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Yellow Nails
Help Treat Your Nail Fungus and Improve Yellow Nails |
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Wearing sandals or flip-flops, or just walking around barefoot, can be a major embarrassment if you have thick, crumbly or yellow nails. Though nail polish may help hide the problem, you can treat annoying yellow nails by applying such antimicrobial solutions as Mycocide NS. Read below to get more information on how to determine if you have a toenail fungus, and how to best treat symptoms like yellow nails.
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| Symptoms: Do You Have a Nail Fungus or Yellow Nails? |
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Fungal infections affect the appearance of the toenails, making them unsightly. Typically, you will first notice the infection because of nail discoloration. You may develop green or yellow nails, or nails that turn an even darker color.
Aside from yellow nails, other symptoms of a nail fungus may include:
- Thick and flaky nails.
- Collection of debris under the nail causing a foul odor.
- Splitting of the nail.
- Pit marks on the nail.
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| Fighting Toenail Fungus and Yellow Nails |
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Fungi live in warm, dark, moist environments like shoes, socks and stockings, and often infect your toenail beds when the protective nail surface becomes damaged or broken. Once a nail fungus, or onychomycosis, makes itself at home in your nail bed, it can be hard to eliminate, and needs to be treated with proper medications.
The best defense against a toenail fungus and yellow nails starts with well-fitting shoes. There should be a space, about the width of a thumb, from the end of the shoe to the tip of the longest toe, to prevent the toe from being damaged upon impact.
Once the nail fungus is present, and you notice you have yellow nails, you can help treat it with any of the following methods:
- Liquid and cream treatments applied topically.
- Oral medications -- although they can have side effects.
- Good foot hygiene, including wearing clean socks, rotating shoes and thoroughly drying feet between the toes to prevent further spreading of infection.
If the fungus or yellow nail persists after using topical treatments, however, see a podiatrist for additional treatment.
Information on foot, leg and lower body health conditions provided by The Podiatry Institute, dedicated to advancing the standard of care in podiatric medicine and its effects on muscoskeletal health. |
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FootSmart lower body health condition content pages describe general principles of healthcare that should not in any event be construed as specific instructions for individual consumers. This material is not intended as a guide to self-medication or as a substitute for proper medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. This healthcare content is for reference only and should not be used to determine treatment for specific medical conditions – only a healthcare provider can do that.
You should discuss the information provided with a podiatrist, physician or other licensed healthcare professional, and make sure to read any product information (including package inserts) regarding dosage, precautions, warnings, interactions and contraindications before administering or using any device, support, brace, compression hosiery, shoes intended for use by diabetics, skincare product, herb, vitamin or supplement discussed on this site.
Proper treatment of lower body health conditions depends upon a number of factors, including, but not limited to, your medical history, diet, lifestyle and medications that may be taking. Your healthcare provider can best assess and address your individual healthcare needs. |
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