How do you get rid of ringworm?

Answer 1

You can try rubbing the juice from a green hull of a walnut on it. It will stain the skin, but has worked for me. The hulls have a substance called juglone in them that is said to be an antimicrobial and antifungal agent, which would explain why it works on Ringworm, which is caused by a fungus, not a worm. Black Walnut can provoke allergic reactions in some people, so use it with caution.

The best thing to do is go to your doctor and get it checked out. Your doctor will gve you some kind of medicine or tell you what you can do. Ringworm is contagous, so you should do something so you don't infect someone else or have it spread.

If you can't go to the doctor, there are over-the-counter medicines that you can buy. The cause of Ringworm is a fungus, not a worm, just as the cause of Athlete's Foot is a fungus. The same medicine can be used on both.

It can't be stressed enough that Ringworm is contagious, VERY contagious. It is also VERY hard to cure. If you use over-the-counter medicines, use them according to the directions and don't miss a treatment! Wash your hands with warm, soapy water after treating, and never, never touch the Ringworm affected area and then touch another part of your own or someone else's body or the body of a pet. Also, before you stop treatment, make sure the Ringworm is totally gone. If you try an over-the-counter medicine and the Ringworm does not respond or gets worse, go to the doctor. The medicine that he or she can give you is probably a greater potency and will have a much better affect than the over-the-counter medicines.

I think you mean ring worm! See your doctor.
Ringworm is a fungal infection. Depending on the severity either only topical cream or a combination of topical cream and oral tablets may be needed.

Antifungal creams containing clotrimazole (Cruex, Desenex, Lotrimin), miconazole (Monistat-Derm), ketoconazole (Nizoral) and terbinafine (Lamisil).Oral medications such as terbinafine, itraconazole (Sporanox), and fluconazole (Diflucan) are used.
Treatment

Some infections disappear without treatment. Others respond to such topical antifungal medications as naftifine (Caldesene Medicated Powder) or tinactin (Desenex) or to griseofulvin (Fulvicin), which is taken by mouth. Medications should be continued for two weeks after lesions disappear.

A person with body ringworm should wear loose clothing and check daily for raw, open sores. Wet dressings applied to moist sores two or three times a day can lessen inflammation and loosen scales. The doctor may suggest placing special pads between folds of infected skin, and anything the person has touched or worn should be sterilized in boiling water.

Infected nails should be cut short and straight and carefully cleared of dead cells with an emery board.

Alternative Treatments

The fungal infection ringworm can be treated with homeopathic remedies. Among the homeopathic remedies recommended are:

* sepia for brown, scaly patches

* tellurium for prominent, well-defined, reddish sores

* graphites for thick scales or heavy discharge

* sulfur for excessive itching

Another suggestion: You can do this very simply and affordably with tea tree oil, which you can find in your local pharmacy or drugstore. Ringworm is a fungus, and tea tree oil is a very powerful herbal anti-fungal. Simply apply a small amount to the affected area with a cotton ball twice a day. The ringworm will be gone within a week.

Answer 2

Ringworm is a fungal infection. It is contagious and appears on the skin with spots around the edges, red rings and scaling. It is easy to get ringworm, but how to get rid of ringworm is the hardest to do. It is difficult to get rid of ringworm because you will notice its presence when they are already about five days in your system.

Treatment will take from 2 weeks to 4 weeks. However, the worst part of it is that it is very itchy, a different kind of itch that you will make you detect immediately that you got ringworm from somewhere.

Ringworm is contagious especially if you have an open wound; if not, you may be spared even if you make contact with somebody who has it.

What is the cause of ringworm?

The cause of ringworm is infection, and the easiest way to get it is through skin contact with somebody who has it. Learning how to get rid of it is therefore the best way to do.

Steps of how to get rid of ringworm

• Clean the area where you suspect ringworm is about to erupt, the extremely itchy part of your skin.
• If there is hair in the area where the red spot appears, you may need to shed the hair around it.
• Clean it with soap. Some people say that Selsun Blue, the shampoo for dandruff may be used to clean the ringworm well. It will help clean and reduce the spread of fungus.
• Put Lamaism, it is an anti-fungal cream that will help clear the infection.
• Put bandage over the ringworm with Lamisil. This is to avoid the cream from rubbing off.

If you follow this advice, you may be able to get rid of ringworm in about two weeks or less. It may also help to complement the Lamisil treatment with oral medication to ensure that you will be cleared of this itchy red ring on your skin. As mentioned, ringworm is contagious. It is therefore necessary that you avoid physical contact with somebody who has ringworm.

How to get rid of ringworm starts and ends in taking care of your skin and keeping it free from irritants.