Toenail fungus natural remedy?

How about taking a goddamn bath?

Amputation, then soak the afflicted toe in vinegar.

U r not helping R1! Go back inside your cage!

Home remedies or over-the-counter drugs didn't work for me. Managed to get it twice. Took Lamisil years ago but there might be a generic drug available now. I make sure my feet are dry after taking a shower and change my socks everyday.

No. It doesn't work. The only way to get rid of it is to take an anti-fungal (for months!). Anti-fungals are not great for your liver, so go easy on the booze. Where the "natural" therapies do come is helping to stop it coming back. I think that is the biggest challenge. You can burn all your socks and were new ones every day, but the fungus tends to come back. However people do report good results with things like teatree oil, Vicks vaporub, and I don't know what when it comes to keeping it away

Pouring a little vinegar on the affected area each day worked for me in 1997. It took 4 to 6 months and a little patience, however. I’ve continued with this method since and never had a recurrence.

no. just get Jublia. Only thing that works. Cut your nail as close as possible, file it.

I’ve been battling both a fingernail and toenail fungus for about a year. Taking Caprylic Acid for anti-fungal as well as getting a prescription for Naftin. Just starting putting the Naftin on twice a day and hoping like hell it helps.

I don't know how "natural" you would categorize these, but:

Vicks vapor rub: camphor and eucalyptus oil

Listerine: menthol, thymol, and eucalyptus have antibacterial and antifungal properties.

Tea tree oil: antifungal and antiseptic abilities

Submerge, said toe, in hydrogen peroxide for 10-15 minutes twice a day.

My mother used to give her feet a bath once a week with anti bacterial dishwashing liquid in a large plastic basin reserved for that purpose. She'd soak her feet in the warm bath for about 15020 minutes, trim her toe nails while they were softer and pry a lot of thick white scum from under the nails. Them she'd massage them, pu tons of lotion on them, and some soft cotton socks and go to bed. No more fungus, and her feet looked great even as the rest of her became dry, shrunken and decrepit.

See a fucking doctor you moron

I soak my toes in a weak Hydrogen peroxide/white vinegar mix.

Seems to work for me. Twice a day for a week.

Give it a try. It is sandal season.

Dry after bathing with a hair dryer as hot as you can tolerate directly on the nail.

Expose to air/sun as much as possible.

Caprylic acid and wild oregano oil are both strong antifungals. Small Amounts only.

My doctor said Vicks Vapo Rub works.

Consider Reiki and cupping.

I had antibiotics for 6 months when I had it. Was horrible not having any alcohol for that length of time.

By all means try other remedies, but that was the only solution my podiatrist advised.

There's a drugstore remedy called Fungi-cure that worked for my fingernail. Try it!

If all else fails, blowtorch:

A generous amount of your own fecal matter will help.

R5 is wrong. I swabbed Tea Tree essential oil onto the affected toenail nightly for a few months and that worked. As my nail grew out it did not have the thickness or discoloration. After the normal nail growth reached the top, I stopped.

Soak it daily for about 20-30 minutes in the amber colored Listerine.

Toe fungus is under the nail, inside the nailbed itself. Nothing you put topically on the nail is going to make any difference.

Now, what you need to do is see your doctor to have a sample of the nail cut and sent for analysis. Sometimes, what we think is a nail fungus isn't. There can be moisture trapped under the nail that causes it to grow flaky, thick and gross - but it's not fungus. So Lamasil won't work and you can avoid taking pills that have potential for liver damage.

The best case? Have the nail removed by a podiatrist. It sounds horrible, I know. But treat the nail bed so the new nail grows out healthy.

R18 antibiotics aren't a treatment for fungal infection. In fact they make it worse by causing fungal overgrowth.

[quote]She'd soak her feet in the warm bath for about 15020 minutes,

Christ, that’s a long soak — ten straight days!

Consider Kinoki foot pads and a neti pot.

I said use Jublia. I'm not saying it again. Forget all this other nonsense. I tried everything for 5 fuckin years and Jublia is the only thing that finally worked, whores!

