![]() The typical symptoms of a ringworm fungal infection are: redness, The color zone means you are contagious and can pass ringworm spores to someone else (or your pet). It sequences a ringworm infection from first exposure to the time you’re completely healed. Here is a visual chart of the progression of ringworm. Let’s cover the stages of healing so you can get an idea of where you might be in the process and then we’ll cover some other FAQ’s about ringworm. If this sounds familiar, read our in-house article: cleaners that kill ringworm. Please also note: if you have pets, your home is even more susceptible to the never ending cycle of ringworm and the passing of ringworm back and forth until the fungus is removed from your home. What’s more is as long as you have ringworm, you can infect someone else and they, in turn, can re-infect you. The stages of ringworm healing has only just begun! As you’re about to see in the upcoming ringworm healing chart, a typical ringworm infection, even with treatment takes 2-4 weeks to be fully eradicated. You feel normal again, but are you cured? Did the ringworm resolve? Whether you head to your local pharmacy, or leave it to amazon to deliver Lotrimin antifungal ringworm cream for yourself, or Curab Shampoo for the pets: you’ve got this!Īfter several days of treatment, you’re happy to report less itching, and even the redness is reduced. ![]() After the disappointing news you were given a prescription for anti-fungal cream or you’re told to get yourself some over the counter Lotrimin before being sent on your way. A physician gave you a fungal exposure test and your results will be available by the end of the day. As an amazon associate, we earn from qualified purchases. Natural anti-fungal agents (including garlic, golden seal and pau d'arco) may also help, but they need to be handled with care, especially in children, so seek the advice of an experienced naturopath (see or herbalist (see Dr John Briffa is a holistic doctor specialising in nutritional medicine ( and pages could include affiliate links which may result in earnings for the site. Restocking healthy gut bacteria with a probiotic is likely to reduce overgrowth of fungal organisms and may help clear his skin condition. For a more permanent solution to your son's ringworm, it may help to 'starve' the fungi in his body by avoiding these foods for two or three months and restricting his fruit intake to a piece or two each day. In natural medicine, it is generally believed that the fungal (yeast) organisms responsible for infections such as ringworm thrive on foods containing sugar (including the sugar in fruit), refined carbohydrates (like pasta and white rice) and foods that are mouldy, yeasty or fermented (most breads, aged cheeses, dried fruit, mushrooms and vinegar). Jacqui Lowdon is a registered dietician at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff Keep up the good work on your son's diet, but contact your GP for a solution to his ringworm. Omega-3 is broadly recognised as a 'brain food' and is perfectly safe to take, but some brands contain vitamin A, so make sure he is taking pure Omega-3. His maximum daily dosage should be 400 micrograms. It's possible to inadvertently give him dangerous levels of certain vitamins - vitamin A, for example, is toxic to the liver in large amounts. ![]() On diet in general, do make sure he is on the right dosage of multivitamins for his age. Try a probiotic if you want - unless your son has a low immune system it won't do any harm - but there's no evidence to support its use to treat his infection. However, I'm sorry to say that there isn't any evidence that diet affects ringworm. ![]() You are being very sensible about your son's diet - introducing his old allergy foods slowly, making sure he has fruit, carbohydrates, dairy and proteins. Mark Goodfield is a consultant dermatologist and Honorary Secretary of the British Skin Foundation This is possibly why the ringworm goes for a time and then returns.Īn oral treatment is best, but this should be prescribed by a dermatologist in the first instance, so ask your GP for a referral to a specialist. Daktarin isn't the answer, because it works by suppressing the fungus and relying on your body to expel it rather than getting rid of the problem itself. However, if it does turn out to be ringworm, topical treatments are unlikely to help as your son obviously has a virulent form of the infection. It could be a recurrence of the childhood eczema, but it's more likely to be psoriasis, as this often involves circular skin lesions and an itchy, flaky scalp. Only when you have a definitive diagnosis can your son's problem be properly treated. It's unusual to have ringworm going on this long, so if your doctor hasn't already done so, I would ask him or her to send a sample of your son's skin to the lab to find out whether it's a fungal infection, and if so, which one. If you have a health question for our experts, email dermatologist - Mark Goodfield
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