Verrucas are doing my head in

[christy053]

hello
i had the same verrucas for about 7 years now i have 4 on the base of my foot which are just spreading i also have a large one of my big toe which has gone a funny colour and looks infected as my big toe is double the size now . with my big toe rubbing against the toe next to it , it has spread 3 small verrucas onto this toe and i have one smallish one on its own on the other foot . I have been to doctors had them froze i have tried wartner and bazuca and tcp and the banana skin and many other home remidies and absolutly nothing has shift them . Its coming to summer again and really want to be able to wear sandals this year ! I have been reading on the interenet about duck tape does it work . can the hospital do anythingy like surgically remove it or does any one know of any other mircale cures because they are strarting to bug me
thankyou x

[jammiedodger]

I hate to say this but....... there really is nothing that works! I hate verrucas for about 5 years, tried EVERYTHING time and time again but nothing worked........ the only thing that did was time and to leave them completely alone, dont touch or put anything on them. Then finally after numerous summers of sunbathing with my flip flops on they went! However, it could be a coinsidence but they went after i changed my diet to a healthy one, inc a lot of meat, fruit and veg, could have something to do with it!!!! hope u get rid soon.... annoying arent they!

[mrknowall]

You will find as christy say flip flops do help a lot wear them as often as u can. Also use Tea tree oil this will help rubbing down with file first.
You could pop to the doctors and ask for verruca paint or wart paint.
And as for the duck tape i read that but i do believe its takes a couple of weeks. No harm in trying

[mrknowall]

I mean as jammie says sorry lol

[sambob]

My daughter had a verruca but bazooka wouldn't get rid of it. I spoke to a foot specialist who said you can get it removed but suggested I tried this first:

File it down with an emery board as much as possible. Dab tea tree oil on the verruca and cover with a plaster. (dap a bit on the inside of the plaster as well)

Repeat this every night (with a new plaster of course!!)

It takes about 6 weeks but it works and is pain free

I would reccommend to anyone

[hippyhoppy]

You could try taking the homeopathic pill Thuja, or, and this seems quite bizarre, putting banana skin on the verucca. My little boy had a hideous one and the lady at the chemist suggested it. I used to punch out a circle of banana skin with the end of a straw and tape it on, changing it every day. It must be something to do with the enzymes in the skin. The gaffer/duck tape thing seems to work too. My (obviously hideously infected!) son had warts on his thumb and fingers and the doctor suggested this course of action which I thought was a bit odd. I put the tape on (I was told put on for 6 days then have a day off - repeat and in two months they may have gone). Bearing in mind we're talking about a 7 year old fiddler the tape lasted about three days. I didn't bother reapplyng it, but hey poncho, the warts have dissapeared! Coincidence? don'y know, butt no harm trying - and you don'tsee the tape on the feet. Good luck.

[sunflower71]

yes banana skin.
but you need to do it every night for a while.

[sleepy1]

i had a really nasty one on my foot a few years ago . the doc froze it a few times till it went .it really hurt the first time then he done it a week later it was not as bad and it went . thank god . the are really nasty things good luck with what ever you try

[joanne713]

I work for a health insurance company and have seen claims from people who have had terrible problems with verrucas. Some people have had radiotherapy blasts to kill them off, others have had cryotherapy. Just ask for a referral to a dermatologist. x

[grasscarp]

Years ago got rid of mine (finally after all the other remedies didnt) putting on a solution of formalin (40% formaldahide) which the doctor gave me. Looked on another website and found this for you - they recommend Glutarol. You can get your local pharmacist to order it for you - tell them it is for verrucas, as there are 2 different types. You just file down the verruca twice a day and paint on the glutarol. It stains the verruca brown and does not hurt in any way. It takes a couple of weeks to start to work, but the results are miraculous (it says).....