If personal hygiene is not observed, the fungus on the legs can be transmitted to a healthy person from the patient. Most often this happens when the latter takes off his shoes in public places where humidity and temperature are increased (for example, a pool or a bathhouse). In pharmacies, you can find inexpensive remedies for toenail fungus , which will help to effectively deal with this problem.
Among the preparations are special creams, varnishes, sprays, and much more. How to choose the means for treating toenail fungus and what exactly customers prefer, you will learn below. Also, let's find out the causes and symptoms of the disease.
Why does infection develop?
Most often, a fungus on the legs is a problem of adults, which often occurs against a background of reduced immunity, chronic diseases, or a change in the pH level of the skin. The most common causes of its occurrence:
- excess weight;
- diabetes;
- circulatory problems;
- diseases of the digestive tract and thyroid gland;
- impaired metabolism.
The duration of treatment depends on the viability of the pathogen. Therefore, before you start looking for the best
remedy for toenail fungus, you should first visit a doctor, he can prescribe a comprehensive treatment. Not always everything suits everyone. For example, the most effective remedy for nail fungus, according to most, may simply not suit you.
Symptoms of the disease
Nail fungus can be easily identified by the following signs:
- finger pains;
- stratification;
- itching
- color change (darkening and clouding);
- keratinization and tightening of the nail.
There are people who believe that the best remedy for toenail fungus is folk recipes, but they are not particularly effective in such cases. If something bothers you, you should not under any circumstances prescribe treatment yourself, but it is better to immediately run to a dermatologist. High-quality and timely therapy will help preserve the nail.
Nail fungus: treatment. Preparations for internal use
Different drugs are used to combat such an ailment, depending on the nature of its course. If we talk about the effectiveness and the number of positive reviews, we can present you a rating of the best in this regard. So, drugs for the treatment of nail fungus on the legs and arms, which are most popular among buyers and are taken orally:
- "Nizoral" is designed to fight infection on the nails, as well as hair and skin, and can be used for preventive purposes. It has excellent reviews, doctors most often recommend taking up to two tablets per day.
- "Lamisil", according to the recommendations, is the most effective remedy for nail fungus. This property is achieved through the use of terbinafine as an active component. Assign a tablet a day, but in a hurry with the result is not worth it. According to reviews, signs of improvement begin to appear after about a couple of months. Also, the drug can not be used for chronic renal ailments.
- Orungal is sold in capsules. It guarantees a comprehensive and effective treatment of toenail fungus due to the fact that it destroys its membranes at the cell level, the effect is immediate. The recommended dose is prescribed by the doctor individually.
Outdoor facilities
If you do not know how to choose remedies for toenail fungus, it is highly advisable to rely on the advice of your doctor and the advice of others, since it is difficult to predict whether a particular drug will help in a particular case.
Effective remedies for toenail fungus (external) are as follows:
- "Mikozan" is a fairly well-known drug that is able to penetrate into the deeper layers of the skin. It is good because it can be used by children and people with diabetes. Once a week, you need to clean the affected nail with a file. In the morning and evening for a month, apply the product on the entire affected surface. After this, the time of use of the ointment depends on how quickly a new nail grows.
- "Canison". It takes the form of a solution, ointment or cream and is applied to the nail itself and the surrounding skin up to 3 times a day. Before applying the feet should be washed well with soap.
- "Exoderil" is an external remedy that works well on yeast-like fungi. Helps to cope with inflammatory processes and itching. However, dryness and burning sometimes occur.
Budget funds and methods for treating fungus
Some drugs for effective control of the disease are quite expensive. But there are cheaper products that can serve as both the main and auxiliary therapeutic resource. Among them:
- "Listerine" (mouthwash, price - about 200 rubles). It can be used to prepare foot baths, if mixed with lemon juice or apple cider vinegar, reviews of this product are very positive.
- "Creolin" (used in veterinary medicine, costs about 50 rubles). It has an antiparasitic effect. When using, do not get on skin. Treat your nails once a day for several months until recovery.
- Careful fluid is an excellent and cheap solution against a fungus based on sodium iodide, acetic acid, iodine and glycerin.
- "Fukortsin" is an effective remedy, which, however, can cause burns if misused.
- Essential oils of lavender and tea tree. Real essential oils will not be too cheap, but will help in complex therapy. They can be used as an antiseptic.
Inexpensive remedies for toenail fungus are often very effective, and sometimes it is better to purchase a more expensive remedy. In any case, you should check what exactly suits your case.
Mycosis of nails: what to consider during treatment?
Currently, there are good and inexpensive remedies for toenail fungi of both general and local effects. However, no medicine should be taken without prior medical advice. It is the doctor who will recommend the best remedy for toenail fungus, depending on such indicators:
- stage of the disease;
- concomitant ailments;
- pathological changes;
- skin lesion volume.
All drugs of this orientation destroy harmful organisms and prevent the development of fungus. There are effective remedies for toenail fungus and complex techniques that can reduce the treatment period to several months.
And remember: even the most effective remedy for nail fungus has contraindications. Self-medication not only does not help, but can also aggravate the condition.
