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Posted: 8/5/2002 6:46:40 PM EDT

Tiny patch on my right foot burns.

How do i get rid of this stuff?

Which over the counter stuff will wipe it out?

Do i need to go to a doctor?

Thx

Paper

Posted: 8/5/2002 7:03:56 PM EDT

[#1]

any of the over the counter stuff should work fine for foot fungus. GO check with your local pharmacist for what they recommend. a doctor would be WAY down my list of things to try.

mike

Posted: 8/5/2002 7:26:18 PM EDT

[#2]

Paper, get some Lotrimin AF. It should work in a few days to a couple of weeks. Also keep your feet dry and clean. Dry and clean socks are important. Change them often. Wear slippers in the shower and dont share shoes or socks with other.

Now, imagine a worse case scenario. Imagine if that itch was on your crotch!

Posted: 8/5/2002 7:27:46 PM EDT

[#3]

thx guys

Paper

Posted: 8/5/2002 7:30:02 PM EDT

[#4]

we had a guy in AIT with a case of bad jock itch. he was a real horses ass. Anyway all of us "MEDICS" convinced him soaking his weiner in a 50% clorox solution would stop the itching. We woke up to SCREAMING about 3am one morning. He was soacking his johnson in the sink cause he was too embarassed to go for sick call. Sure enough it cured the jock itch!

Posted: 8/5/2002 7:30:10 PM EDT

[#5]

Jock itch and Athletes foot are VERY close to being the same thing. They are different, but very close.

Lamisil AT, which will wipe-out jock itch in about 3 days, does WONDERS for athletes foot.

Lotrimin will take a little longer.

Posted: 8/5/2002 7:39:06 PM EDT

[#6]

Wal-Mart has both products in generic for about 2/3 the price. Both work.

Posted: 8/5/2002 8:13:37 PM EDT

[#7]

Lotrimin or Lamisil (usually the later) is what we suggest as OTC stuff. Both work fairly well.

Keep your feet clean and dry to help prevent reoccurance.

You sure it is just one small patch--that is fairly unusual, unless it is between the toes. If you have it anywhere else, it might be worth checking out to be sure it is not more significant (contact dermatitis, etc.).

AFARR

Posted: 8/5/2002 8:21:03 PM EDT

[#8]

Lotrimin Ultra (butenafine hydrochloride 1%) works for me. I used Tinactin for years and have found Lotrimin to be superior.

Slippers in the shower is the key, especially at the gym and places like that.

Actually, there used to be this stuff can Absorbine Jr., which was basically the active ingredient in Tinactin added to a bunch of plant extracts and oils. This is the stuff you save for bad cases that keep you up scratching at night. It's like pepper spray for the feet. It burns your toes so bad, you forget that they itch and you can sleep. Great stuff.

Posted: 8/5/2002 10:02:57 PM EDT

[#9]

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Now, imagine a worse case scenario. Imagine if that itch was on your crotch!

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Had it all of last summer. Still have scars. Try some OTC spray but I actually passed out from the pain. The worst summer of my life!

Keving67

Posted: 8/5/2002 10:35:02 PM EDT

[#10]

[b]NO NO NO[/b]

you guys are all off. try some antibacterail lysol(spelling). perhaps some nice lemon sented.

Posted: 8/6/2002 8:14:22 PM EDT

[#11]

Anyone ever get it so bad that you have them tiny little pustule/blister things? I've had it that bad and it's a nightmare.

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