Why You Can't Stop Athletes Foot From Coming Back

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Athlete's foot is a fungal infection. The fungus makes its way into your body through small cracks in your skin. And that's when the trouble starts. My name is Dr. Andrew Schneider, and I'm a podiatrist in Houston, TX. One of the biggest issues with Athlete's foot is that it keeps coming back over and over again.

Once the fungus invades the skin of your foot, it triggers responses from your body. Your feet become red and itchy. They may even develop a funny odor, or even drainage. To treat athlete's foot, you have to get rid of the invading fungus. Not just from the surface of your skin, but from anywhere it's hiding. So you use medication, usually a topical cream, that helps to get rid of the infection.

For many people, the fungus keeps coming back. Why could that be? Most people who use topical anti fungal medication only use it until their symptoms clear up. So, when you're itching and burning skin feels better, you stop applying the cream. And that's a problem. Because, even when your feet feel better, that fungus isn't completely gone. Which means after you stop using that fungus fighting medication, your symptoms will return. At that point, you might think your athlete's foot came back. But the truth is it never went away in the first place!

I understand what you're thinking. "It's all better If there's no pain or itching, right?" To which I answer. "It may be better, but it is not well!" Using an antifungal medication for a short period of time will first help your symptoms. But, at the points where symptoms disappear, the fungus could still be a strong presence. That's one reason why I prescribe a specific athlete's foot medication that will help your particular condition. I'll also provide you with detailed application instructions. Including when to start and stop your athlete's foot treatment. Typically, I tell my patient to use a prescribed antifungal medication twice a day. For two full weeks, no matter when the itching feels better. But I might also give a different instruction if I prescribe a different medication.

If you come in with a severe infection. That's why you use the prescribed cream for as many times a day, and as many days, as you're instructed. That's the only way to truly treat an Athlete's foot infection. What if you used that cream, as long as it was prescribed, but your symptoms still came back? Don't worry, I have an answer for this problem, too.

You see, in some cases using topical medication, isn't enough to cure the fungal infection. Remember how I told you that the fungus gets into your skin through cracks? And that's what causes your athlete foot infection? Well, guess what? If that fungus just won't quit, you may need to use treatments that get beneath the skin. Some more severe cases of athletes' foot don't always respond to topical treatments. Which means we'll have to select other treatments or your fungal infection will keep coming back. One of those options includes oral anti-fungal medications. Studies suggest that some types of Athlete's foot respond better to these oral medications. But, of course, you can't just pick up oral medications at the drug store. Which means, if your athlete's foot keeps coming back, you'll have to come into the office to get a prescription.

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00:00 Introduction
00:56 How Athletes Foot affects your feet
01:09 Treating Athletes Foot
01:54 Why you Athletes Foot Keeps coming back
03:22 When oral antifungal medication is necessary
04:24 How to connect with Houston podiatrist Dr. Andrew Schneider

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