Toe fungus is under the nail, inside the nailbed itself. Nothing you put topically on the nail is going to make any difference.

This is true. My podiatrist just told me this last week. She said the only way to truly get rid of the fungus is to remove the whole toenail like you said. So I had that done yesterday. It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be actually.

I meant 15 - 20 minutes.Soaking your feet in anti bacterial soapy warm water once a week is a good treatment.

Five laser treatments. Five hundred dollars. NO effect whatsoever on the goddamned toe nail fungus.

Trim it and keep trimming it, and apply coconut oil twice a day. It’s great for athlete’s foot too, just make sure you wear socks because it’s very slippery.

Cut the nail back as far as you can. Then take a rubber or latex glove and cut a finger off. Use the finger as a type of “condom” over the toe or finger. Pour or inject some apple cider vinegar into the toe condom ( a small travel size squirt bottle works well) This traps the vinegar and keeps it from evaporating while it is absorbed into and under the nail. It worked for me on my index finger when nothing else would. The biggest tip,is to do this daily or as often as you can.

TEA TREE OIL

PULEEZE.

We do this every so often. Stop with this ridiculous nonsense that topical treatments can cure a systemic infection.

If your toenails are thick and yellow or whatever - that is 99% assuredly an infection whatever the technical term is. But yes of course they will test it to be sure. They will also test your liver cause the medicine can cause liver issues.

It is considered a systemic infection and you can ONLY cure it by medicine that is carried to the site of the infection (nail bed) through your bloodstream. Which of course means your health insurance should cover the expensive medicine. At least it used to be expensive. The medicine creates a barrier between the infection and the new healthy nail growing up from the nail bed. You do not have to remove the toe nail at all. As the nail grows out you have to be careful not to cut the old infected nail too close to the quick or it may break the skin and the barrier letting the infection spread again.

It takes 6 months for your fingernails to completely grow out and 9 months for the typical toenail (big one) to grow out. The medicine stays in your blood system for 6 months so you need to take it for 3 months ensuring it is in your system for the full 9 months

I am talking about Lamisil. Do not let them talk you into "pulsing" the dosage rather than taking it every day for the three months. A doctor warned me about that - they do it to save money. I had no side effects except my feet became like baby feet within a week or maybe it was a few weeks of starting. I did have a friend who got vey itchy from it she went to the ER but she was so high string and OTT melodramatic I thought it might have just been in her mind. LOL! The Lamisil also ended all my dry heels and any other issues with feet skin so I began to think that was also an infection. I had issues with both my hands and feet - I went to the doctor because of my fingernails which occurred because of the way I was doing my manicures. The toenails had been a problem for a while and I never addressed them - I should be grateful the fingernails got infected. All my nails grew back perfectly and healthy.

Good luck but put those scam artists out of business with their quack cures.

I had a fungus on one big toe. Everyday I would sit in the sun and zap the fungus with a concentrated beam of light from a magnifyng glass. I'd pass the light over and over, sometimes getting the light to almost burn. The fungus went away rapidly. Has not returned.

Flamethrower

Consider network spinal analysis and oil pulling.

R36, LMAO!!!!

The condition is basically genetic - you don’t have the immune ability to block the fungus - which is environmental - from taking root & growing. I have it as did my mom & her mother. I’ve done 2 courses of Lamisil over the last 20-ish years. It works, but for me the fungus comes back after a few years. It sucks but now I just trim the infected nails super short - which is easy because they are so crumbly.

R39 I know. But I'm not joking. Worked for me.

[40] If you don't have it now, start wiping a little Vicks vapo rub on your toe nails each day. If it's already lurking and you do have to do another course of anti-fungals like Lamisil, start with the Vicks after.

You’ve got to take the antifungal pill for 3 months.

Nothing else works, and anyone who claims so is delusional.

