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Ignore that 8 easy ways BS. They are all crap.
This is all you need. I had athlete's foot for 15 years, 8 of it in the army. 50% hot water, 50% vinegar. Any vinegar. It's acid. Acid kills fungus. Soak feet for one hour. Exfoliate before. That's all it takes. If you got bad athletes foot it will hurt. Suck it up.
76000BatteryLlamas
If you've had athletes foot for 15 years, I'm not taking advice from you on how to cure athletes foot.
realMikeHoncho
What about tough acting Tinactin?
urdnotjimmy
Tolnaftate is shit for killing fungus. It's like trying to kill a human with a feather duster. Vinegar is using a big gun.
MrXandHisNewHat
you can piss on your feet in the shower. I had bad AF for about 2 years and read that somewhere, and it went away in a week.
itsimpossibletofindausernamethatisnttaken
Jokes on you, I've been pissing on my feet in the shower for years.
evilspock
I expect fire would work too. Jebus. Try 1 part in 5 vinegar, should work just as well and be far less painful. Don't abuse your feet, kids.
MarkPenrice
I put things with neat vinegar right in my mouth, so I would hope my feet would withstand a 1:1 dilution.
evilspock
Try holding a mouthful for an hour. Your mouth and stomach have mucous membranes that constantly regenerate to repair the acid damage.
BigAdam
Wait ... THATS WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH MY FEET?
ToasterDent
Get one of those handheld mirrors from the cosmetics section. I discovered I had a bald spot on the back of my head. Vinegar didn't cure it
epoke
Suck it up? Do I drink it before or after the foot soak?
urdnotjimmy
Again, this takes only one treatment, two if you dont exfoliate well. Do it once a month or so just to prevent. Also makes feet soft ?
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BlueWater321
Rip them off with pliers
MyBrainIsPlastiDipped
I had a doctor remove a couple toenails for this reason. It helped prevent the return of the fungus.
MikeArclight
Be a man, use bleach
leopardspotster
This & throw away your current socks & shoes bc they’re infected. Buy new ones. Also Lysol spray all floors/carpets in your house.
TurdHurdler
Maybe soak your socks in vinegar to sterilize them before washing.
auditie0
Except if you're diabetic, probably don't. Talk to your doc (or a pharmacist for free), not the Google or the Imgur.
basicwhitelich
Or just get an antifungal? It's like $5 at the pharmacy
sasquatchtattoo
I had athletes foot for a period in my life and then i learned that i am not allowed to wear the same shoes every day. two pairs of shoes.
DiarmuidRyan
If your at the beach for a few days...paddle in the sea water and dry sand two three times a day for a few days. Clear it right up.
Texpilot
If your what is at the beach?
Muunk
If your you're is at the beach
Muunk
This is true. Salt water + abrasion from the sand is great.
doxyroxy
Thanks, will try
Choman82
Once I had warts on my left foot. I tried so many ways to get rid of it, none of it worked. The easiest way was to soak some cotton in 1/
Choman82
Vinegar and put it on warts then wrap it properly over night, for four nights. The result was surprising, after a week a very soft skin
Choman82
As clean and soft as a babies bum.
doodlemyster
I can backup this claim. You have to keep vinegar on it as often as possible. It will most likely hurt but worth it
Yellowchopsticks
Why not just replace your foot with a machine.
HereditarySquidHerder
The flesh is weak
TheFastpaws
I would if our technology was there.
circlebreaker
+5 to Skull Kicking
itsnotwhoyouthinkitis
Tea tree oil works too, no mixing, no soaking.
EauMineraleNaturelle
BURN IT WITH FIRE
Metals4J
I love some distilled white vinegar! It’s ideal for food. And 5% acidity!
Eeriygraze
Iodine! No soaking needed, just drizzle it on and it's gone after a few days.
Whwat
where the heck do you get iodine?
JayAdan
At an Io-diner.
Whwat
You tried :0
IbetterFedeliskSKIELSKPadarscoumbBABARND
once? no mention of regularity here
randydurate
Many at home cures work, but are very slow (sometimes requiring 12-18 months of daily treatment)
urdnotjimmy
Not this one. One treatment kills all surface fungus and the dead skin falls off
randydurate
I was referring to things like tea tree oil that people promote. Cool that this works so quickly. Hard to even get that even with Rx meds
urdnotjimmy
That's because theres no profit in curing, only treating
prolorus
“A patient cured is a customer lost.”
urdnotjimmy
It cures and prevents. I still do the soak once a month. Makes ya feet soft too
stouf761
My go to is 25% listerine, 25% vinegar, 49% water, 1% bleach.
Spinzaku
As someone who has suffered from sporadic athletes foot flareups, will this get rid of the smell? And does the vinegar smell go away after?
