Getting rid of Athlete's foot...

[Sirotnikov]

Never go bare foot in a public shower.

I did it just once, a year ago, and picked up a fungus.

It took a hell lot to treat it.

Never wear old sneakers.

I did.

The fungus is back, and tougher and sneakier than before.

Not only, but it has now spread to my index finger on the hand i used to applied the cream (right). I'm paralized. I can't scratch anything.

God dammit. I was just going to meet my gf and make up for lost time....


How do I treat it to heal fast?

I'm already putting lots of prescription cream on it.

[Sava]

that's nasty...

[Gangerolf]

dp?

[loinburger]

Pee on your feet, and/or get sunburned where the fungus is located.

[Sava]

Originally posted by loinburger
Pee on your feet, and/or get sunburned where the fungus is located.

Or wash them...

[Gangerolf]

you've got fungus on your finger?
are you sure it's "ordinary" athlete's foot? I didn't know you could get that on your fingers

don't wear tight shoes. even better: wear sandals or something like that

[loinburger]

Originally posted by Sava
Or wash them...

That'll prevent it, but it won't get rid of it. Urine and UV is the way to go for a cure.

[Dr Strangelove]

What kind of cream are you using? I don't know about Israel, but in the US there are an awful lot of over the counter anti-fungal medications that are worthless, despite the fact that years ago most of the prescription anti-fungal creams went over the counter. Try finding a cream with Clotrimazole in it. Use it twice daily for two to four weeks. Be sure to do something about your socks and shoes too. I usually tell patients to put a good antifungal powder in their socks once a day. In the US Tinactin powder is good for this. Wear only white cotton socks during the treatment period.

One other thing.....don't listen to loinburger. He's a quack.

[Skanky Burns]

[Dinner]

Amputate your foot and you'll never have to worry about athlete's foot again.

[Dinner]

"Fast acting Tanactin" is supposed to be good. Personally I've never had athelete's foot though because the Army taught me to always, always, ALWAYS, wear shower shoes. My high school even made us wear them.

Also let everything dry out (socks, shows, etc) before you reuse them and wash your socks with bleach before you reuse them. Lastly, make sure a dermitologist checks out your funguis just in case he can give you something stronger then the over the counter stuff.

[Sava]

One other thing.....don't listen to loinburger. He's a quack.

yeah don't sunburns make you more seceptable to infections?

and I have yet to hear a medical professional cite the use of urine as a successful topical agent for anything

[Dinner]

I have heard peeing on your toes worked but I've never actually done so myself.

[Sava]

you be the guinea pig for that study, mkay Oerdin

[Dinner]

Sirotnikov is the one with athelete's foot...