Yellow toe nails?????

What causes it and what can i do to make it go away???Yellow toe nails?????
Fungus, needs medicine.





In the US, some 90% of yellow thick toe nails is caused by a underlying fungus called onychyomycisis. This is usually deep in the nail tissue, sometimes in the nail bed. As such, ordinary topical medicines will not work well.





In recent years, doctors have taken to prescribing a pill form of lamisil for 4 week to 6 month periods to kill this fungus. This works some 80% of the time. Why so long? Well, like I said, it's deep in the tissue. Now, if your doctor wants to try this, you should get regular blood tests, since sometimes the medicine damages the liver. Some doctors will try the lamisil empirically [ie -- a s test trial] but others will insist on growing fungal cultures first.





What doctors often don't tell you is to kill lingering fungus in your shoes as well. Wear only clean scoks, and clean your shoes by placing 2 tablespoons of chlorine bleach in 1/2 gallon warm water. Dip a white cloth in this, wring it out, and wipe the insides of all your shoes once a week, being careful to air dry before wearing them again. This reduces the risk of re-infection.





There was a study done about 15 years ago, and if you can't see a docotr you can try to self treat. Get the over the counter lamisil cream, and rub it in the nail bed 3 times a day for 12 weeks. This works about 50 to 70% of the time.





Once the fungus is dead, it takes 6 to 12 months to get decent looking toe nails again.





Granted, there are medical conditions that cause nasty toe nails, but really you need to see a doctor if the nails are really really nasty looking.





Good luck.Yellow toe nails?????
Sounds like fungus...
its caused by fungus under the nail, there are lots of expensive remedies, bit if you hold a hairdryer on high heat at the nails infected for 15 mins once a week it will clear, it does work not sure how but it does, you have to cover your other nails and toes with a towel , and watch you dont get burned..it causes the bacteria to die away with the heat ..takes about two months to grow the new clear nails
dirtyness


try taking a shower