IbetterFedeliskSKIELSKPadarscoumbBABARND
and smelly .. well, more than usual
jetah
did you clean the shoes too?
krissypoojackets
It prevents yet this OP has had athletes foot for 15yrs he says. Sup wit dat?
retrohellix
He obviously stopped being an athlete, duh!
urdnotjimmy
Because for those 15 years I wasnt using vinegar. I was usin TOUGH ACTIN TINACTIN and bullshit like that. Had clean feet for 5 years now
prolorus
Thank you for the idea.
Somethingswrongintheneighbourhood
Thanks, I have a bad case right now actually and was trying out lamisil
urdnotjimmy
Yea that crap only works after a year of religious treatment. Do the vinegar.
LaserDolphin
Hm. It only takes about a week to go away using the creams if I use it twice a day.
industin
Would apple cider vinegar work?
itsimpossibletofindausernamethatisnttaken
"Any vinegar. It's acid." Right there in the post.
industin
It has sugar in it
cousteau
I once had an itchy foot, looked up the symptoms, and after ruling out athlete's foot because there wasn't reddened skin, I got "pregnancy".
becauseurwrong
Hey at least it's not cancer?
cousteau
Tbf brain tumor was also in the list.
dawnm1
You're lucky. WebMD would have diagnosed you with toenail cancer. You dodged a bullet.
cousteau
To be totally honest, the list was: 1: athlete's foot (no this one isn't). 2: brain tumor (oh boy, here we go). 3: pregnant (OK this is new)
stabbermcshooty
Congratulations
Callistan
Must not have been WebMD. WebMD would have just skipped to "cancer"
cousteau
(Also I'm a dude)
MarkPenrice
Were there any alternatives? Because that's basically what I have right now.
cousteau
In my case it seemed to be dry skin; it eventually stopped once I started hydrating more (drinking more water and using hydrating cream).
cousteau
Seriously; drinking more water has solved so many stupid issues I had because I wasn't used to stay hydrated.
malarch
Congratulations! When is the shower?
Shismouche
It's ok pregnancy cures itself everytime, the parasite gets out after a bit less than a year you just get rid of it and it's done
jetah
if it's a fungus then any anti-fungus would work too.
Shismouche
Yeah just get a 5$ cream and apply for 1-2 weeks (or how it is written) and it's gone.
urdnotjimmy
False. Tolnaftate (the active ingredient in OTC sprays) is only mildly effective on fungus over multiple months of treatment
jetah
i assume you dont have a few pair of shoes you swap daily and eat wheat and sugar.
Cenadog
Tea tree oil soap helps prevents and helps get rid of it.
MeAnd2Bs
fyi, tea tree oil is toxic to pets
PastaMeCrazy
Ammonia works too. i.e. just piss on your feet
aclit
This is true.
urdnotjimmy
Ineffective
ToasterDent
You have to save up your piss so you have enough to cover both your feet.
MarioBoon
Drink heavily just before you go to sleep.
pitchickadee
Same for trench foot?
asiandelight
Dont go into trenches.
Muunk
Dont kick into wenches.
pitchickadee
Oh, yea, you’re right. Never occurred to me
HenryLongfellowIII
Especially Mary Anna's one.
urdnotjimmy
That isn't fungus. Its damaged tissue from chronic wetness
peecs
Had it along with superficial frostbite on both feet once. I couldn’t feel my toes for so long I thought I never would again.
marshmallowcommando
Say "wetness" again ?
Arokkus
Wettabilty. Thats a technical term for you
urdnotjimmy
Hwwwwwwwetnisssssss
DontLookBackInAnger
Jayhatesspidersandshit
Moist
urdnotjimmy
Wetniss Everpeen
gIoblobbIobgob
Wetness me
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PlzCheckYourWiFi
You have been wetnessed
SneakyEmu2
I read that peeing on your feet in the shower will prevent it. Not sure about that though
Rivthis
No wonder i dont get athlete's foot
becauseurwrong
I too grew up hearing that. Also the untrue jellyfish sting treatment. I think it was started by someone with a piss fetish.
XxStechxX
rhombusrightangle
You should know the uses of: Vinegar, alcohol, H2O2, iodine, witchazel, petroleum jelly and, menthol if you have any skin at all.
notgriff
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thehumanoidsarecoming
but thats facebook mom stuff /s
UdensZirnis
Petroleum jelly? Benzin & gelatin? Gas & Jello? Generous use of benzin on hands keeps mine looking fresh. Nothing can live in that stuff.
MarkPenrice
OK, some of those, yes... but peroxide? Menthol? ... is there anything beyond sterilisation for the alcohol?
becauseurwrong
"If you have any skin at all" sounded like a legit Addams Family type advice
numja
So tell us
GalacticSquirrel
Well the joke’s on you. I have no skin at all.
BabySharkEtc
urdnotjimmy
*gasp* MISTER SKELTAL
Jayhatesspidersandshit
Insideout boy from 90s Nickelodeon?
