Athlete's Foot
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lainey said:
Basically, that amounts to what you can pinch between your thumb and forefinger. I'm sure that if I pinched one of the tiny tablets in the bottles we get, and squashed it flat, it would not extrude from my fingers. But, of course, you DO NOT WANT TO TOUCH IT DIRECTLY!!!!! I'm just giving this as an idea of the tiny amount used!!! Don't even use a spoon; use a dinner knife and just a bit on the tip of the knife. About the size of a lentil. Or a split pea.
Phill4
The Living Force
It has been 10 days on the second day the smell disappeared, i used a scoop of the solution and poured on my shoes, then cleaned the excess and let it dry with a clean towel inside overnight and close to the heater.
The smell on both my shoes and feet disapeared completely!
Though, the blisters which are caused by walking so much took longer, the nail in question seems to be still "fighting back".
I am poring a bit inside of the space between the nail and the nailbed, which, the fungus pushed up and separated.
I'm going to go for the 3 weeks and see, and report back.
so far it has inproved considerably.
The smell on both my shoes and feet disapeared completely!
Though, the blisters which are caused by walking so much took longer, the nail in question seems to be still "fighting back".
I am poring a bit inside of the space between the nail and the nailbed, which, the fungus pushed up and separated.
I'm going to go for the 3 weeks and see, and report back.
so far it has inproved considerably.
Felipe4 said:
What I did for my toenail was to make a stronger solution of the PP in a shot glass, soaked a cotton ball in it and set it right on my toenail after my bath when the nails are softer. I kept it there for half an hour while sitting at my desk. I did this every other day for a couple of weeks. It did the job. Of course, you have to wait for the nail to grow out healthy.
An update on my side, I have been using the Potassium Permanganate at pinch amounts twice a day for 20-30min during six days and plan to do it to complete three weeks (21 days) and at least I don't see the most visible symptoms of the fungus anymore. Previously I did five days and it worked very good, but after a week the fungus came back.
Phill4
The Living Force
Yupo said:
Oh absolutely!
Yeah when i was like 15 i painted my big toes black , and left it there to see how much it would take and it took about that to grow out like 5 months.
But it is true the nail is off and then there is the little toe too, minimal but it's there.
I tried the lugol on it before, but it didn't work. So i'll do the localized PP with the cotton ball.
An update, I've been using the PP for 2 weeks now and am entering the third week. My fungus seems to be pretty resistant (and my feet are semi calloused since I work in construction) but there has been something like an 80% reduction of the fungus. My nails also need treatment so I will begin with those after showering.
Will continue with PP for another week, update then, and probably continue till I'm sure there is nothing left.
Will continue with PP for another week, update then, and probably continue till I'm sure there is nothing left.
Thinkingfingers said:
If the fungus is resistant, like Yupo says, you have to be patient and continue treatment. Now and then, I would put pure DMSO on a cotton ball on my toenail too. Between the PP and DMSO, and continuing for a while, the darn thing finally was gone.
If the calluses on your feet are uncomfortable, you can use a foot peel. It's weird, and you have to be careful to not peel too aggressively. Or use a stone to rub the calluses right after your bath/shower. You should take care of your feet because they get a lot of abuse.
Laura said:
The calluses are not uncomfortable, on the contrary I kinda need them to survive my foot abuse from work and martial arts. They just make it difficult to heal the fungus. I will buy a stone and scrape it away carefully, this act will be very uncomfortable since my feet are the most sensitive in terms of tickles
This does not seem to be working fully. I've scrapped the calluses away but I think the biggest issue is that I'm wearing construction boots for 9+ hours a day, so the fungus that I kill grows back through the day. I use tinactin powder to help soak up sweat, and am using a cream at night as well as the PP baths twice a day. I was using oregano oil and garlic to help with candida in case that was the origin, but I'm having trouble stomaching oregano oil. I will get nystatin and see how effective that is while using PP and DMSO, and report back.
There is another option of taking oral lamisil but the side effects are scary - "Common side effects of Lamisil Oral Granules include headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, gas, nausea, upset stomach, stomach pain, stuffy or runny nose, cough, dizziness or spinning sensation, skin rash or itching, or unusual or unpleasant taste in your mouth or loss of taste". And I believe you have to be careful not to overload your liver with this stuff. I've used it before and it worked well but I'm much more hesitant now.
There is another option of taking oral lamisil but the side effects are scary - "Common side effects of Lamisil Oral Granules include headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, gas, nausea, upset stomach, stomach pain, stuffy or runny nose, cough, dizziness or spinning sensation, skin rash or itching, or unusual or unpleasant taste in your mouth or loss of taste". And I believe you have to be careful not to overload your liver with this stuff. I've used it before and it worked well but I'm much more hesitant now.
