Guest guest Posted April 27, 2004 Report Share Posted April 27, 2004 >Well, it seems that i have ringworm and have it extensively over both arms, >some the chest and stomach and maybe a bit on the neck. Had no idea of >what it was, thought maybe poison oak as the dogs run in the fields etc.... >With myself and 3 dogs and 2 cats in the house this is not good news. Any >idea of whether or not the GOL or for that matter any other anti fungal >would be worth using or not. Its says that it is for yeast and other >fungus. Of course the Dr. gave me a prescription and i guess that i will >call the vet tomorrow to see what sort of damage control he can offer. > > >Really really not what i needed to hear. Sometimes life is just the pits The good news is, it goes away pretty easily! We have a magic ointment called " Triple Paste " that we originally got for some nasty diaper rash ... it has an anti-fungal/yeast, antibiotic, and something else, anyway, it works on most any skin condition or yeast infection. Anything with Micanazole (sp?) will work though. GOL or kefir might work too ... we haven't had any fungal issues in the last couple of years though, so I haven't tried them. -- Heidi Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 27, 2004 Report Share Posted April 27, 2004 Last semester dd had some ringworm on her neck. We used the recommended Clotrimazole for several days, as directed, then started using coconut oil. The coconut oil was the thing that really did the most good. A few weeks ago, I saw a little spot (got to be about the size of a pencil eraser) in the crook of my arm. I thought it looked like it might be ringworm. I put coconut oil on it a couple of days and it has gone away. They say that coconut oil is antifungal, and I guess it must be *very* antifungal. Even if I weren't eating it, I would keep it around for anything that looks like fungus. BTW dh says it works great on athlete's foot. --- In , " Kathy " <kacheson@q...> wrote: > Well, it seems that i have ringworm and have it extensively over both arms, > some the chest and stomach and maybe a bit on the neck. Had no idea of > what it was, thought maybe poison oak as the dogs run in the fields etc.... > With myself and 3 dogs and 2 cats in the house this is not good news. Any > idea of whether or not the GOL or for that matter any other anti fungal > would be worth using or not. Its says that it is for yeast and other > fungus. Of course the Dr. gave me a prescription and i guess that i will > call the vet tomorrow to see what sort of damage control he can offer. > > > Really really not what i needed to hear. Sometimes life is just the pits > > > Kathy A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 27, 2004 Report Share Posted April 27, 2004 > A few weeks ago, I saw a little spot (got to be about the size of a > pencil eraser) in the crook of my arm. I thought it looked like it > might be ringworm. I put coconut oil on it a couple of days and it > has gone away. I went to a dermatologist when I thought I had ringworm (red, raised skin in a loop), also in the crook of my arm. She did a culture on it to see if it was fungus and it came back negative, so she called it eczema (one of the rarer-looking forms) and moisturizing helps it go away (like coconut oil application). Maybe yours was/is eczema, too, and not ringworm? ~~Carolyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 27, 2004 Report Share Posted April 27, 2004 <<Last semester dd had some ringworm on her neck. We used the recommended Clotrimazole for several days, as directed, then started using coconut oil.>> That's the same stuff that my Dr. prescribed. So, was it cleared up before you changed to using the CO? It's funny as just a couple of weeks ago i ordered more CO and ordered the Weck jars too. I was making the change to using the CO instead of hand lotion and as the ringworm showed up about the same time i was trying to decide if maybe the CO was causing the problem. But at the same time the rash seemed like it was trying to go away, fluctuated between looking better and then spreading. But i was not consistent with the oil either. Next week i am taking the cats in and have the vet put them under the woods lamp and see if they are the culprit or not. With 2 cats and 3 dogs in the house this could be a problem. Kathy A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 27, 2004 Report Share Posted April 27, 2004 > They say that coconut oil is antifungal, and I guess it must be > *very* antifungal. Even if I weren't eating it, I would keep it > around for anything that looks like fungus. Coconut oil contains large amounts of caprylic and lauric acids, fatty acids that have anti fungal properties. It is said to be a stronger anti-fungal than Nystatin, an anti-fungal drug widely prescribed. There is some interesting stuff on this site: http://www.coconutoil.com/ Regards, Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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