ToasterDent
I had jock itch and tried those all at once. Not recommended.
prolorus
You doof! “More” is not necessarily “better”
ToasterDent
Isn't that our motto?
NZSheeps
Try baking soda and vinegar at the same time
Jimjohnnyjonenson
Now his balls are frozen
urdnotjimmy
Correct. I also use vicks vaporub on my feet after showers sometimes. Keeps em fresh! Menthol is great for antifungal/anti odor
tehassassino
Got something to prevent to much sweating in combat boots ?
Sharklaserspewpew
Clean socks pvt...
tehassassino
i always wear clean socks even change them twice per shift op 12h.
TheRealGinjaNinja
How often should I do this?
davefixesthings
I‘m gonna try this for steel toe work boots. It’s a not-so-fresh hell in the summer months... which is all year round out here
headseamstress
Just upgraded to red rock Chelsea safety boots and I am REBORN. Accidentally wore them home twice.
Seethreepeeoh
Vicks is just spicy Vaseline
MarkPenrice
More to the point, isn't it Vaseline (ie petroleum jelly) WITH Menthol mixed in?
RunsNakedThroughSwamps
But it's a cold spicy.
dduncan55330
spICEy
industin
is that why my grand ma ma always put vicks on my feet and black socks on?
Sutashi
There's a home remedy for coughs where you put vicks on your feet then put socks on.
industin
She did it every single day after I showered when I was little
kholli
I love my witch hazel. It's a must-have for sure.
LeftFielder
Hazel knows the best spells and concoctions for what ails you.
Sutashi
Never heard of it. What's it used for?
ChickNMcNutsac
Helps butthole when raw from diarrhea
kholli
It's a mild anti-inflammatory. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/witch-hazel-benefits-uses
gansteroflove
I used on the dog when she developed hot spots from grass allergies
Sutashi
Does it help w/ itching? My mom's dog has allergies & has to get a shot but when it starts to wear off he's miserable.
kholli
It can. I used it on a young cat with acne. It helped with the skin redness and puffiness until he grew out of it.
gansteroflove
I’d apply it to the areas she thinned the fur out and it seemed to help. The fur would grow back
Seethreepeeoh
Prevention is better than cure. Never do anything athletic, ever. You're welcome.
katsumiblisk
Or don’t have feet
mercbrit
UglyHorribleGrouchyOldMan
My doctor told me I had athletes foot. I said, "then that's not my foot!" - Mitch Hedberg
DayumNeerKiltem
“That’s not my fuckin foot”
Doomgriever
Belshezzar
Also, don't have any feet, just in case.
MyCatTheAsshole
I get it from wearing colored socks when it rains and my feet get wet. I try to check the weather every night, but sometimes...surprise!
genericname2107
I stopped athlete-ing and now I'm cured! Thanks Seethreepeeoh!
Seethreepeeoh
My work here is done
AD747
The best advise ever! +1
GrandPoobahDeDoinkOfAllOfThisAndThat
It's not really being athletic that does it but sweating buckets in your shoes and never cleaning them or your feet that really does it
AnbaricDragon
The kind of sex that would keep her from leaving you is athletic...
DeepCarrot
That's the spirit I'm looking for!
iamalreadyaghost
Eating pizza and drinking beer is a “Sport” right?
NZSheeps
It burns calories, so yes
ScrewUTube
Less than are taken in, but still
gatharen
nosaucesbutapplesauces
My BIL (a nurse) always says “one ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!”
AntTrapHouse
Or just wear shower shoes in public showers
TodayIDidNothing
This
xbluefrontx
Or pee on your feet in the public shower. Daily Gym, Daily Gym shower, 12 years. Zero athlete's Foot.
Deadpoolisfunny
Way ahead of you
PillowFortPolice
My dumb ass got fucking trench foot once. Work in a kitchen on line & help dish, feet always wet. Caught it just as my toe was turning black
PillowFortPolice
It got better
urdnotjimmy
She turned you into a newt?
GrabherbythePuss
I work on the line and bartend as well. I think I’m starting to get athletes foot cause I got a red spot on my toe that looks like ringworm-
PillowFortPolice
If its athletes foot, ur feet will start to peel and itch worse than bedbugs. Start bringing dry socks to work, change when wet.
GrabherbythePuss
But isn’t spreading to my wife or anywhere else on my body
BushWookie73
If got ringworm get a spoon heat it up till she is just about red and burn that shit right off
PillowFortPolice
Ringworm is not a parasite, it's a misnomer. It's actually a fungus.
PillowFortPolice
Absolutely dont do this
GrabherbythePuss
Yea no I wouldn’t lol I know it’s a fungus and not a parasite or actual “worm” I’ve been using anti-fungal just ain’t helping
BushWookie73
Haha I was joking probably should have said that. A friend of mine in the military said they did that to get rid of it before. Don't do this