Each person is pleased if his nails look beautiful and well-groomed. But there are situations when the nail on the leg or arm moves away, and the person does not understand what this is connected with. There may be several reasons. These may be the consequences of injury, wearing tight shoes, dystrophy of nails and fungus. In the first two cases, the nail itself will gradually come off, it only needs to be trimmed carefully, wear loose and comfortable shoes, and observe the rules of hygiene. In the case of dystrophy, it is necessary to stimulate microcirculation and take appropriate vitamins. A doctor will help in solving this problem.
But if the nail on the leg or arm leaves as a result of the fungus - this disease requires a more thorough and serious approach. First, you need to understand how you can pick up such an infection as a fungus. People at the pool, sauna, gym are at risk. the fact is that the fungus loves moist places very much, there it quickly clings to the bare foot and begins to develop. To protect yourself in such public places, you need not to go barefoot, and use antifungal sprays for prophylaxis before visiting.
You can also get infected from sick relatives or by visiting infected guests, using their hygiene items or shoes. Particularly susceptible to infection are people with reduced immunity, having circulatory disorders in the limbs or deformation of the foot. Increase the risk of infection by smoking, alcohol, prolonged use of antibiotics, overwork, malnutrition. If you notice that your toenail is moving away, you should immediately consult a dermatologist, you may have a fungus.
The fungus does not appear immediately on the nails. First, he hits the foot. Itching, peeling begins on it, then small vesicles filled with liquid appear. They break, the feet get wet, the skin itches and itches. If you do not immediately begin to treat the fungus, it goes from foot to nail. When you notice that the nail began to turn yellow, become cloudy, and then you see that the toenail is moving away - this is a fungus that has already begun to destroy the nail bed.
Urgent action is needed. You can go to the doctor, and he will prescribe the appropriate treatment, you can treat with the use of folk remedies, since there are many effective tips for this. If the process is not too started and only 1-2 nails are affected, you can use special varnishes. They are applied from 1 to 2 times during the week, that is, with a busy day and lack of time - this is ideal. If you see that the toenail comes off and has a slightly larger margin of time, you can use more reliable means.
Traditional medicine advises: make a soda solution (add a tablespoon of soda to three liters of moderately hot water) and soar your feet with affected nails in it. Then wipe the feet dry, grease the cotton pad with celandine oil, bandage it on top, put on socks. Remove after half an hour. This must be done at least twice a day. Gradually, the nail improves, softened areas carefully cut. Can also be treated with Kombucha. Cut a small piece of mushroom and bandage it to the nail on a clean washed leg. Keep up all night. In the morning, the nail softens, cut carefully and do the procedure until completely cured.
What else does traditional medicine advise in case the nail moves away from the finger? Keep your legs in a strong coffee brew, wine vinegar, in a solution of salt and soda, apply mint, crushed with salt, grease with salicylic ointment. Water tincture of resin of wild apricots, decoction of milkweed, gruel from garlic, applications from fir oil, lotions from St. John's wort or birch leaves also helps. There are many recipes, you can use any, the main thing is to keep your feet clean, disinfect your shoes, and keep your feet from sweating. In case of sweating - make baths from a decoction of oak bark.