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Thu Mar 11, 2010 12:28 am  |
Anybody here have problems with ingrown toenails... My BIG toes are inflammed, red, painful, and infected.
I've been soaking them in warm water w/sea salt every night for the past two nights.
Will it get better? Any suggestions? Before I have to go to a podiatrist, I'm wanting to try at home remedies if there are any other than what I'm doing.
Please help! Thanks!!! (I searched for a thread for ingrown toenails, but only toenail fungus thread comes up!) |
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Thu Mar 11, 2010 8:11 am |
gellys I used to suffer like that - it is very painful. I used to try to lift them up after they have been soaking but rarely had success. I think it is because of the way the nail is growing.
Eventually I had to suck it up, go to the podiatrist and have them cut out. That was no picnic either but it does provide years of relief. |
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Thu Mar 11, 2010 8:12 am |
Gellys about a year ago I was in the same boat and was in excruciating pain. So much so, that I couldn't even touch my toe to cut the nail. So I eventually went to a podiatrist who sliced off about 1/4" of the nail and killed the root in that area. She made a complete mess of the job and I won't bore you with the details of the subsequent infection and two rounds of anti-biotics I had to take afterwards 
Today I now have 1/2 toenail that's grown curvy and is now ingrown on the other side!!! A friend of mine had the same problem, had pieces of the nail removed 3 times and ended up having the entire nail removed!!
Wish I could offer some real advice, but by the sounds of your nail you really should seek medical attention. I did read somewhere that Vitamin E oil helps, but I haven't tried it myself.
I too will be interested if anyone has any real solution. |
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Thu Mar 11, 2010 8:22 am |
I don't know if anyone has tried it but Dr. Scholls makes a kit called outgrow with a liquid and pads to cover the treated portion, between that and a special file that you use regularly to keep the nail scraped down underneath I managed to get rid of them a couple of years ago and now just need the file about once every week after bathing.
ETA They changed the name but here is a link to the product.
http://www.drscholls.com/drscholls/productSearch.do?method=doProductDetailsLookup&searchArg=65 |
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Thu Mar 11, 2010 9:21 am |
| There is a special file for ingrown toe nails,I ordered mine years ago at at The Foot Store,but you can find them at CVS and Walgreens now.Like DM said soak your feet first than use the file under the nail. It worked for me,those things are so painful. |
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Thu Mar 11, 2010 9:26 am |
| Leggy 61 wrote: |
| There is a special file for ingrown toe nails,I ordered mine years ago at at The Foot Store,but you can find them at CVS and Walgreens now.Like DM said soak your feet first than use the file under the nail. It worked for me,those things are so painful. |
They are torture! The Dr. Scholls softens the nail and has a pad plus cover and numbs the pain which you can wear under regular shoes, I really found it helped to get them under control initially! The file is a life saver and like Leggy said they are at most all drug stores and Sally's or any beauty supply.  |
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Thu Mar 11, 2010 12:45 pm |
They are definitely painful! I'm going to go out and buy some Vit E & Dr Scholls. Thanks for the suggestions!!!
If it gets worse, I will make an appt to see a podiatrist, but I do want to be missing parts of my toenail!!!  |
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Thu Mar 11, 2010 1:36 pm |
| gellys wrote: |
They are definitely painful! I'm going to go out and buy some Vit E & Dr Scholls. Thanks for the suggestions!!!
If it gets worse, I will make an appt to see a podiatrist, but I do want to be missing parts of my toenail!!! |
Try the file if you can, it really relieves the pressure and thins the nail from underneath so it can't dig into the skin, then it can grow out past that point. It really does a great job of preventing a repeat performance! |
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Thu Mar 11, 2010 7:26 pm |
gellys,
After soaking, instead of trying to lift my nail I would pull the skin away from it, this way and that way. If you have a lot of ingrowing, it probably won't do enough, though. I also rubbed essential oils on the area -- lavender and citrus ones to kill off germs.
I read somewhere on line that you can run dental floss under that corner of nail to coax it out of the flesh.
Do you know which shoes are causing it? Toss them!
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Mon Mar 22, 2010 10:36 am |
| According to the articles I read, in order to prevent it, it's the most important to trim the toenails properly. "· Cut toenails straight across and leave the nails a little longer at the corners so that the sharp ends don’t cut into the skin." But since you're already suffering from the infection, I'll tell you what I did. Years ago I had ingrown toenail and my toe swelled and inflamed. To stop the pain, I pushed my skin away from the toenail and trimmed the part that already grown into skin. It hurt a little bit, but it's ok as long as there's no bleeding. |
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Thu Jul 22, 2010 9:42 am |
| A few months ago I had a freak accident at my fiance's workshop. I was walking up the stairs while wearing flip flops and I tripped. Somehow, the big toenails on both of my feet caught on the metal strip at the corner of one of the stairs. Ouch! I shudder to think of this. Both big toenails ripped almost halfway down. When my right toenail finally grew out, it was curved in and ingrown. I "fixed" the problem, but in the process stabbed myself with the pointed end of nail file. Went to the doctor for resulting infection. It hurt so bad I could hardly walk. The doc prescribed topical antibiotic, which was very messy to apply. Someone at healthfood store recommended collodial silver drops. So, every night after soaking my feet and pushing back cuticle, I put a few drops of silver on my injured toe. It worked wonders! The infection cleared up within two days. |
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