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Treatment for athlete’s foot?

Posted on 1/21/19 at 7:42 am
Posted by StringedInstruments
Member since Oct 2013
18418 posts
Posted on 1/21/19 at 7:42 am
Joined a new gym a few weeks ago and I guess leaving my socks on in the locker room wasn’t enough to prevent athlete’s foot.

Any suggestions for treatment?

INB4 AIDS
INB4 It’s a nasty cheap gym (it is)
Posted by DeafJam73
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2010
18451 posts
Posted on 1/21/19 at 7:44 am to
Wash your feet really well. Make sure they are dry, then douse in baby powder. If they don’t get better, get some ointment.
Posted by tLSU
Member since Oct 2007
8623 posts
Posted on 1/21/19 at 7:45 am to
The spray powder works great. Tinactin maybe?
Posted by bbeck
Member since Dec 2011
14562 posts
Posted on 1/21/19 at 7:46 am to
Dry your feet

Wear white socks instead of black
Posted by mytigger
Member since Jan 2008
14849 posts
Posted on 1/21/19 at 7:46 am to
apple cider vinegar. put it on a cotton ball and swab b/w toes after you shower and dry off. works great for jock itch too.
Posted by nes2010
Member since Jun 2014
6763 posts
Posted on 1/21/19 at 7:52 am to
The spray dries it right out.
Posted by commode
North Shore
Member since Dec 2012
1145 posts
Posted on 1/21/19 at 7:52 am to
I used the Tnactin powder in my socks, and with in a two days it was gone.
Posted by phutureisyic
New Orleans
Member since Aug 2016
3370 posts
Posted on 1/21/19 at 7:54 am to
Pee on them.
Posted by STEVED00
Member since May 2007
22380 posts
Posted on 1/21/19 at 8:03 am to
Apple Cider Vinegar like other poster suggested. Apple Cider Vinegar cures a ton of stuff btw.
Posted by CoachChappy
Member since May 2013
32554 posts
Posted on 1/21/19 at 8:03 am to
Once you start treating it, you’ll need to wash all your socks in bleach.
Posted by LuckySo-n-So
Member since Jul 2005
22081 posts
Posted on 1/21/19 at 8:04 am to
Gold Bond Medicated Powder in your shoes.
Posted by CaptainBrannigan
Good Ole Rocky Top Tennessee
Member since Jan 2010
21644 posts
Posted on 1/21/19 at 8:09 am to
Pee of them
Posted by STLDawg
The Lou
Member since Apr 2015
3722 posts
Posted on 1/21/19 at 8:11 am to
Keep your feet dry with powder. You can add an anti fungal cream if things stay the same or get worse.

I love the apple cider vinegar suggestions. Not that I necessarily doubt that it works, just seems like people can be convinced it cures anything. Big Vinegar marketing at work.
Posted by The Torch
DFW The Dub
Member since Aug 2014
19309 posts
Posted on 1/21/19 at 8:11 am to
Pee on your feet
Posted by CoachDon
Louisville
Member since Sep 2014
12409 posts
Posted on 1/21/19 at 8:12 am to
Pee on your feet when in shower
Posted by KG6
Member since Aug 2009
10920 posts
Posted on 1/21/19 at 8:15 am to
quote:

The spray powder works great. Tinactin maybe


Yeah, but sometimes it's too "tough actin"

I got it about 2 months ago. Most likely the same deal in the gym locker room. Spray works, but you have too keep with it for several days after symptoms go away. I'd use it and it'd clear up in 2 days, then I'd stop and it'd come back really quickly. Took an extra week to get rid of it.
Posted by LSUSUPERSTAR
TX
Member since Jan 2005
16320 posts
Posted on 1/21/19 at 8:16 am to
Athlete's foot is a fungus. You need a fungicide to get rid of it. I doubt an acid (apple cider vinegar) alone will get rid if it. Get one of those spray cans, I've used the generic from Wal-Mart to clear it up. If that doesn't do it, go see a doctor for something stronger that needs to be prescribed.
Posted by cj35
Member since Jan 2014
6153 posts
Posted on 1/21/19 at 8:17 am to
amputation
Posted by theenemy
Member since Oct 2006
13078 posts
Posted on 1/21/19 at 8:18 am to
Tinactin Powder to get rid of it

Get you some shower shoes (flip flops)

Dry your feet completely before putting socks on (especially between the toes)

Air dry your shower shoes.

You can also spray rubbing alcohol on your shower shoes to clean them.



Don't pee on your feet that is a myth.
This post was edited on 1/21/19 at 8:32 am
Posted by foshizzle
Washington DC metro
Member since Mar 2008
40599 posts
Posted on 1/21/19 at 8:22 am to
Tinactin works.

When I was a poor undergrad I used (believe it or not) Lysol because I had some already to clean the apartment. It hurt like a mofo but got the job done pretty quickly.
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