I have very stubborn ringworm. It’s large spots on the left side of both of my legs and a spot on my arm. The one on my arm is almost gone, thanks to the meds. The two conjoined ones on my left leg are bigger but the one on my right leg appears to be the most resistant.

I was on over-the counter lotion for 5 weeks. It did nothing. My doctor put me on 2 % ketoconazole cream and oral terbinafine pills. I’m pretty sure it’s working- as in making me not contagious and killing the fungus, but the red spots aren’t going away which is my biggest concern. I can scratch and touch my ringworm all I want, lay in my bed repeatedly without changing the sheets everyday, etc. and it doesn’t grow or spread to anywhere else on my body (I’m convinced that I’m quarantined) but I just want the spots to go away because they’re ugly and I want to wear shorts again.

I’ve been using the clear nail polish trick since yesterday and it appears to be helping a little (lighter spots in the red masses) but I was wondering what else will work. I don’t want to use bleach because I scar easily and my right leg has a scratch through the ringworm, I dont want the bleach getting into my blood. Will calamine lotion help to dry it out faster than nail polish, in combo with the prescription lotion, oral pills and nail polish? Other household solutions?

SHE HAS A SPOT IN HER LEG THAT SHE KEEPS DRAGGING TO RUB IN THE BED IS IN HER INNER SIDE I KEEP TELLLING THE DOCTOR THAT SHE HAS IT SINCE APRIL BEFORE SHE EVEN STARTED GETTING ITCHY AND AT FIRST THAT SPOT HAD NO REDNESS OR NOTHING SHE WOULD JUST START RUBBING IT IN THE BED THATS ALL SHE DOES TO IT AND I NOTICE THAT SHE HAS LIKE A VEIN RIGHT THERE THAT FEELS SWOLLEN I TOLD VET ABOUT IT AND SHE SAID IT WAS THE SKIN AND IS NOT!!! AM WORRIED ALSO CUZ SHE PRESCRIBED ME SOME MEDS THAT SEEM STRONG AM REALLLY SCARED I WANNA HELP MY DOG BU AM SCARED TO GIVE HER THOSE MEDS, I ASKED THE VET IF THERE WOULD BE ANY SIDE EFFECT AND SHE SAID NO BUT I CHECK ON THE WEB AND THERE IS.. she have her an antifungal called Ketoconazole, a topical spray Gentaved, cefpodoxime but cefpodoxime was prescribed before and the tablets were white and small this ones are orange and big same mg tho, are they gonna be the same or what?, ok my most concerns are on the antifungal ketocanozole and the gentaved spray….
THEY GOT LIKE HEPATITIS EFFECT AND AM SCARED THAT INSTEAD OF HELPING MY DOG AM JUST GONNA GET HER MORE SICK =(…… she is a bichon, 3 years old, has anyone felt like me before?? thanks
also she is been getting a lil smelly lately and is unsuall for her and her hair falls out a lil and she never sheds so is not that can it be cuz of the same itchiness? yea there gonna give me the results of her allergy tests. what do they do ponce they know what she is allergic to?

i am doing a report and i need to know what would happen if you took one of these meds that was not for you… what would happen if you took(over dose) not all of them at the same time.. but on pill of one and what will happen.

Citaloprom 20mg
Strattera 80mg
ketoconazole 200mg
cefuroxime 500mg
metformon 1000mg
aciphex 20mg
ciprofloxacin 500mg
metformin 850mg
clipizide
naproxun 500mg

what would happen if you were 13 and what are the side effects

possible?

If you have experienced yeast / candida infections in other parts of your body can you please tell me what you did to eliminate it. A natural diet I assume.
Where in my question did I say doctors are wrong?

evirusthelaye: Just to let you know, If you are the only one that answers I would rather delete my question then have you chosen as best answer.
WHY DO YOU ASSUME IT HAPPENED TO ME AND I HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH THIS FROM A NATUROPATHIC DOCTOR??

Here is the TRUTH since you like to go on assumptions. I at least ASK questions as part of the way I SEEK the to find the truth. a woman I know who was hiking / camping all over Australia, Hawaii and New Zealand came home to have her doctor give her this diagnosis- she did not define if he was a naturopath or a regular doctor. He gave her some pills or meds to take - I did not see them - and she told me about it. She said "did you know you can get a yeast infection throughout your body?" I said NO I did not know. Then I went to try and find info about it on the web. I could only find advertising info to buy products and ONE that was NOT selling anything. Seemed he was genuinely trying to help people and he gave them ways on how to "cure" it themselves by modification of diet and acidolpholis / bifidus.
Your answers are based on assumptions. And I am the "idiot" questioner??? You can email me if you want to continue this since this is not a chat format.
This I do KNOW yeast needs sugar to "grow"

use your assumptions on THAT!
Every industry INCLUDING medical / pharmaceutical are a money making industry and they need your money to continue and it has grown to a money making scheme - hence the insurance industry is booming. I know the HEALTH industry is a money making scheme also. However, there is truth in some of those industries also.

