It feels especially good to use hot water to cure athlete's foot

For patients with athlete's foot, the biggest problem that bothers them is the frequent itching and bad odor of the feet. Patients with athlete's foot should pay attention to their foot hygiene in daily life, because athlete's foot is caused by fungal infection. Proper use of hot water to soak feet plays a good role in dredging the body's meridians and relieving fatigue. But some people with athlete's foot feel particularly comfortable when soaking their feet in hot water. What's going on?

1. The causes of athlete's foot. Athlete's foot may be caused by our lack of personal hygiene. On the other hand, it may be because of wearing non-breathable socks and shoes, which causes excessive sweating and creates an environment suitable for the survival of fungi.

2. Treatment of athlete's foot. When we suffer from athlete's foot, the safest way is to keep our feet dry, wear comfortable and breathable socks and shoes, and then take medication.

3. Hot water promotes fungal growth. When we soak our feet in hot water, you feel comfortable and the fungi feel comfortable too, because this temperature just promotes their large-scale reproduction and growth.

4Avoid soaking your feet in hot water. Soaking your feet in hot water will not only fail to kill the fungus (the effective temperature for killing fungi is boiling hot water. If you soak your feet at this time, you can kill the fungus but will also ruin your feet), but it will also cause the spread of fungi and expand the scope of infection. What's worse, the more you soak, the more itchy it will become, and you will constantly scratch the infected area, which will lead to erosion.

5. If one foot is infected and you want to soak your feet, be careful not to soak both feet at the same time. Otherwise, athlete's foot will spread from one foot to both feet!

Precautions

The best way is to seek medical attention promptly.