Thick nails of the feet are often the result of a nail fungus. In some cases, however, may thicken toenails due to the use of tight shoes.
Symptoms of nail fungus include nail thickening, discoloration of the nail, resulting in crumbling fragility, nail spray, and stains. You can also smell a slight odor coming from under the nail. Often, but not always possible to feel a slight pain while putting weight on the infected toe.
Causes
Fungus can be caused by a few different things. It is important to understand the causes of toenail fungus infection from entering the site.
Wet, public areas such as public swimming pools, gyms, locker rooms and are the perfect breeding ground for fungus and can spread quickly. Make sure you always wear sandals around these places whenever possible. This will significantly reduce their risks.
It is also important to always make sure your shoes have dried out since its last use. Never use left sweaty sneakers yesterday. Equally important in the prevention of thickening of the nail and nail fungus is to make sure that your shoes do not fit too tight. Try using moisture-absorbing socks. This will be the moisture from the toes and lower risk.
Treatments
Besides taking good preventive measures you need a remedy for their present fungus and täit. Most of the treatments alone will not solve the problem. Prescription medications taken are dangerous and should be avoided. Not only attempt to treat your fungus, but also do serious damage to his liver and kidneys. In extreme cases this can lead to liver failure resulting in death.
The best method I found to treat toenail fungus was soaking my nails in warm water and then gently removing a thin layer of my nail infected with a file. Then I applied a black and white beer vinegar soak for about 30 minutes per treatment twice a day. After this I applied a natural treatment.