You know what they say: "Starve a cold, feed a fungus." I feed mine french fries.

r35 and r43 don't know what they're talking about. Jublia worked and it's applied like nail polish. I tried all this other ish including Lamisil and Jublia is the only thing that worked.

R45, a reality check is in order

[quote] What is the success rate of Jublia? The complete cure rate with efinaconazole 9jublia) treatment was 15.2 to 17.8 percent. In these studies, researchers considered 40 to 45 percent of patients as having treatment successes. They defined treatment success as an affected target toenail area of less than 10 percent.

48 weeks of treatment and the above is all you get.

[quote] What is the best treatment for toenail fungus? Oral antifungal drugs. These drugs are often the first choice because they clear the infection more quickly than do topical drugs. Options include terbinafine (Lamisil) and itraconazole (Sporanox). These drugs help a new nail grow free of infection, slowly replacing the infected part.

If antifungal medication doesn't work on toe fungus, what makes you think vinegar will?

Soak your toes in diluted household bleach. Maybe 1 part water to every part of household bleach, which of course is already diluted. For ten minutes at a time every evening until it's all gone. Rinse thoroughly. It worked for my dad after decades with that stuff.

Bump this thread when you're clear. I want to have the satisfaction of helping someone avoid giving even more money to big pharma. Good luck!

I'm using tee tree oil now and it's working. It just takes time.

Heaven forbid you should go to a doctor.

Thx, R28. Check in mail.

Well, R47, if someone kept dousing you with vinegar, wouldn't you scram?

I’ve had it for years and have undergone successful treatment a few times only to have it come right back. My dermatologist days that’s very normal and her husband has the same issue, so I’m just living with it. My hopes of becoming a foot model have been dashed

Can the fungus from one person's foot rub off on another person's foot?

r46, Jublia was the only thing that worked for me and it's kept it away for 4 years. It was cured after 3 months.

Like I said, cut the nail as low as possible, file it, apply Jublia. Cured. No more embarrassing sandles experiences at the beach.

R55 one of the elite 17%.

R54 - the fungus simply in the environment - some people can fight it off, some people can’t. The idea of killing it before it can take root with daily bleach soaks / Vick’s / etc may work if your nails are currently clear, I don’t know.

I do know that I have it on four toes on each foot - why both “pointer toes” have remained clear when all the others have had nail fungus for many years is a mystery to me. And I never have gotten it on any of my fingers - unlike mom & grandma. Do any Docs on the thread have an answer?

EEEWWWW!!!

Kill yourself OP. There is no cure

Why do that, R59?

Does embalming fluid kill the fungus? A cremation certainly would.

But it seems... extreme.

Pointer toe? Do you mean your BIG toe?

That's so cute.

r59 is in hospital suffering from infections under his fat rolls.

Jublia is rarely prescribed due to cost-it's $1000 for an 8ml bottle. There is no generic.

Honey has strong antibiotic properties and has been used to treat toenail fungus.

Topical antifungal. Keep your feet very clean, and if you can get away with it, no socks or closed shoes. Fungi love humidity. This is what I have used, and it works. Just be prepared for it to take a while. This also helps with the moisture issue

No idea why that Amazon link preview is not working, but that's where you can get it. Be patient, it doesn't work overnight, but it will eventually sort out.

I had a dark fungus on the big toe and six months of Lamisil topical on the nail twice a day took care of it. Yes, I went to a doctor and he sent a clipping to the lab to confirm it was a fungus. Don’t go straight to oral treatments!!

I once read something about soaking your feet in a tea solution, Lipton is fine. Maybe that was for athlete's feet?

How about urea cream? It comes in prescription strength. Urea is usually prescribed for calluses and very dry skin on the heels of the feet, but some doctors prescribe urea cream for toenails, the nails get soft and fall off.

There's lots online about salt soaks for that. Someone rightly advised against oral treatment. That's probably really bad for your liver, etc.

I had a toe fungus in 2012 and was told to soak a cotton ball in Clorox and tape it to the nail every night. I wrapped the toe in Saran Wrap. Took about six weeks to completely clear the fungus and it never returned.

