Athlete's foot is a fungal infection that affects your feet
One of the main symptoms of Athlete's foot is itchy white patches between your toes, as well as sore flaky patches on the feet.
The skin can look red, and if the infection is quite bad then you can get cracked skin in between your toes.
If it's not treated, the infection can spread to your toenails and cause a fungal nail infection.
To treat athletes foot you can try antifungal medicines which can be purchased from a pharmacy. They usually take a few weeks to work and they come in creams, sprays, as well as powders.
Some are only suitable for adults and you might need to try a few different treatments to find the one that works for you.
If these treatments from the pharmacists aren’t working then you should see your GP.
They might send off skin scrapings to the lab, prescribe a steroid and antifungal cream or sometimes – if the infection is really resistant to all other treatments – antifungal tablets.
To prevent athletes foot here are my top 3 tips:
- Keep your feet dry
- Air your feet – take off your shoes when youre in the house
- Wear clean socks daily and if possible try find socks which are 100% cotton
If you’ve had athletes foot and treated it successfully let me know what worked for you in the comments section.
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