The appearance of fungus in nail, show up with early discoloration. It has a tendency to thicken than to grow out like the normal nail. It starts to change shape, twist and crumble. You may even lose the nail. In its place the new nail will emerge but by keeping the ancient heritage in tact. Even the new nail grows with the fungus.



In medical terms toenail fungus is known as “onychomycosis.”

As far as toenail fungus is concerned, men score over women twice as much. It bothers the elderly and the diabetic patients more. The modern lifestyles have much to do with the toe nail fungus. Hot tubs, saunas, showering facilities in the gym, the occlusive footwear, poor circulation of blood, the weakening immune system are reportedly the important causes of toenail fungus.

Many home remedies come to the rescue of your toe to remove the fungus, but the success rate is estimated to be less than 10%. Here again, you need to go to the root cause of the problem. The low success rate of the anti fungal home remedy treatment is because most of the people take into consideration only the external causes.

Some of the home remedies are bleach, the well-known Vics VapoRub, tea tree oil and grape seed extract. When you make use of any one of these home remedies, make sure that you use them regularly. If you are careless and irregular about the treatment aspect even the minimal results can not be assured. These treatments are generally safe and friendly but bleach can cause skin irritation.

Nail removal is also one of the solutions. Such nails will regrow within a period of about 10 months. Once the nail is removed, the medicine can reach up to the nail bed. The effectiveness of the medicine is naturally more.

Your most urgent aim of the treatment should be to prevent the fungus from spreading. Apart from the medication part, the preventive measures are also equally important. Some of them are: Choose a natural anti-fungal powder in the shoes to resist the fungus. Keep your shoes in a dry, cool place. Let the insoles always remain dry. If you are a member of a gym, don't walk around barefoot. Your shoes need to dry out and let there be no moisture in the shoes. There should be no jamming of the toes in the shoes. Don't allow the nails grow too long. Cut them appropriately, well in time.

This treatment is going to be a long drawn out one. You need to maintain perfect discipline as for the line of treatment and hygiene aspects are concerned.