R61 - no the Big Toe would be the “thumb toe”thus the “pointer toe” or perhaps the “index toe” world be the toe right next to it. I’m sure it has an actual name I’m unaware of - perhaps I should have used “the piggy that stayed home.” In any event the two shut-in piggies are fungus-free.

Jublia. It works. EXPENSIVE! I got the discount card and paid only 75 bucks. Still a lot, but beats 300 bucks.

Jublia was first quoted at $550 or so at CVS for a very small bottle, my insurance wouldn't pay. They paid for Lamisil or some pill that made me nauseous and after I told the insurance company that they got me a bottle of Jublia for free. I didn't finish the bottle in 6 months...like I said it cured after 3 months after I tried everything else for YEARS,

The bleach way is correct.

Tongs.

Bleach dried out my already dry feet. Even though I applied it carefully.. Penlac works pretty well for me.

Listerine, the original formula, the gold color. Soak your toe for1/2 hour or so. Worked on me very quickly. Suggested by my orthopedist.

I had it tested with laser. And it worked.

The doctor basically burns the surface under the nail. It's a bit like R36 using a magnifying glass and the sun. Only fine by a professional, with original equipment.

This way, you don't need to get the surgery for nail removal (yikes).

Leeches

Maggots

Fight it with Jublia. And avoid all red carpet events.

Soak your feet in ANTI-FUNGALS. Duh. You might have to take ora antifungals if it’s really tenacious.

[quote] Someone rightly advised against oral treatment. That's probably really bad for your liver, etc.

Don't spread misinformation, Dr. Bombay. That's only if you already have a damaged liver. That's why they also do a liver test before prescribing.

I am curious to try the bleach

You can use the same kind of anti-fungal cream for jock itch / athletes foot on your nails.

what brand of jock itch medicine, r85?

Yes, what brand?

Soak feet in very warm Epson salts water twice a day for 15 to 20 minutes. Do each day till clears. Always dry feet after shower. Wear clean dry socks daily and no damp foot wear.

R77, and in addition to that, scrubbing the toenails with Dial soap on a wet toothbrush. Not the liquid Dial, it has to be the bar.

Ive had toenail fungus for 20 years.Twice I took meds and it cleared up,then came back a few years after. I gave up on my toes,but now Ive got it in 2 fingers and thats unacceptable ! I wear too many rings and it draws attention to them.

use Jublia!!!!

An axe.

My great grandmother firmly believed in a lot of medicinal remedies that sound kooky. For toenail fungus, she recommended a big, shallow pan full of cornmeal. The person with toe fungus sits with both feet in the pan, covered in cornmeal, for one hour, twice a week. It takes about six months for the fungal infection to be eradicated. (She used to use cornmeal to treat her roses and other plants that were prone to fungi.)

I have no personal experience with this, but I remember that my big brother had nearly black toenails when he was about 14 years old. My mom made him do this religiously, for a long time, and it went away. YMMV.

You need to get something to eat the fungus. That's called a fungivore. Here are some animals that could help you out: bonobos, colobines, gorillas, lemurs, macaques, mangabeys, marmosets and vervet monkeys. Also humans eat fungus so many you can find a trick to suck on your toes.

Cover them with Lee press on nails.

If you have an effective remedy, why are you still posting about toenail fungus? Do you have it recurring?

I was recruited by a rich European woman to massage OPs fungus infested toes for 300 dollars. I was told that it would be a terrific job opportunity and lead to greater things.

No girl, go to your doctor and get it over with. Don’t be that guy at the bathhouse. If you can’t afford insurance, get some public assistance.

For those who cannot afford a Dr. visit, and wish to try home remedies try brown Lysol. Not only was this used in dilution for douches in the early twentieth century, but there are anecdotal cases where Lysol soaks have even cleared recalcitrant foot and leg infections in diabetics who were contemplating amputation. I have read daily Lysol soaks clear up athlete's foot as well as toenail fungus. It must be the brown concentrated disinfectant.