Athletes Foot

[Vagus]

Does anyone have a foolproof and fairly quick method of getting rid of the above?
I’ve tried just about all over the counter stuff in the last few years, which help for a while but never gets rid of it completely.
I only have a small area of it behind my little toe and the one next to it but it itches a great deal.
Was wondering about iodine? Or tea tree oil??

[wolf63]

Canestan? I got it for an under-boob yeast sore.

[Vagus]

I’ve used that wolf, in fact am currently using it. Helps but doesn’t rid it completely.

[Redhelen72]

These are some home remedies my mother used in days gone by

Vicks vapour rub
salt baths
crushed garlic rubbed on twice a day and covered - very stinky

[Khandro]

I agree with wolf - Canestan, but you should keep applying it when it's 'gone' & get some foot powder, I think one is called Mycil, but Boots do one of their own which is good. Put in all your foot ware, & keep doing all this with ointment & powder for a long time as a preventative.

[Vagus]

OMG Helen, don’t fancy the Vicks or garlic! I wonder what the salt does?

[Redhelen72]

cleans the fungas out - don't know - mother was a witch when it came to home remedies

[Vagus]

Have a visit to Boots today so will have a look at all that Khandro, thanks. Maybe I’m not using the canestan for long enough…

[Redhelen72]

I think its advised to use any topical treatment for a week after the last of the infection has gone

[wolf63]

sudocreme - I seem to remember using that and it worked

[-SharonA-]

I have used Vick and although it works, it eventually does come back.

[gness]

Tea tree oil. Then use a tea tree oil footspray daily.

[Atheist]

Mycoapaisyl (bought in France) anti-fungal cream. Cheque for reactions with other drugs (e.g. oral anticoagulates). It's got econazole nitrate in it.
https://www.medicinesfaq.com/brand/mycoapaisyl-1

[goodgoalie]

Small tube of Canesten - one application and the AF was gone.
https://www.superdrug.com/health/foot-care/athletes-foot/canesten-athletes-foot-dual-action-15g-cream/p/471243

[Vagus]

Thanks for further suggestions :)

[pastafreak]

Diet may make it better...or worse. Avoid sugar. Check out the anti Candida diet. This applies to all fungus type conditions.

[Hopkirk]

I've noticed that mine dramatically improves when I paddle in the sea.

[NYAD]

I know your frustration. No matter what ointment/powder you use, you are probably inadvertently reinfecting. You should wear socks that can be bleached after wearing or disinfected in some way. A tip from my podiatrist is to use a light dusting of anti-fungal powder every day when there is no obvious infection.

[Vagus]

I don’t eat sugary stuff because of type 2 diabetes although I do love bread :/
OMG, not paddling in the sea for a while yet….
Can’t bleach my black socks but could do the rest.
Think I need a concerted and concentrated effort, seems I may not have been treating it the best way to rid myself of it.
Thanks everyone.

[Sqad]

///agree with wolf - Canestan, but you should keep applying it when it's 'gone' & get some foot powder, I think one is called Mycil,///

/// A tip from my podiatrist is to use a light dusting of anti-fungal powder every day when there is no obvious infection.///

There you go, that is all you need to know.

[NYAD]

Sorry, I forgot. Also bleach the shower floor, fungus survives in damp environments.