Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => Other Health Discussion => Topic started by: gina123 on April 08, 2015, 07:32:25 PM
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hi
has anyone had a fungal infectionn in thier toenails and did it feel as thought there was a pulse under your nail ..it's driving me crazy in both big toenails,,,
thanks
gina
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Yep fungal infection in big toenail. No pulsing though. I think I read that GPs will no longer prescribe the treatment for fungal nails because it's not that effective and the infection invariably comes back anyway. Over the counter products, I believe, don't work very well, if at all, and take months and months to do what little they do do. Ho hum.
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I've had fungal infected toenails for years and nothing's worked. Can't say I ever got a pulsating feeling though. Sorry.
Taz x :-\
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My husband was prescribed tablets, a few years ago, which did work. However I had just one big toe nail affected about five years ago which I treated myself. I'm a great believer in natural remedies so I did some research and found 'cider vinegar' was a well used one.
All I did was file the nail (across the top as well as at the end) to make it thinner. Then each night I put on a plaster with the pad sock in the vinegar.
I can't remember how long I did it for but it did work, so might be worth a try.
Just found this link which might help.
http://www.livestrong.com/article/110938-apple-cider-vinegar-toenail-fungus/
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Thanks Rosebud for that info. Am currently using Tea tree oil to treat mine and the idea of soaking the pad of a plaster in it for an overnight treatment is a good one and I will try it. Prefer the smell of tea tree to vinegar but neither is that pleasant!