Athlete's Foot
- Overview
- Introduction
- Symptoms
- Causes
- Complications
- Homoeopathic Treatment
- Do's and Don'ts
- Diet and Nutrition
What Is Athlete's Foot?
Athlete's Foot is a very common skin infection of the foot.
It is caused by a fungus and spreads very easily through merely touching the infected skin, walking on contaminated floors, and can be acquired in various locations like swimming pools, nail salons, gyms etc., as well as from contaminated socks, shoes or clothing.
Athlete's foot, in spite of its name, can occur in athletes and non-athletes alike. Click to read on Causes of Athlete's Foot.
Athlete's Foot is an infectious skin disease caused by a fungus called Trichophyton. It is characterized by itchy, red, dry, scaly patches like patches on the skin of webs of toes and soles. There may also be cracks which tend to blister formation and oozing.
What Happens in Athlete's Foot?
- Dry, flaky eruptions
- Reddish, scaly skin that peels easily
- Severe irritation and itching, stinging and burning
- Formation of cracks and blisters that may ooze and bleed easily.
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What Can Athlete's Foot Lead To?
Athlete's Foot can sometimes complicate into:
- Spread: Spreading of the lesions from the foot to other parts of the body is the most common complication.
- Infection: Secondary bacterial infection of the lesions of foot resulting in painful cysts or abscesses.
- Onychomycosis: It is the fungal infection of the toenail.
- Cellulitis: It is a bacterial infection of the skin and fat lying under the skin. It is a rare complication.
How Well Homeopathy Works In Athlete's Foot
- There is excellent scope and success rate in Homeopathy for treatment of Athlete's Foot.
- Homeopathic treatment for Athlete's Foot offers a more holistic approach to the treatment of the disease and instead of focusing only on the result of the disease, i.e. the eruptions, concentrates on boosting the immune system of the human being, so that the condition does not occur again.
- Homeopathy is a much safer and better mode of treatment for Athlete's Foot. It does not cause any unwanted side effects.
- Silicea: Excellent remedy for Athlete's Foot wherein feet are icy cold and sweaty. Sweat is very offensive. Soreness is also present.
- Sanicula Aqua: A very useful remedy for Athlete's Foot wherein skin is dirty, greasy and wrinkled. Cracked and fissured feet. Toenails are brittle.
- Graphites: One of the best choices for Athlete's Foot, when the toes have cracks and fissures. Toenails are deformed, sore and painful, thick and black.
Athlete's Foot is a very common skin infection of the foot.
It is caused by a fungus and spreads very easily through merely touching the infected skin, walking on contaminated floors, and can be acquired in various locations like swimming pools, nail salons, gyms etc., as well as from contaminated socks, shoes or clothing.
Athlete's foot, in spite of its name, can occur in athletes and non-athletes alike. Click to read on Causes of Athlete's Foot.
Athlete's Foot is an infectious skin disease caused by a fungus called Trichophyton. It is characterized by itchy, red, dry, scaly patches like patches on the skin of webs of toes and soles. There may also be cracks which tend to blister formation and oozing.
- Dry, flaky eruptions
- Reddish, scaly skin that peels easily
- Severe irritation and itching, stinging and burning
- Formation of cracks and blisters that may ooze and bleed easily.
Athlete's Foot is caused by fungi of TRICHOPHYTON group, such as T.rubrum and T.mentagrophytes. These fungi tend to thrive on warm and moist skin. These fungi feed on a skin protein called keratin.
It can spread from person to person through various modes:
- Skin-To-Skin Contact: Touching the eruptions of the infected person is the easiest mode of spread of the disease. Certain sports involving a high degree of contact like football and wrestling are instrumental in transmission of the disease.
- Indirect Contact: Many times, objects used by the infected person serve as potent precipitants of causes of Athlete's Foot. Towels, toys, shoes, clothing, etc. facilitate the spread of Athlete's Foot to other people. Even walking on contaminated floors like swimming pools, gymnasiums can spread the infection.
- Autoinoculation: Scratching, rubbing or bursting the eruptions can cause the infection to spread to adjacent parts of the skin. Autoinoculation is one of the important causes of Athlete's Foot.
