Food therapy for onychomycosis. Onychomycosis is a stubborn and chronic infectious disease that is difficult to treat. Therefore, the treatment of onychomycosis should start from daily life. Here are some food treatments for onychomycosis: High-protein diet: A high-protein diet is the key to maintaining healthy nails.

Essential, egg yolk is a good source of protein.

Oatmeal, stone fruits, seeds, cereals, and soy products are all rich in plant protein.

Eat more fruits and vegetables: Fruits and vegetables should make up 50% of your daily diet.

Supplementary nutrients: ① The dosage of protein (containing various single amino acids) is according to the product label. Amino acids are the components of nails. Amino acids are absorbed and utilized faster when used.

② Vitamin A or vitamin A emulsion: The dosage is 15,000IU per day or 25,000IU per day respectively.

Without vitamin A in the body, protein cannot be utilized and the emulsion will be absorbed and utilized quickly.

③Beer yeast: The dosage should be as indicated on the product label.

Contains various essential nutrients and is rich in protein.

④Calcium, magnesium and vitamin D; the dosage is according to the product label.

They are essential nutrients for nail growth.

⑤ Gelatin; dosage according to product label.

The basic building blocks of nails.

⑥ Iron; dosage should be as indicated on the product.

Iron deficiency can cause spoon nails and longitudinal ridges.

⑦ L-cysteine ??and L-methionine; dosage according to product instructions.

Sulfur-containing amino acids are necessary for skin and nail growth.

⑧Silicon (oat straw tea and horsetail); dosage according to product instructions.

It is needed for hair, bones and nails.

⑨ Vitamin B has a clear answer: Patient misunderstanding 1: Onychomycosis just looks ugly and it doesn’t matter if it is not treated.

Onychomycosis is a contagious disease that can not only be transmitted to family and friends, but can also cause athlete's foot.

In addition, onychomycosis can also give people an unhygienic feeling and cause social embarrassment for patients. For example, if you have onychomycosis on your hands, you are afraid to shake hands with others, or you are unable to engage in certain jobs that expose your hands, especially receptionists and waiters.

……etc.

Misunderstanding 2 of patients: Oral antibacterial drugs are effective but harmful to the body, while external use of antibiotics is not harmful but ineffective.

In fact, the effectiveness of oral antibiotics in treating onychomycosis is not 100%. According to clinical studies, the cure rate ranges from 40 to 70%. The medication takes a long time and has very toxic side effects on the liver and kidneys, so it should not be taken for a long time.

General topical drugs can effectively treat onychomycosis as long as they can penetrate the dense cuticle of the nail and act on the nail bed.

Patient misunderstanding 3: Manicure has nothing to do with onychomycosis.

Manicure can cause onychomycosis.

Excessive chemicals will cause the nail tissue to be continuously eroded by foreign matter, causing the nails to become more and more fragile. At this time, mold will be waiting for an opportunity to cause onychomycosis.

In addition, frequent painting and polish removal may cause the nails to deform and deteriorate, inflame the nail bed, and eventually turn into onychomycosis.

Patient misunderstanding 4: Athlete's foot is contagious, but onychomycosis is not.

The fungus that causes onychomycosis is the same as athlete's foot.

If items that are usually used at home are used together by the whole family, the onychomycosis fungus may be transmitted to the family members, causing athlete's foot or onychomycosis.

In addition, if the whole family's socks are washed together, or if they wear bathing slippers, bath towels, etc., they will infect each other.

Patient misunderstanding 5: Onychomycosis can be treated by pulling out bad nails.

Onychomycosis is mostly caused by fungal infection. Nail removal can only remove the fungus on the nail, but does not kill the fungus on the nail bed. Moreover, many fungal spores are in the dormant stage and can easily wake up and still grow onychomycosis.