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[O35]Of Toe Nail Fungus
by Ray Rice, Ray
In 1996, I contracted a bad case of athletes feet which I must gotten at the WMCA in Cincinnati, OH where I went swimming every week. I made the mistake of letting my athletes feet condition go until my feel were really eaten up with fungus. I also noticed some type of Toe Nail Fungus in my left and right large toe nails, which at first, I didn't really pay much attention to.

In 1997 I finally bought some Lamisil cream to treat my athletes feet. After applying it for about 2 weeks, my athletes feet fungus was gone. Since it worked so well on the athletes feet condition, I thought it would work as well on getting rid of the Toe Nail Fungus so I applied it to my toe nails for the next year, but saw no improvement. In 1998, I went to my family doctor and asked him what he would recommend I do about this condition. He asked me if my toe nails hurt and I told him they didn't. He said that I could take anti fungal pills like Lamisil, but they were expensive... $10.00 per day for 3 months and they sometimes had undesirable side effects or I could just let it go and live with it like millions of other people. So, I decided not to take the anti fungal pills and tried using every type of anti fungus treatment I could find in drugs stores and on the internet and NONE OF THEM WORKED. Meanwhile my Toenail Fungus condition kept getting worst and worst.

In 2003, I moved to Florida and was barefoot most of the time. My toenail fungus infection had gotten so bad in both my large toes that they were yellowed and thick with fungus. And they not only looked bad, they HURT! So in April of 2004 I went to a podiatrist with the intention of requesting a prescription for Anti Fungal Tablets (my last resort). He talked with me about my toe nail infection ( the medical term for toenail fungus is "onychomycosis" ) and how it can actually become life threatening if left untreated. He also told me about the possible side effects of taking prescription tablets and how after his mother- in-law took prescription tablets for a month or so, she lost her sense of taste! He explained that everything she ate, "tasted like cotton". This really sounded scary and made me not want to take any pills. He said that there was another alternative treatment which worked for some of his patients which I could try first before resorting to taking the Tablets, which by the way cost (at the time) approximately $10.00 per day for 3 months - (about $900. for the 3 month period).

I did considerable research over the next week on the internet and came of with a plan of attack to get rid of my Toenail Fungus which also included my doctors suggestion. I have a background in Electronics Engineering and problem solving, so I put my skills to work and came up with a regiment which worked so well that I could hardly believe it! In three months, almost all of the fungus was gone from my toe nails and in 8 months, after my new nails had grown in, my toes were FUNGUS FREE! What a joy to finally be rid of those ugly, embarrassing toe nails. And the best part is that they have remained FUNGUS FREE to this day and I didn't have to resort to taking those expensive pills.

After my toe nail infection disappeared and my new clear nails had grown in, I went back to see my Doctor When I showed him how my nails had cleared up, he was amazed!

A small number of of venturing fungi are the reasons of toe nail fungus infection. Most of us are accustomed with a few categories of fungi - the green flossy fungus that grows on old bread and fusty muffins, and the sandy green or blue mold that sometimes grows on oranges. Then there are the ones we commonly eat: mushrooms, the fungi that convert cheese out of milk, and yeasts employed to make wine, and cake. These are "kind" fungi - these are not the reason of toenail fungus.

Fungi, jointly termed dermatophytes, are the most common toenail fungus cause. These micro-organisms favor to subsist on the skin and nails of living and animals, flourishing on dead skin cells and procuring nourishment from keratin, a protein abundant in nails, skin, hair, feathers, and animal horn. Some dermatophytes tend to infect just humans; while others we share with large numbers of animals. Further to the dermatophytes, a few environmental fungi, found in soil and decaying plant material can be the culprit for toe nail fungus infection. Yeasts also, similar to the one that brings in yeast infections in women, and an infection described thrush, in the mouth, are another toenail fungus culprit.

An venturing fungus is just that - it look for for an chance, and then it moves in. This means that cause is another culprit for toe nail fungus. Fungi do fine where it's wettish, and sweaty, so they like sweaty damp feet. They too require a route of entry; broken toenails and harmed or irritated skin will permit a fungus in where it can start to grow. To conclude, the fungus has to get past the immune system: our capability to encounter an infection prevents a fungus from causing toenail fungus infection in most of cases. An immune system that isn't very strong, can be a toenail fungus culprit: diabetics, organ transplant recipients, AIDS patients, and people using drugs, are most likely to acquire toenail fungus infections. This means that many things may be the culprit, still lots of healthy people with signs of toenail fungus never understand how or why they acquired it.

Symbols of toenail fungus consist of yellowed or brown toenails. After some time the toenail becomes thicker, begins to lift away from the nail bed and becomes brittle and crumbly - the fungus is feeding on the protein in the nail and discharging chemicals that harm encompassing healthy tissue. This drags to more increased signs of toenail fungus: the tissue becomes inflamed and the infected toe begins to harm. When infected tissue conks, the toenail fungus will have more dead skin cells to aid it grow.

Whatever the culprit for toe nail fungus, left unattended it can grow to a very unpleasant and damaging infection. Watch for signs of toenail fungus and fasten them early. The sooner you commence the treatment, the better off you'll certainly be.

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