how do you get ride of toenail fungus?

Answer 1

"My nails are growing in healthy for the first time in many years. It had spread to all my toe nails and was starting in my fingernails.
The cure is so simple.
Take distilled white vinegar and put drops on your nails am, pm and after your shower each day.
Once a week, soak nails for 20 min. in vinegar.
I pour it over my feet in a basin so my toenails are all submerged and watch a show.
I also soak my fingernails in it.
This must be done for about 7 months ... the same length of time that the medications take because ***all of the infected nail must grow out and be replaced by healthy nail***.
It is important to continue treatment for full duration and to not miss any days of treatment.
My doctor is impressed and recommending this treatment to patients with toe nail fungus, as well as those with diabetes-related foot problems.
Incidentally, it also clears up the most stubborn cases of athletes foot."

Answer 2

You have a few options, you can go to the doctor and get pills that take a long time to work and can cause scary serious side effects, you can go to the drugstore and buy several types of expensive anti-fungal treatments that take a long time to work, or you can go to the grocery store and buy a half gallon of vinegar and soak your feet in 1 cup vinegar to 1 gallon warm water every day for a long time. It takes a long time to get rid of it no matter what.
Vinegar kills the fungus and creates an acid barrier to help keep it from growing back.

please DO NOT take that advice from aliah with the wolf avatar........ bleach and ammonia mixed together produces toxic fumes that can KILL you!! maybe you already knew that but someone else reading this person's answer might try it. there should be a penalty for giving deadly and dangerous advice, dang, that's so wrong to do and it isn't funny at all.

Answer 3

Infection with a toenail fungus (onychomycosis) is often encouraged by continual exposure to warm, moist environments--such as hot, sweaty shoes and socks; showers; pools; and hot tubs--and it can be extremely difficult to eliminate. Over the counter treatments are unlikely to work. Some people don't do anything as long as their nails don't hurt, but that just means the infection gets worse and harder to treat.

A doctor can prescribe an oral medication, a nail coating, or cream to treat it, but it can take four months to a year to eliminate the infection, and recurrences are common. These medications often have side effects. In severe cases your doctor may recommend removing the toenail.

The bottom line is that you need to get a prescription medicine.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/nail-fungus/DS00084/DSECTION=1
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/onychomycosis/article_em.htm

Answer 4

Because it is difficult to treat or eradicate toenail fungus, it is a good idea to try to prevent it. It helps to wear protective shoes or sandals in public showers, pool areas and gyms, and to avoid borrowing someone else?s shoes or sharing socks or towels with someone who has toenail fungus. An orthotic device can be used to add cushioning and/or control over-pronation, support the longitudinal arch, and reduce stress on the lower leg muscles. Wash your feet regularly, and dry them thoroughly when they get wet. Wearing nail polish on the toes is not advised because it can seal in fungus and allow it to grow. Keep toenails trimmed, and be sure to disinfect any pedicure tools before using them. If you do develop toenail fungus, see your foot doctor. The doctor might remove as much of the nail as possible by trimming, filing or dissolving it. Medicated nail polish might be prescribed for a localized infection, but a serious infection will likely be treated with a prescription oral antifungal medication. These medications can have side effects, so be sure to work closely with your doctor on your treatment plan. Only in severe cases will surgical removal of the nail be recommended. If you suspect that you have toenail fungus, see your foot doctor. – reference closed yahoo answer

Answer 5

Toenail fungus also known as onychomycosis ia a fairly common condition that disfigures and can destroy the nail. This condition is caused by any one of many types of fungi (similar to the organisms that cause mold in your bathroom) that grow in the moist warm environment in your shoes. These fungi generally belong to a group of fungi called dermatophytes. As they grow they invade and feed on the protein (keratin) that makes up the hard surface of the toenails. It is rare in children but the incidence increases as you age, with an estimated 48% of people in the United States having at least one toe affected by the time they are 70 years of age. Wearing tight-fitting shoes and layers of polish in the nails increases the risk of developing this. It can also be spread person to person in public areas such as locker rooms and showers.
The nail can be trimmed and filed down carefully, either at home or by a foot specialist (podiatrist). If the infection is mild and very localized, your doctor may prescribe a medicated nail polish containing either amorolfine (Loceryl) or ciclopirox (Loprox). If the infection persists or continues to spread the doctor may prescribe an oral, systemic antifungal medication such as itraconazole (Sporanox) or terbinafine (Lamisil). The length of treatment will be about 12 weeks. Both of these drugs have some very serious side effects and may be contraindicated in some people. In extremely persistent infections permanent surgical removal of the nail may be necessary.

Prevention
You can help to prevent toenail fungus by:

Wearing comfortable well fitting shoes and clean hosiery every day, alllowing your shoes to dry thouroughly between wearings
Wearing shower shoes, sandals or flip-flops in community showers or locker rooms
Washing your feet daily, dry thoroughly and using a good-quality foot powder (talcum)
Keeping toenails trimmed
Avoid applying layers of nail polish

Answer 6

Well it depends on how bad it is.... this is what my PA recommended to me and it worked..... Do remember that it was not a really bad case of nail fungus....

I took a nail emery board, a fairly rough one and filed the top of my nail. Then I took a nail buffer and buffed the nail, that's those four sided buffers that nail tech use on acrylic nails. Then I applied Lamisil creme for athletes foot and messaged into the nail, at least three times a day.

I think it thins the nail to where the Lamisil will kill the fungus.

Answer 7

The best treatment in the elimination of acne is to clean the skin by some medicated cleansers.
A cleanser removes the sweat, make-up, accumulated oil and dirt on the surface of the skin.
These cleansers makes easy for the topical acne treatments to absorb in the skin and too much use of these cleansers can result into irritated dry skin. So, these acne cleansers should be applied only once and twice daily.
Vigorous washing and scrubbing the skin can make the acne worse.
source: http://www.beautytipz.blogspot.com

Answer 8

It takes time, but use straight vinegar morning and night.
Keep your toenails cut as short as possible to allow the vinegar to penetrate under the nails. It doesn't hurt and does work as long as you don't forget to use it , that is important not to skip any wet downs. Best wishes

Answer 9

you can buy creams some OTC some not some pills as well .
or you can just get a pail of warm water add a couple of cap fulls of bleach to the water and soak them for 15 min each day.

Answer 10

Must get a prescription from Doctor for a tablets called Lamisil. Look it up!! and don't go back to the pedicurist.
you will get it again.