What should I do if my child has severe athlete's foot?

Many times when we take our children out to play and come back, after we take off their shoes as soon as we get home, careful parents will find that some children’s feet are wet, sticky, and have a strong foot odor, and they have severe athlete’s foot. So what should we do if our children have severe athlete's foot? Is it caused by excessive moisture in the body? If this is the reason, how should we get rid of the moisture in children? I have compiled several methods for you below.

What should I do if my child has severe athlete's foot?

1. Boil radish in water to remove foot odor and athlete's foot

For children with foot odor and athlete's foot, you can use half a white radish, cut it into thin slices, put it in a pot, then add appropriate amount of water, simmer it for 3 minutes on high heat and then simmer it for 5 minutes on low heat, then pour it into a basin, wait for it to cool down to a moderate temperature before repeatedly washing your feet with it. Washing it several times can remove the foot odor.

2. Boil soybean water to treat athlete's foot

Crush 150 grams of soybeans and boil them in water. Cook over low heat for about 20 minutes. The water should be about 1 kilogram. When the water temperature is suitable for washing feet, use it to soak your feet. You can soak them for a while. It is very effective in treating athlete's foot. It prevents feet from peeling and keeps the skin moisturized. Generally, the effect will be seen after washing for three or four days.

3. Fig leaves can treat athlete's foot

Take a few fig leaves, add water and boil for about 10 minutes. When the water temperature is appropriate, soak the affected feet for 10 minutes, twice a day. It will usually heal in three to five days.

4. White vinegar prevents athlete's foot

Patients with athlete's foot can use cotton balls to soak white vinegar and apply it to the affected area. It can relieve itching and kill bacteria, with slight peeling. One application will last for half a month without recurrence, and you can apply again if it recurs.

5 Massage points to treat athlete's foot and foot odor

When washing your feet, soak your feet in warm water in a basin for two or three minutes. When your feet are warm, press the heel of one foot slightly above the toes of the other foot. Then push the heel forward to the toes and rub it back. Pull back lightly and push forward heavily so as not to rub the skin. Rub each toe gap 50-80 times, alternating between both toes. The speed is 100-120 times per minute. Once every night. This method is not suitable for people with severe athlete's foot and broken skin on the upper part.

How to prevent foot odor and athlete's foot in children

1. Maintaining good foot hygiene to reduce bacterial growth is a good start: soak and rinse your feet with warm water and mild soap at least once a day. For example, a good practice is to wash your feet immediately after taking off your shoes and socks when you get home, and then dry your feet thoroughly, especially between the toes, to reduce sweat and excess moisture.

2. Sprinkling talcum powder on your feet can help keep your feet dry.

3. Apply antiperspirant on your feet to reduce sweating.

4. Take off your shoes and socks as much as possible or wear sandals to allow the skin of your feet to breathe.

5. Make sure your shoes are the right size and give your feet more rest, because excessive pressure on the feet can increase sweating.

6. Keep your body cool, especially on hot days, because high body temperature will make you sweat more all over your body (including your feet).

How to remove dampness in children

If there is a lot of moisture in the child's body, it will affect the child's physical health. Because the child is still relatively young, he cannot express clearly what he wants to say. At this time, parents can only rely on themselves to observe carefully. The baby should be given more spleen-strengthening foods. Only after the moisture is eliminated, the child's appetite will improve, and after the diet is normal, the bowel movements will naturally return to normal. The first thing parents should do is to put some effort into their children's diet, and let them eat more suitable spleen-strengthening foods. They can eat some coix seeds or lotus seeds, as well as red dates. These three ingredients are relatively common and easy to cook. They can be cooked separately and fed to children, or put in porridge for children to eat.

The house must be ventilated frequently, and some moisture should be removed appropriately. If the weather is humid, then if you keep the windows closed every day, the humidity in the room will become more serious, so you must use a moisture-removing machine once. If there is no dehumidifier, you should ventilate more often to keep the room dry.

You should go out less in rainy weather, and bask in the sun more often on sunny days. Try not to take your baby out when it is humid outside. Moisture in humid places can easily invade the child's body. You can take your child out to bask in the sun more often on sunny days. The ultraviolet rays in the sun can kill bacteria and viruses on the human body surface, help children absorb calcium and phosphorus, and increase the body's ability to resist disease.

What is introduced above are the methods and precautions for what to do if your child has severe athlete's foot and excessive moisture in the body. Now everyone should have some understanding. Because children are young and have poor resistance, moisture is particularly easy to invade children's bodies. At this time, parents and friends must pay more attention to prevention. Regardless of whether the child has severe moisture or not, they should pay attention to a healthy diet and good hygiene habits, so as to enhance the child's immunity.