How does aspirin treat athlete's foot?

Most people are familiar with aspirin, which is a drug used for anti-inflammatory and analgesic purposes and is widely used in the medical industry. Athlete's foot is also a widespread disease. Among patients with athlete's foot, there is a saying that aspirin can cure athlete's foot. It is true that aspirin can treat athlete's foot, but it must be used according to certain methods to achieve good results. Here we will introduce to you how to use aspirin to treat athlete's foot.

Can aspirin treat athlete's foot?

In addition to its antipyretic, analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects, aspirin is now widely used as a preventive medication for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular accidents. Of course, there is a popular saying recently that aspirin can cure athlete's foot! Is this reliable?

The pharmacist replied, yes, there is, but we need to first look at how aspirin is used to treat athlete's foot.

First of all, when aspirin is used to treat athlete's foot, it is not taken orally but applied externally.

The basic method for treating athlete's foot is: dissolve 800 mg of aspirin in 1000 ml of warm water, mix well and wash your feet, rub while washing for 30 minutes, once a day.

Why can aspirin treat athlete's foot?

In fact, the scientific name of aspirin is acetylsalicylic acid, which is actually a salicylic acid compound. Among salicylic acid drugs, in addition to acetylsalicylic acid, there are also salicylic acid, methyl salicylate, etc. The latter two are common skin treatment drugs, which have different skin treatment effects at different concentrations, such as antibacterial, astringent and antipruritic, local anti-inflammatory, and keratin softening effects. There are many topical medicines on the market that use salicylic acid as the main ingredient to treat skin diseases, such as compound salicylic acid ointment, compound salicylic acid solution, salicylic acid glacial acetic acid solution, compound methyl salicylate ointment, etc., which are all commonly used medicines for treating athlete's foot. Therefore, topical medications (lotions, ointments, etc.) with salicylic acid as the main ingredient are commonly used medicines for treating athlete's foot and can soften cuticles.

Treatment of athlete's foot precautions

1. To treat athlete's foot, keep your feet clean and dry, and treat sweaty feet. Change your shoes and socks frequently. People with tight gaps between toes can use some straw paper to absorb moisture and allow ventilation. The shoes should be well ventilated.

2. You can add appropriate amount of salt to warm water to help remove odor. After half an hour, let your feet dry slowly and apply antifungal drugs. There are many kinds of antifungal drugs now, the most common ones are Daktarin or Athlete's Foot Ling tulaoShi.com.

3. Shoes should be exposed to the sun frequently. Socks must be changed every day, and washed socks must be exposed to the sun. Socks should be washed separately to prevent cross infection.