What should I do if blisters on the soles of my feet are itchy?

Athlete's foot and blisters on the soles of the feet are a very common phenomenon, and many people have athlete's foot, but the severity of the athlete's foot varies. Wearing non-breathable shoes for a long time in summer is more likely to cause athlete's foot. People with athlete's foot will feel itchy blisters on the soles of the feet, which will affect their daily life. As for the symptoms of itchy blisters on the soles of your feet, you should not scratch them easily with your hands. Scratching will cause the germs on your feet to be transmitted to your hands, causing blisters and itching on your hands. In addition, if you touch other parts of the body with your hands, other parts of the body may also be infected. Here we will introduce what you should do if blisters on the soles of your feet are itchy?

Blister-type athlete's foot is a type of athlete's foot. It is more common in people with excessive sweating on the feet, especially in the midsummer season. Severe cases may affect walking. The symptoms are milder or non-existent in winter. To remove blister-type athlete's foot, the most important thing is to eliminate the bacteria deep in the skin and cut off the transmission route.

a. You can cut raw garlic into small pieces and put them in your shoes. Wear them for a few days to kill some bacteria.

b. Wear cotton socks and change them every day. Do not wear nylon socks. Nylon socks are not conducive to the absorption and evaporation of sweat, and easily form a warm and humid environment, which promotes the growth of fungi. In summer, it is best to wear sandals, which are breathable and ventilated.

c. Strengthening physical exercise, paying attention to nutrition, enhancing the body's resistance, and improving the skin's disease resistance will also play a certain role in preventing the occurrence of athlete's foot.

You can use Zuyishu, which is specifically used to treat athlete's foot. The symptoms will be relieved after about 20 days of external application. Remember to pay attention to hygiene and keep your skin clean.

Steps to treat itchy blisters on the soles of your feet:

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Avoid wet feet. Keeping your feet clean and dry is the prerequisite for preventing athlete's foot. Patients with athlete's foot should wear breathable shoes and socks in the summer, and avoid wearing rubber shoes or sneakers, let alone wearing non-breathable shoes barefoot. After taking a shower and drying your body, be sure not to neglect your feet. Do not walk barefoot on carpets or in bathrooms.

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Avoid alkaline substances. When washing your feet, avoid using irritating chemicals such as alkaline soaps. People with tight spaces between toes can use toilet paper to absorb moisture, allow ventilation, and keep their toes clean.

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Avoid spicy food. Avoid eating foods that can easily induce sweating, such as hot peppers, raw onions, and raw garlic. It is best not to drink alcohol. Eat more nutritious and easily digestible foods, and eat more vegetables and fruits that are high in vitamins.

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Avoid sharing cleaning supplies. Avoid using public towels, slippers, etc. in public places such as swimming pools and bathrooms. Shower after swimming and dry with a clean towel. Do not share shoes and socks with others to avoid reinfection.

Precautions

Pay attention to cleanliness, keep your skin dry, keep your feet clean, wash them several times a day, and change your socks frequently.

Foot basins and foot towels should be used separately to avoid infecting others.

Clinical manifestations

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Bullous type: mostly occurs in summer. Symptoms include rice-sized, deep blisters between the toes, on the edges of the feet, and on the soles of the feet. They are scattered or distributed in groups. They have thick walls, clear contents, and are not easy to rupture. After a few days, the blisters dry and flake off, merging into multilocular blisters. When the blisters are peeled off, a honeycomb-like base and bright red eroded surface can be seen, causing severe itching.

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Erosive: manifested by the softening and whitening of the local epidermal stratum corneum. Due to constant friction when walking, the epidermis falls off, revealing a bright red eroded surface; in severe cases, the skin between the toes and the junction of the toes and the soles of the feet can be affected, with severe itching, which often occurs between the 3rd, 4th, and 5th toes. Common in Han people.

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Scaly keratotic type: Symptoms include thickening, roughness, and scaling of the skin on the soles, edges of the feet, heels, and toes. The scales are in the form of flakes or small dots and fall off repeatedly. In winter, cracks appear in the skin between the toes, and in summer, blisters form, causing pain. Secondary infection is often caused by scratching, and complications include impetigo, lymphangitis, lymphadenitis, cellulitis, erysipelas, sepsis and other diseases.

There are different treatment methods depending on the type:

1. Erosive type: first soak in 1:5000 potassium permanganate solution or 0.1% refonal solution, then apply gentian violet or athlete's foot powder externally, twice a day, and after it dries, apply athlete's foot ointment or tinea versicolor ointment externally, twice a day.

2. Blister type: Soak your feet in hot water and apply clotrimazole anti-tinea lotion or compound salicylic acid tincture once a day. After the skin is dry, apply athlete's foot cream or tinea pedis ointment.

3. Keratotic type: Apply compound benzoic acid cream externally, or apply it alternately with compound salicylic acid alcohol, once in the morning and once in the evening. It is best to wrap it with plastic film after applying the medicine so that the medicine can penetrate into the thick skin and facilitate peeling off the thick skin.