition or disease (e.g., nerve damage or a hormone disorder), or due to a side effect of a medication you are taking. Talk to your doctor.
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Answer 5

Excessive sweating is a clinical condition where parts of the body are sweating beyond what the body needs.
It is commonly an inherited condition and can affect those who suffer from it on a social, functional, and emotional level.
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Answer 6

Listen this is no joke... I have been told by many people that peeing on your feet while in the shower will help clear up athletes foot. Do not worry urine is steril. In fact if someone had a open wound and needed it cleaned out, this is a great field expidient method. Just a thought. If not consult your physician and they can prescribe you stronger stuff. Also change your socks more often and wear white not black. The white ones have special stuff in them to resist sweating. I saw it on discoveries "how its made" show. LOL good luck

Answer 7

You need to wash your feet often. And If Tinactin isn't working, try another brand, until you find one that works. You need to kill the fungus wherever it lives. So this may mean buying new shoes. But also, avoid the places where you contracted it, like the gym shower... or if it's in your shower, you need to lysol or clorox that baby but good!

Answer 8

Make sure the expiration date on the tinactin is still good. Use it every day as per instructions. Also use gold bond powder. If you look at the ingredients, most of the otc medications for athlete foot have the same ingredient.

Answer 9

Gold Bond foot powder after showering and also get some Absorbine Jr. . It stings like hell but it works as it draws out the fungus.

Answer 10

I want a foot soak. Something I can soak my feet in to kill all the related fungi. Is there such a thing? Or would that be too effective and remove the problem forever?

Answer 11

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