Toe Nail Fungus - Big Big Forums

cat love · 08-01-2008, 11:25 PM

Went To Dr., Looked Like To Me Nail Was Bruised. Dr. Said It Was Fungus. Yipes- Gross- Any Suggestions On How To Get Rid Of It? Ugly Nail.i Tried The Medication For 3 Months, Didn't Work For Me.

tngirl · 08-01-2008, 11:34 PM

Apply Vick's salve to it every night/day and that will get rid of it. My hubby's doctor actually told him to do this. Of course you are going to lose the nail, but it should grow back healthy.

dispatcher · 08-02-2008, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by tngirl

Apply Vick's salve to it every night/day and that will get rid of it. My hubby's doctor actually told him to do this. Of course you are going to lose the nail, but it should grow back healthy.

this works

mesue · 08-02-2008, 04:11 AM

If the vicks salve doesn't work, soak your feet in warm vinegar, buy a gallon of the brown vinegar, apple cider vinegar, I think, and put some in a pan and warm it in microwave, then soak you feet in it for a half hour twice a day for a couple of weeks, if it is really bad go for a month.

Pour the used vinegar back in a bottle marked dirty and just add some of the other to it because it will evaporate plus your feet will absorb some of it. This will also cure athlete foot and the dry calloused fungus people get on their feet that actually is so thick it will crack and the feet will bleed and be very sore. I had this and it was horrible, the vinegar worked and it killed the fungus.

If you have this problem, wipe the inside of your shoes down with a bit of vinegar as well, to kill the fungus in your shoes, also there is an athletes foot spray for your shoes. Whichever way you try I hope it works for you. Good Luck!

RNB16 · 08-02-2008, 11:11 AM

Using Tea Tree oil works too. If you have a foot bath just put a few drops into the water or just dab on with a cotton ball. Tea Tree Oil works for so many things too, great on bug bites and scratches.

Explorer 4x4'r · 08-02-2008, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by tngirl

Apply Vick's salve to it every night/day and that will get rid of it. My hubby's doctor actually told him to do this. Of course you are going to lose the nail, but it should grow back healthy.

This hasn't worked for me at all.
Dr recommended it to me as I couldn't afford the Lamasil tablets.

Prunella · 08-02-2008, 02:56 PM

I used to have ugly nails. Did the vapor rub thing and in about 3 months they were nice again.

Quaker_Parrots · 08-02-2008, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by RNB16

Using Tea Tree oil works too. If you have a foot bath just put a few drops into the water or just dab on with a cotton ball. Tea Tree Oil works for so many things too, great on bug bites and scratches.

You can get this at Walmart I believe in the Vitamin section.

cathych · 08-02-2008, 05:44 PM

try to go without your shoes whenever you can. Fungus is a live thing, and needs 3 things to grow, wet, dark, heat. My father got fungus when he was a GI taking showers in the barracks, and he was meticulous about his feet for the rest of his life.

sea-shell · 08-02-2008, 10:45 PM

I also tried everything - nothing worked.
I had the big toenails removed on both feet 6 weeks ago.
I also had the nail root burned so they will never grow back. Yesterday was the first day I could wear a shoe

cat love · 08-03-2008, 08:13 PM

Tropicalbreeze Has Scared Me. I Had No Idea It Could Be So Serious, You Might Have Your Nails Removed. Sorry You Had To Go That Far. I Pray Some Of These Home Remidies Help Me. I'm Gonna Have Faith That They Will. Thanks Everbody For You Info.