The big toe is typically affected by ingrown toenails, which are a common condition in which the corner or side of a toenail digs into the tender flesh and causes pain, redness, swelling, and occasionally an infection.
Causes
The following are typical causes of an ingrown toenail:
Donning footwear that encroaches on your toes
Not straightening or shortening your toenails
· Injuring your toenail
· Having unusually curved toenails
Symptoms
Ingrown toenail symptoms include:
Toe discomfort and tenderness on either side of the nail, or both.
· Redness around your toenail
The area around your toe’s nail swells.
A toe nail’s surrounding tissue becoming infected
Complications
A toenail that has grown inward can infect the bone beneath it and cause a serious bone infection if it is not treated or is not noticed.
A minor foot injury, such as a cut, scrape, corn, callus, or ingrown toenail, may not heal properly and become infected if you have diabetes, which can lead to poor blood flow and damage nerves in your feet.
HOMOEOPATHIC REMEDIES
Ingrown toenails can be treated with effective homoeopathic remedies; a few of the most significant ones are listed below.
One of the best treatments for ingrown toenails is hepar sulph, which is used when the great toe nail becomes painful upon light pressure or when it is touched. Ingrown toenails can cause an abscess to form in the toe.
SILICEA 30The finger tips become sore and suppurating, and Silicea is thought to be a specific treatment for this condition. Silicea works best for chronic conditions.
GRAPHITES 30The nail becomes very easily broken, the surrounding nail tissue becomes swollen and starts to ulcerate; the patient is in excruciating pain and is unable to tolerate touch; and graphites is another effective treatment for this condition.
FLOURIC ACID 30Fluoric acid is recommended if you experience a splinter-like sensation under your nails and have quickly growing, distorted nails.
BUFO RANA 30When the tissues around the nails swell and pus forms, buffo rana is prescribed. The symptoms include deep, dull pain that radiates up to the axilla and blue or blackish coloration of the nails.
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