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Remedy for Disappearing Fingernails -- Fungal/Yeast/Candida Fingernail Infection

Thought I'd share this remedy a doctor gave me to cure a fungal infection when I was a teenager.  When I was sixteen or seventeen my fingernails started disappearing right before my eyes.  It was the weirdest thing. They didn't turn hard or thick or yellow or anything, just started disappearing, like, as if they were getting gradually cut shorter and shorter, but some of them sideways at the nail bed so that on one hand all of the sudden I only had half a nail coming out of the bed.  My mom took me to the doctor. He took one look at it and said it was a yeast/candida infection, and his directions were to buy some Acidophillus and take it every day, as well as to soak my fingers twice a day for 15-20 minutes in dish soap water.    I did this for a couple of weeks and the infection went away completely and I've never had it happen again.

Acidophillus is a friendly type of bacteria. When our bodies get low on friendly bacteria for one reason or another (antibiotics can cause this), it gives other micro-organisms (such as yeast) to take over and thrive.  Replenishing the friendly guys in our bodies helps to eliminate the unwanted intruders.



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