Non-expensive help for a fungal nail infection?

[laurenolivialee94]

Hi all, hope your Monday isn't going too awful lol...

I'm needing some help with a fungal nail infection I have in the toes in my right foot.

I have been using Excilor -which is a diddy 3,3 ml(!) bottle and have been using it as instructed every day. It seemed to have been making some sort of difference to the infection because I had a hard toenail that had curled over a bit before, and after using the Excilor for a few weeks it was able to be clipped off.

The problem is, I tipped the remaining solution by accident and now I've got none left!

The Excilor cost me £17 from Superdrug and I really can't afford to keep buying it at the moment due to financial/work issues... I need a good, proven remedy which also won't break the bank!

Thank you for reading and I'd appreciate some good advice

[andrea_27]

Could you try tea tree oil mixed with a little olive oil? Coconut oil is also good for fighting fungal infections. Massage it in and around the whole area. Jason do a good tea tree oil - I think it's called Nail Saver for fungal infections. It definitely helps.

[laurenolivialee94 in reply to andrea_27]

Yeah I've looked up about that. I'm not 100% sure what to use as I'm abit concerned that if I don't have a product that I know is definitely/very likely to get rid of it I'm gonna be stuck with it lol!

[DrGraham]

Fungal infection of the nail is something your doctor can advise you on and presumably give you a treatment on prescription, however they can be difficult to treat and you seem to have found something that works so I think you should stick with it. Get another bottle. Sorry!

[WtsfrBoggyParonychia in reply to DrGraham]

Dear Dr. Graham,

I have a fungal nail infection, or at least I think it's fungal, but it isn't the nail part that bothers me so much. It's the area around the nail. The nail looks reasonably okay, and sometimes I forget that I lost it a few times before Itraconazole. I try to be very careful, so only a small spot on my arm, and my feet have a problem. I really think that I might be able to get rid of i t(even though I've had it since 2002), if I had a topical ointment slightly stronger than Itraconazole. I really thought Loprox would do it, but it didn't. Sometimes I use a bit of Loprox, and then after awhile add Mycospor with Protopic, and I think this helps the best. But I really want it gone!!! I would really like any recommendations, as the doctors in my area seem unbelievably unknowledgable on whatever I mention about my skin (sometimes seeming not to listen). For example, I also have extremely painful fingertips right now, & am only able to write this, as I took some leftover doxycycline that I had hoped would cure my paronychia (Itraconazole seems to work better, I THINK). The doctor only prescribed Gaba and something with codeine in it. I'm really not interested in being doped up, for fear of spreading this horribly painful thing on my fingers. Soaking them in hot water with antibacterial soap, & tea tree oil, were the worst. The hand with which I tried this, 3 days ago, is still a bit worse than my other hand. Could you recommend a topical that is as strong as or stronger than Itraconazole, that I could suggest to my doctor? This would be for the thing around a few nails, not my fingertips. Also, if you have any other suggestions, please let me know. I look back and realize that sometimes I just didn't have the right words to describe things, like boggy paronychia.