Itchy Feet Meaning, Symptoms, Causes, Prevention and Treatment

Have you ever had to deal with itchy feet? If you had, you must agree with me that it is a very irritating and annoying experience.You feel like picking anything you find around to scratch your feet. Itchy feet can affect anyone.This post has information on itchy feet meaning, symptoms, causes, prevention and treatment.

Itchy Feet Meaning

Itchy feet means an irritating sensation around the feet that cause a desire to scratch. You can read about other meaning of itchy feet. I wrote a post about it sometime ago.

Itchy Feet Symptoms


Some of the itchy feet symptoms include the following;
  • Itching of the feet and the toes. This could be mild or severe itching.
  • Inflammation of the feet.
  • There could be bleeding of the skin due to constant itching.

What Causes Itchy Feet?


Itchy feet causes include the following:
  • Wearing of shoes or socks while they are wet. Bacteria strive most in this environment.
  • Not properly drying the feet before wearing shoes or socks.
  • Sweat coming out from the feet occasionally can make the feet itch.
  • Improper hygiene can also cause it.
  • Abrasion of the feet caused by the shoe or poorly fitted socks.
  • Wearing of shoes or socks for a prolong time.

Other causes of itchy feet include the following:
Dry feet
Contact dermatitis
Insect bite
Hook worm
Hives
Athlete's foot
Ring worm
Scabies
Tick bite
Flee bite
Eczema

How to Prevent Itchy Feet


What causes itchy feet are things ordinary would have been prevented. Here is how you can prevent itchy feet.
  • Observe proper hygiene.
  • Always dry your feet especially before putting on socks and shoes. You are also to dry the spaces between your toes especially toes that are very close together.
  • Your shoes should be clean and comfortable with the right fittings.
  • If you are  diabetic patient you can prevent itchy feet by avoiding eating food with too much sugar content.
  • If you are the sweaty feet type, you can use dusting powder to reduce sweat on your feet before putting on socks/shoes.
  • Put on shoes that allows ventilation of the feet. This will prevent the feet from getting warm and damp due to sweat which can aid the growth of fungus.

Treatment for Itchy Feet


If you are already infected with itchy feet or want to know how you can treat itchy feet; Here is how to go about it.
  • The use of anti-fugal creams especially those designed for itchy feet. There are a range of anti-fugal creams available in the market. They are effective in getting rid of the condition.
  • When you have itchy feet, you have that urge to scratch. To stop the disease from spreading to other parts of the leg, you must resist or avoid the urge to scratch the area.
  • You can use powder on your feet before wearing socks. Use powder that are anti-fugal and anti-bacteria.

During curse of treatment, put on shoes that allows for ventilation. This is to quicken the healing process and to prevent the disease from spreading to other parts of the feet.

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