How to get rid of  tinea versicolor FAST?? HELP!!!?
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I shelled out the money and did a few sets of mystic tanner.  Since it is topical and works more as a covering and doesn't actually make your pigments change, it hide (but did not totally cover) my spots.\n\nThe doctor gave me a active sulfur cream.  It was horrible and black and smelled and you have to leave it on for 20 minutes 2x daily, but mine went away in about a month, which is a lot better than the several months that website says.
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You can buy an antifungal cream from pharmacies, or get one on prescription. There are various types and brands. For example; terbinafine, clotrimazole, econazole, ketoconazole, miconazole, and sulconazole. These modern creams are good at clearing fungal skin infections.\n\n    * Apply the cream to the surrounding 4-6 cm of normal skin in addition to the rash.\n    * Apply for as long as advised. This varies between the different creams, so read the instructions carefully. Although the rash may seem to go quite quickly, you still need to apply the cream for 1-2 weeks after the rash has gone. This is to completely clear the fungi from the skin which will prevent the rash from returning.\n\nAn anti-fungal medicine taken by mouth is sometimes prescribed if the rash does not clear with a cream, or if the rash is in many places on the skin in addition to the groin.
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Products applied to the skin—creams, shampoos, or solutions—are effective treatments for the fungus that causes tinea versicolor. However, if the rash is severe, covers large areas of your body, returns often, or does not get better with topical treatment, antifungal pills may be prescribed. While treatment kills the fungi quickly, it can take months for the spots to disappear and your skin color to return to normal.\n\nTreatment is usually needed to prevent the rash from spreading and to improve the appearance of your skin. If left untreated, tinea versicolor may linger until you are 50 or 60 years old, when the skin becomes less oily. \n\nGenerally, creams, shampoos, and solutions are thought to be safer than antifungal pills because they mostly affect only your skin. However, topical treatments: \n\nCan be inconvenient and messy. \nMay sting and/or smell bad. \nMay be just as expensive as pills. \nCan take a long time to apply, especially if the rash covers a large area of your body. \n\nHome Treatment:\n\n\n\nTinea versicolor can be treated at home with topical products such as antifungal creams, shampoos, and solutions. After treatment is started, it can take months for the spots to disappear and for your skin color to return to normal. Although tinea versicolor can usually be treated successfully with medications, the rash may return within 1 or 2 years.\n\nWhen using creams, shampoos, or solutions, follow the directions closely. You usually need to use these products for 1 to 2 weeks. If your skin becomes irritated, stop using the product.\n\nTo prevent tinea versicolor from returning, use a topical product once a month. Prescribed antifungal pills can be used once a month to prevent the rash from returning but are usually not necessary.\n\nBecause the medication in antifungal pills comes to the surface of your skin through sweat, you'll get the best results if it is not washed off too soon. Your doctor may recommend that, after taking your antifungal pill, you exercise briskly and long enough to sweat, and then wait 12 hours to shower.\n\nFor more information on the medications used to treat tinea versicolor, see the Treatment Overview section of this topic.\n\nSome health professionals believe fungi that remain in clothing may cause the rash to return. Normal washing and cleaning is usually effective in removing fungi from clothes, but for persistent tinea versicolor, you may need to dry clean your clothes or wash them in the hottest possible water.
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Try using an athlete's foot cream. Any kind of anti-fungal cream will help get rid of them. Also, remember that ringworm is very contagious. Make sure that he is washiing and bleaching his sheets and washing all pillows. Spray a disinfectant on all your furniture as well. Watch yourself, you could get them too. If you have pets or children, make sure you look for ringworms on them as well :0) Good luck!
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Sorry but it doesn't ... Toenail fungus is hard to get rid of because it always comes back. You can use topical solutions to apply to your nail which helps for a short time. Or take a RX (like lamisil) but the fungus will still likely come back over time. The only way to get rid of a true toenail fungus is to go to a doctor and have the nail removed. I know it sounds icky but I have been working at a foot doctor for 5 years now it really is the only thing that works.
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depends on the infection;\nfor example- if you have a fungal infection that causes the nail to turn yellow or green and seperate from the nail bed, then there is an over-the-counter product called "Vite 20" you can buy it in some nail salons. use it twice daily as directed on the bottle for 4 to 6 weeks and you will be fine. otherwise, a prescription anti fungla med is good but they can be hard on your liver so talk with your doctor first.
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Alcohol on a cotton ball and scrub, scrub away. It usually works. If not then nail file and scrap the skin...EASILY and that will definitely do it! Don't wear those shoes anymore!
