Nail fungal infections are common and are caused by the same fungus that causes athlete's foot, jock itch and other skin conditions. The fungus grows in the nail bed, where the nail meets the skin.
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The main concern is the nail discoloration (usually yellow) and change in nail texture and growth. Nails can become crumbly, break easily, and grow irregularly.
The fungus infected nail can become ingrown and can cause paronychia, a surface infection of your skin around your nails. Paronychia causes painful lesions, redness, swelling, and pus-filled blisters.
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Anti-fungal medications are available to combat fungal infections; however, they are strong oral medications that must be taken consistently for months in order to be effective. The medications also have potential side effects to other body organs (such as persistent nausea, anorexia, fatigue, vomiting, right upper abdominal pain or jaundice, dark urine or pale stools and liver damage).
Doctors usually recommend treating fungal nail infections only when such infections cause secondary problems including pain, recurring ingrown toenails, or secondary bacterial infections of the nails or skin.
If the nail infection does not cause any of these problems, then doctors often discourage treatment because of the potential side effects, the need to monitor the blood throughout therapy and the high recurrence rate. Patients with liver or heart disease generally should not take these medications.
One of the medicinal oils in Dr. Ku's Ointment is a known topical antifungal agent and has been proven to be a less expensive, natural, safer, less dangerous (no side effects) and effective approach for treatment of nail fungus. Other properties of the medicinal oils that help heal nail fungus include:
Antiseptic - Cleans the area around the site and disinfects it.
Antibacterial - Destroys microbes that cause infection.
Anti-inflammatory - Soothe and reduce inflammation of the skin.
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