God gave us this earth and in it can provide for our life and also for cures. Not in a bottle, not in a scheme. Those that are greedy and selfish try to find ways to make you pay for it.

YES, diet does matter. You have been INSTRUCTED about what you should eat and what you should not for optimal health. If HE has given you life here HE has provided for your life HERE.

Since it is allergy season I am once again blessed with what seems like a constant sinus infection. I know it is primarily allergies that are causing the problems, however I am not big on taking meds if there is a more natural cure. Any suggestions are welcomed! I tried the Apple Cider Vinegar not to long ago and it did help but the infection came back not long after!

I have been taking Ketoconazole (sp?) for a few weeks now because I recently visited my doctor and was told I have ringworm.

At first I started with the Ketoconazole cream, which did not work for me and only made the ringworm spread. After realizing this, I made another trip back to my doctor and they prescribed me the Ketoconazole pill, which slowly but surely has been working. Thankfully the ringworm stopped spreading and is healing after taking this medication on a daily basis.

My problem is — I’m going on vacation for 2 weeks in three days, and I’ve got about 4 or 5 of these pills left. I called in today to ask if the doctor could give me a refill so I could continue taking the meds because the ringworm certainly isn’t gone yet and I was told to continue taking it even about a week after it has disappeared. The doctor requested that I come back AFTER vacation to get a refill. She only said this because according to her, Ketoconazole is very bad for a person’s liver.

So I’m wondering: Is it really going to be better if I do this? I’ve taken some time to think about it and it really makes no sense.

I know if I stop taking this stuff, the ringworm is going to start spreading again. It’s only going to become a bigger problem and most likely after getting back I will have to take even more of this stuff that I would if I continued taking it during my vacation because it’s going to spread and possibly get bigger in the spots it’s already on. Would that not be WORSE for my liver?

Instead of stopping the meds for 2 weeks, would it not be quicker and healthier if I continued taking them once on a daily basis as I have been?

I’ve been so self conscious about myself and my skin since this appeared and I really just want it gone. This whole thing sounds ridiculous to me and I really think the doctor should have done some consideration before telling me to come back after vacation.

I am planning on going in today and showing her that this stuff is not gone and that it would be best if I continued the meds. Any opinions or advice?

I have a Yeast Infection and I don’t know how to get rid of it. My doctor told me to take two different meds for it and i did but for me its hard to take the pill when your suppos to so I skipped around on taking it. and now my yeast got a lil badish. I really need someones help! Is there and thing I can do or take to get rid of it for good?

i have been dealing with yeast overgrowth after antibiotics for tx of h pylori and have been on nystatin 10 days and ketoconazole for 5 days and it do sent seem to be working symptoms seem to be returning a week later after stopping meds. has anyone had this problem and how did you fix it Dr’s cant tell me much thanks
can someone with this problem tell me what worked for them and how long did it take to go away

I’ve had Candidiasis for like 3 yrs now and I’m running out of options. I also have Leaky Gut Syndrome due to my condition. Please give me serious advice, and if you don’t know what Candidiasis is, don’t respond please. I need serious answers only. I’m scared and I feel so hopeless because normal meds like Diflucan have done nothing for me.

Help me…

Is it too late? Will I just die because there’s nothing I can do?

I’m curious if anyone can find fault with our new vet’s suggestions. Our cat has a strong fungal infection, the vet said ringworm (or like it), but the bumps all over our cat are not circular at all. They are raised scabby patches of fur on his cheeks, chin, and toes. Also, we have been told to keep him isolated, which he has been for over a month, with a cone on his head so as not to scratch. I’m wondering if it’s really necessary for our cat to still be fighting it for this long? The meds we were given are: 125 MG amoxicillin every 12 hours, plus Terramycin on his eye, ResiZOLE conditioner twice a day, with a similar shampoo. There was also a liquid mix of pills he gave us but I can’t remember them. Now he also has our cat on 125 mg of Griseofulvin and I guess there’s some valium in there too…(Not sure, my husband takes him in) every 12 hours. Point is, he’s been isolated and on a lot of meds and still seems to get new bumps and it’s been over a month.