Nail fungus (onychomycosis)…self-treatment principles:

Toenail fungus” is a common condition and usually difficult to cure. You know that you might have nail fungus  if you have one or more thick toenails (a "dystrophic nail...scientifically representing the category, "onychodystrophy"). 

But there are many reasons/causes for thick ("pachyonychia", "onychogryphosis", or "onychauxis") toenails, and poor circulation is a very important one (and extremity poor circulation may indicate poor heart & brain circulation). Therefore, I advise that you get a diagnosis by a qualified doctor who can be sure it is fungus and not something worse. Dermatologists are the experts. Near the bottom of [this page] is a listing of scientific terms for some types of nail abnormalities, one of which is onychomycosis.. 

Treatment by prescription medicine will include the expenses of doctor’s fees to diagnose & then manage the treatment, pathology lab & pathologist fees if they are needed to make the diagnosis with the microscope, lab test costs to check your liver condition prior to taking the medicine, and lab costs to periodically check & be sure the medicine is not injuring your liver. 

Below is either (1) another way to attempt treatment after getting a doctor’s diagnosis, or (2) a set of additional efforts you can make to add to what the medicine does to rid you of the fungus. [Health Central's page about abnormal nails & drop any of the above three medical terms into Google images search and see many photos of what it looks like] Here are some rules:

  1. make some stock "fungus killer solution" of either Lysol concentrate (the "concentrate" is the only ordinary consumer-type Lysol product that contains the phenol that kills germs) or hypochlorite-containing Clorox: to each one quart of clean & clear tap water, add an eighth of a teaspoon or less of either...but not both. If you use Lysol concentrate, the water should not turn any more than faintly "milky" colored.
  2. use some of the killer solution to wet any clippers or files after you use them = this kills fungus stuck to them.
  3. debulk the thickened-nail growth by trimming toenails (this action discards huge amounts of fungus); some even have podiatrists pull the bad nails out. Put clippings into killer solution & do not let clippings drop or fly  into carpet or on floor where they might stick around & re-infect.
  4. debulk debris underneath nails & kill the removed debris with killer solution...don't just flick it onto the floor where it may re-infect.
  5. Use a nail file, emory board, or sandpaper to file the abnormal nails (let debris fall on newspaper which you carefully wrap & discard so debris won't re-infect) as thin as you can without making them too sensitive or bleed (shortens the distance for the Lysol or Clorox to penetrate to kill the deepest fungi); be sure to soak the file afterward in killer solution.
  6. soak foot in warm/comfortable killer solution for 15 minutes 1-3 times per day until nails are well and then occasionally thereafter.
  1. socks: change socks daily and killer-solution any stuck-on fungus contamination by putting them in killer solution.
  2. shoes: put some killer solution into shoes & quickly slosh all around and dump out about once per week. Dry shoes quickly & thoroughly. If you can afford it, have enough shoes that you never wear a pair more than one day at a time…rotate the shoes to enhance drying. Fungus hates “dry”. Fungus hates acid.

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(posted 30 September 2006; latest update 4 February 2008)

bulletkeep toes & nails dry
bulletkeep dry by keeping nails cut short & clear/clean underneath.
bulletif you bathe/shower just before dressing to go to work, get toes & the area under nails excellently dry before putting on socks and shoes.
bullethave shoes large enough & loose enough to help air circulation & help the feet & nails to stay dry all day.
bulletkeep feet clean: gently clear out under nails…remove dead debris; use Lysol or Chlorox to disinfect shower or tub weekly.
bulletkeep feet acidic: splash on toenail areas a little bit of mixture of green alcohol with small amount of vinegar in it daily…especially after bath/shower...both acidifies & dries. Fungus hates acid environment!
bulletkill& remove fungi: 
bulletkeep shoes & socks clean & fungus free:
bulletkeep patient & persistent: toenails grow about 1/32nd of an inch per week; all of the old fungus-infected nail must grow out & be trimmed off as you treat (& this takes time).

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