Features of the use of solutions and varnishes
With timely access to a doctor, when the disease is not yet in an advanced stage, it will be possible to overcome it with topical preparations. Here you can apply an inexpensive remedy for toenail fungus, which will give a positive effect. However, reviews indicate that drugs with a higher cost are often more effective. For example, “Loceryl” (a course of treatment - up to a year), “Batrafen” (varnish) or “Cyclopirox”, which can be used after recovery for preventive purposes, are suitable. Their cost is about 1,500 rubles per unit, but if you want, you can find an inexpensive remedy for nail fungus. The list of cheap and effective medicines is presented above. In particular, Mikozan, a special serum, which we have already described previously, refers to budget and effective drugs.
Special varnishes should be applied to the affected nails twice a week with a thin layer. Neighboring is also desirable to treat them as a preventive measure.
Before using such medicines, make a bath based on baking soda and laundry soap, dissolve them in water and dip your feet there for 15 minutes. Then the site is treated with a nail file, and only then is varnish applied.
Exfoliating agents
If you need a remedy for toenail fungus, which is inexpensive, but effective, try a special drug with a peeling effect. We warn that the treatment will be long, and the appearance of the affected area will leave much to be desired. To hide it somehow, you can cover the nail with ordinary manicure varnish.
The exfoliating drug is a cheap but effective remedy for nail fungus, which can act as an alternative method to surgical intervention to remove the affected part. The cost of such funds rarely exceeds 150 rubles, so they are available to everyone.
In particular, Nogtivit is very popular. With it, you can remove the nail affected by the fungus without pain, also its components contribute to the speedy growth of a new one in its place. And tea tree oil prevents the new appearance of the fungus, has antiseptic properties.
To perform this procedure at home, do the following:
- steam the affected area of the leg in a solution consisting of water, salt and soap;
- wipe your feet dry;
- attach a patch to the area around the affected nail;
- apply the product, but do not rub it into the skin;
- cover your finger with a band-aid and leave for 4 days;
- repeat steaming;
- slowly peel off the exfoliated layer of the nail.
“Nogtivit” and other special means cannot be used if there are open wounds on the leg. You also need to make sure that the drug does not get on a healthy area of the skin.
Nogthimycin acts in a similar fashion. It is important to know that such drugs are not prescribed in the presence of open wounds, and it is impossible that they fall on healthy skin.
How much are tablets for advanced cases
If the situation is more neglected, then exfoliating budget funds will no longer suit you. Here you will need to prescribe a comprehensive treatment, including taking systemic antimycotics, which will help cure nail fungus. Dear and cheap analogues of such products with an indication of their active substance, we will present below.
The active substance fluconazole is present in the drug of the same name, the cost of which does not exceed 50 rubles. Another tool based on it, "Forkan", will cost more than 250 rubles. But "Diflucan" will cost about a thousand. The average price of "Mikosista", "Mikomax" and "Flucostat".
Funds based on itraconazole will cost at least 400 (Irunin) or 500 rubles (Itrazol). But Orungal is a more expensive medicine. He will have to pay more than 2 thousand rubles.
Ketoconazole is the main one for the budget Fungavisa and the more expensive Nizoral. And terbinafine is an active substance of the same drug worth about 400 rubles, as well as Terbizil, for which you need to pay from 1000 rubles and more.
Remedies for fungus in tablets have a significant number of contraindications. For example, they should not be given for diseases of the liver and kidneys. Therefore, the patient before the consultation should tell the doctor about his chronic and other diseases.
Local treatment of the disease: cost
Sprays, creams and ointments - these can be inexpensive remedies for toenail fungus, if you select them according to the active substance. Below is a list of budget and expensive analogues.
Terbinafine is an active ingredient in a cream of the same name costing about 100 rubles, but Lamisil spray will cost 500 rubles. There is also a big price difference between Mikospor and Bifosin for topical use, both of which are based on bifonazole. Many creamy preparations on the active substance duplicate funds for internal use and can be used both in the initial stages of the fungus, and in more advanced cases, on the recommendation of the attending physician.
According to reviews, all of them contribute to the elimination of unpleasant symptoms, but the assurance that you have finally been cured can only be given by passing the analysis first a couple of weeks later, and then a month after completing the treatment course. If there are repeated signs of the disease, you need to consult a doctor again.
Regardless of drugs and treatment methods, many patients complain of peeling and redness of the skin. All this is an allergic reaction to one or another remedy, which can occur even after the end of therapy and recovery.
Preventive actions
It is much easier to prevent the onset of the disease than to think later on how to choose remedies for toenail fungus. And besides, the treatment here is long and unpleasant.
It is worth noting that in people with good immunity, the fungus practically does not occur. Do not forget to eat right and distribute physical activity. And if your health is not so perfect, then in order not to pick up the fungus, you must follow these hygiene rules:
- When visiting the beach do not forget to wear shoes. Of course, it is always nice to wander through the warm sand, but getting infected from others in this way is as easy as shelling pears.
- In the pool, water park or sauna, you can’t walk barefoot either. These rooms are characterized by high temperature combined with humidity, which is an ideal environment for the fungus. Be vigilant.
- Socks should be changed daily. The more you wear dirty socks, the more likely you are to get the disease.
- Do not wear other people's shoes. This is also a huge risk factor.
- After a shower, you should thoroughly wipe your feet. Dry skin is not of interest to the fungus.
As you can see, the rules are very simple and understandable, it is unlikely that there will be any problem to comply with them. Otherwise, a long treatment period awaits you, during which you can hardly sunbathe on the beach, relax with the whole family in the water park or go to the sauna with friends. If the problem catches up, then you already know how to cure nail fungus effectively and inexpensively.