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There is some over-the-counter treatments that you can "paint" on your nails, but from what I have heard from others that have used it, they do not work very well. Usually, you need to see a doctor for a perscription they can give you (it's a pill) that will take away the fungus. It's important you get it treated right away, because it can spread to your other nails, and even to all your finger and toenails! The only downside, however, is that even with medication it takes MONTHS to fully get rid of the fungus. It's nasty stuff!!!
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Dipping your feet into vinegar, lemon and garlic rubs. Alternate between these and wash diligently esp. underneath the nails. Also watch you r diet. it really works, much better than all of those creams.
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few ways to get rid of it:\n\n1] drink lots of plain water.\n2] take a deep breath and hold it for as long as you can.\n\nusually i find no.2 works faster and better.\nif it still doesnt work, go to the doctor, that's what most peole suggest.
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I did the same and didn't want to go to the doctor and ended up going anyway.... This is what he told me to do..\n\n\n1. Soak it in warm water for about 5 to 10 minutes. (adding something to the water is not necessary)!\n\n2. Dry it really well.\n\n3. Take some Hydrogen Peroxide put some on a Q-tip and apply it to the affected area.\n\n4. Rinse off the peroxide. Dry really well (blow dryer suggested) but not necessary.\n\n5. Next you will need to have some (Betadine) (Povidone Iodine Topical Solution). Take another q-tip dip it in and apply to the toe making sure you cover the whole affected area. \n\n6. Dry with a blow dryer to make sure it is really dry! The only time it should be covered with a band-aid or gauze is if you have your shoes on.. The more air it gets the better..\n\n7. This will have to be done three times a day.\n\nIf you do this it will get better and you shouldn't have to go to the Doc.  This is what i did and it worked!...It will take a while since you waited so long, but it will get better.\nThe nail will have to grow out before you can do anything about it.  When you trim your nails let them stick out a little not too much....This will help.  I know from experience this is no fun so....Good Luck!! :-)\n\nHope this helps you!\n\nIf you do all of this it should go away!\n\nHope this works for you! Hope you feel better!\n\n\nForgot to mention that it was really bad and infected and the doctor told me that if it didn't work i would have to have the toenail removed.  This really worked because i didn't have any surgery at all and the doctor was impressed that it ended up getting better with no surgery!  It was really puffy also.  Again good luck!!
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This is called the skin Rashes.\n You can cure this by massaging your skin with sandalwood oil, or its cream will cure with no time.\n\n You can see good improvement with in 2 days.Better dont go for other chemical medications b'cos it may hurt your skin and give side effects too.. \n\n Keep smiling., bye
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I worked In a Dr. office and hospital. You should use peroxide to kill the germs, that will help to dry it up also.Do that 2 times a day. Some dumb Dr's. might tell you not to, but it will kill germs fast and help it to heal faster. Then during the day you need to let it get some air and sun light. Also take at least 2000 milligrams of vitamin C everyday! That is natures natural antibiotic. You CAN NOT take too much vit C because your body gets rid of so fast. I take it EVERYDAY, and I NEVER get sick or get infections!!!!!!!!!!
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soap and water\nlather and scrub well\napply deoderant\n\nif this doesn't work see a doctor.
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Try anti fungal foot drops on your fingers. Maybe that could help. Look in the footcare section at your local supermarket/retail pharmacy store. Look for a clear bottle called something like Lotrimine, not the cream u want the drops. try putting that on your bare nails. Also report the nail salon to your local health department if they caused this. You could take the nail shop to small claims court and sue them for the medicine to heal your nails because they are not following health codes.
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Athelete's foot is tinea of foot : Acute stage : Treat with potassium permanganate soaks and gentian violet paints.  When the acute inflammations subsided use Anti fungal agents.   Shoes and socks must be sterlised with formalin vapours and  fromaldehyde,  in a closed box for 48 hours.  The shoes must be exposed to the mild sun and fresh air  for at least 2 days before being worn.  Socks sterlised by boiling for 20 minutes. Fungicidal dusting powders  help to keep feet  dry  and discourage the growth of the fungus.   In resistant cases x-ray theraphy.  Griseofulvin is usseful in chronic extensive and resistant cases. \n  Prevention:  Wear open type shoes. dry the feet properly, after bathing and use fungicidal dusting powder to the feet.
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if the fungal infection is still obvious put a natural yoghurt on the area at night the antioxidants will help cure it and also help the skin replenish the goodness it has lost (also eat more yoghurt to help your immune system after the antibiodicts you would have had to take). If the area is free from infection but crusty or flakey smear vasoline on the area to help remove the dried/damaged skin - both these methods are used alot with cradle cap in babies, i have found it works with any age group for scalp problems