Complications of Athlete's Foot are as follows:
- Spread: Spreading of the lesions from the foot to other parts of the body is the most common complication.
- Infection: Secondary bacterial infection of the lesions of foot can result in painful cysts or abscesses.
- Onychomycosis: It is the fungal infection of the toenail.
- Cellulitis: It is a bacterial infection of the skin and fat under the skin. It is a rare complication.
- Homeopathic treatment for Athlete's Foot offers a more holistic approach to the treatment of the disease and instead of focusing only on the result of the disease, i.e. the eruptions, it concentrates on boosting the immune system of the human being, so that the condition does not occur again.
- Homeopathic treatment for Athlete's Foot is especially suited for children because there are absolutely no side effects.
- Different manifestations of the disease are treated with different homeopathic medicines depending on which one matches the most.
Few of our amazing remedies in Homeopathic treatment for Athlete's Foot include:
- Silicea: Excellent remedy for Athlete's Foot wherein feet are icy cold and sweaty. Sweat is very offensive. Soreness is also present.
- Sanicula Aqua: A very useful remedy in homeopathic treatment for Athlete's Foot wherein skin is dirty, greasy and wrinkled. Cracked and fissured feet. Toenails are brittle.
- Graphites: One of the best choices in homeopathic treatment for Athlete's Foot, when the toes have cracks and fissures. Toenails are deformed, sore and painful, thick and black.
Have a look at some of the remedies used for the homeopathic treatment for Athlete's foot. The treatment given by our Experts is highly specific for the individual we treat and not limited to 2 or 3 drugs. Homeopathic treatment for Athlete's Foot offers a minimum of 25 remedies that prove effective in treating the condition based on their unique symptoms.
ATHLETES FOOT: 1Alum, 1Aur-m, 1Bamb-a, 4BAR-C, 1Berb, 1Calc, 1Carb-an, 3Carb-v, 1Clad-r, 1Clem, 1Eug, 3Fl-ac, 3Graph, 1Hydr, 1Hydrog, 1Iod, 3Lach, 1Lyc, 1Mang, 1Melal-a, 1Merc-i-f, 1Mez, 1Morg, 3Nat-c, 3Nat-m, 1Nat-ox, 3Nit-ac, 1Nitro, 1Ozone, 3Petr, 1Ph-ac, 1Phys, 1Pitu-a, 1Psor, 1Ran-b, 1Sabad, 1Salx-f, 3Sanic, 3Sars, 3Sep, 4SIL, 1Sulph, 1Syph, 1Tito-a, 1Tub, 4ZINC
ATHLETE'S FOOT, old people, in: 1Ars, 1Calc, 3Coca, 1Lach, 1Lyc, 1Lycps, 1Nat-m
ITCHING, feet, scratching, aggravates: 1Berb, 3Bism, 1Corn, 1Diox, 3Led, 3Puls, 1Rhus-t, 1Sil
ITCHING, feet, toes, between: 1Bamb-a, 1Chrysan, 1Clad-r, 1Cycl, 1Graph, 1Hippo-k, 1Jatr, 1Lina, 1Mang, 1Med, 1Merc, 1Mosch, 1Nat-glt, 3Nat-m, 3Nat-s, 1Salx-f, 1Ser-ang, 1Syph, 1Thuj
Do’s & Don’ts of Athlete's Foot
DO'S
- Feet should be kept clean and dry.
- Socks should be worn of a material that is designed to remove moisture. Make sure they are washed regularly.
- Well ventilated footwear should be chosen. Wearing tight shoes / sandals increases the temperature and humidity in the feet.
- Wear shoes / sandals while visiting common rooms. Walking barefoot invites different infections.
DON'TS
- Do not scratch off the eruptions as this easily facilitates spread of infection to adjacent parts of the body.
- Do not share your personal items like soaps, towels, clothes, socks or shoes and any sports gear with other people.
- There is no particular diet that needs to be followed in cases of Athlete's Foot.
- However, it serves well to make sure that immunity is maintained and even made better, by following a healthy balanced diet.