Hi. Ok, here's one of those things that
just hasn't seemed worth visiting a doctor
over, but finally aggravated me enough to
post it.
Every now and then, the skin between my
toes begins to peel. It's almost
exclusively between the last two toes on
my left foot. At its worst, the skin
splits open at the deepest spot between
the two toes, and it can be painful,
although not dramatically so. It's never
itchy.
I've tried otc treatments for athlete's
foot, and ultimately it goes away, but
i've never felt really sure that it went
away because of the tinactin or whatever,
or whether it just went away on its own.
I am active, and do take showers in gym
showers and such, but have never been able
to really tie this issue directly to a gym
or something. At times it has appeared
when I wasn't physically active or
showering anywhere other than home.
I wash my feet with soap, and dry very
carefully between the toes, in the hopes
that this will help. In general, i'm, uh,
I guess there's not a scientific way to
say it, but i'm not very sweaty. :) I
tend towards very dry skin.
Any suggestions? Or is this pretty much
"wait until it's happening and then go see
a doctor" issue?
Thanks!
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baansl
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Dec 2005 Posts: 1
Foot Fungus Posted: 12-09-05 19:04pm
I had results in two ways:
1: after showering I rinsed my feet very
well under a regular tap.
2: these days, whenever I occasional
notice it, I clean in between
these toes with a q-tip soaked with 99
% isopropil alcohol. It
hurts a bit, but for me it seems to
work.
Give it a try.
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blellev
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Jul 2005 Posts: 13
Posted: 12-19-05 01:35am
You might also try soaking your feet in
diluted vinegar water, or putting vinegar
on your feet every night for a couple of
weeks. Fungus cannot live in acidic
environments, so vinegar kills the
fungus.
