Fungal infections are quite common in every part of the world and affect people of all ages. Fungal infections occur when harmful fungi take over the body and it becomes too much for the immune system to handle and fend it off.
Fungi can exist anywhere including air, water, land, even in plants. As a matter of fact, some fungi live naturally inside our own body.
Just like many other kinds of microbes, there are both good and harmful variants of fungi. When harmful fungi enter the body, it becomes very hard for the body to eradicate it as they can survive in all kinds of environment. Fungi can re-infect a person who is trying to recover from an infection.
What are some of the symptoms of a fungal infection?
Skin changes, redness and itching are common fungal infection symptoms of many fungal infections.
The symptom of any kind of fungal infection will depend on what type of infection it is. But here are some common symptoms-
- Changes in skin texture
- Peeling Skin
- Red skin
- Cracking skin
- Excessive itching in some parts of the body
With that said, it is important that we check out some of the most common types of fungal infections known to man.
1. Athlete’s foot
Athlete’s foot or tinea pedis is a common type of fungal infection that affects the foot and toenails. It is generally associated with athletes and people who play sports a lot as this fungus grows perfectly in warm and moist environments such as inside of shoes, socks, locker rooms and public swimming pools. Although, reality says that this can happen to anyone and everyone, especially people who live in warmer regions.
2. Yeast infection
Vaginal yeast infections occur when there is an overgrowth of candida in the vagina which is caused by candida albicans. Excess growth of candida can disturb the healthy balance between yeast and bacteria in the vaginal region. The imbalance could be brought about due to various reasons such as bad eating habits, hormone imbalance, and excessive stress.
3. Jock itch
Jock itch is also known as tinea cruris and is yet another common form of fungal infection. This infection loves damp and warm areas of the body and usually affects the buttocks, inner thighs and groin area. Jock itch is actually slightly contagious and may spread from one person to other through direct contact.
- Ringworm
Ringworm is a type of skin infection that is caused by fungi that live on the dead skin tissues on the nails, hair or skin. Ringworm is responsible for both athlete’s foot and jock itch but is termed ringworm if it affects any other part of the body.
Over the counter ointment and medication can be prescribed to help treat such fungal infections. But some of them might prove to be harsh and bring in side effects as skin is one of the most delicate organs in our body.
Conclusion
However, Homeopathy has shown great potential in treating fungal infections in the gentlest manner possible.
The homeopathic approach can be considered to be the most ideal approach in treating skin conditions such as fungal infections as homeopathic remedies prescribed are individualistic and are curated according to disease type and patient’s other primary diseases.
Dr Batra’s Healthcare offers some of the best homeopathic treatment for fungal infections and various other skin diseases. Dr Batra’s Healthcare has carved a niche on its own by serving and curing over 1 lakh fully satisfied patients.
