Guest guest Posted December 3, 2006 Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 If you have white looking spots on the bottom of you feet that looks kind of like a white area under the skin chances are you have something called planters warts. They are usually pretty sore and it hurts to walk on them, kind of like walking on a bruise. I got one of these things about 10 years ago and it took about a week of research to find out exactly what it was and how to get rid of it so I can save you some time if you have one. I got it a few days after staying in a motel on a business trip. Planters warts are caused by a virus and yes, they are very contagious and are spread by contact. If you have one, chances are someone else in your family will catch it from you if you do not take the right precautions. First, if they step anywhere you have stepped with bare feet they will probably get it. If you have one of these it is very important that you do not walk around in your bare feet and spread it around. Clean the shower or tub with clorox after taking a bath, also wear flip flops or some sort of shoes any time you take your shoes off. You can pick one of these up at a swimming pool, shower or any place someone who has one has stepped with bare feet. To get rid of it: Use a new razor blade and carefully remove the thick dead skin that is on top and around the immediate area of the wart. The goal here is to get down to where the wart is at but be carefull not to actually cut live skin, just remove the thick dead skin. The wart will look similar to a white blister under the skin. The longer you have it the bigger it gets. Apply an over the counter wart remover that contains salicylic acid. There are a number of them that are available over the counter at your local drug store (Wart Off is the brand I used). The application of the wart remover will begin to very slowly dissolve the skin and kill the virus because it is an acid but it does it so slowly it does not hurt at all and is not painful in any way. Apply this several times a day, just put it on right on top of the old application, no need to remove it. You will see improvement in 3 to 4 days and total healing could take up to 2 weeks, all according to how bad it was and how far it had spread when you started treating it. If you are a diabetic you do not want to use the salicylic acid. You probably need to consult a physician and use the freezing method to kill it instead. Aubrey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 Thanks for sharing the tips! I just want to clear up some language. This is not meant as criticism, Earth knows I produce my share of typos. Warts on the bottom of the feet are called plantar warts, because they are on the plantar side of the foot. If they were on top they would be called dorsal warts. The name sounds like they " plant " themselves in your foot, and because you walk on them and that drives them into the flesh, it may seem that way. But they are just plain ordinary warts in a different place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 Hi, U can try Homeopathy. Take Antimonium Crudum 1M, only 1 dose bedtime daily for 10 days & stop. It will clear & U can walk without pain. ================================== asims1956 wrote: > If you have white looking spots on the bottom of you feet that looks > kind of like a white area under the skin chances are you have > something called planters warts. They are usually pretty sore and it > hurts to walk on them, kind of like walking on a bruise. I got one of > these things about 10 years ago and it took about a week of research > to find out exactly what it was and how to get rid of it so I > can save you some time if you have one. I got it a few days after > staying in a motel on a business trip. > > Planters warts are caused by a virus and yes, they are very contagious > and are spread by contact. If you have one, chances are someone else > in your family will catch it from you if you do not take the right > precautions. First, if they step anywhere you have stepped with bare > feet they will probably get it. If you have one of these it is very > important that you do not walk around in your bare feet and spread it > around. Clean the shower or tub with clorox after taking a bath, also > wear flip flops or some sort of shoes any time you take your shoes > off. You can pick one of these up at a swimming pool, shower or any > place someone who has one has stepped with bare feet. > > To get rid of it: > > Use a new razor blade and carefully remove the thick dead skin that is > on top and around the immediate area of the wart. The goal here is to > get down to where the wart is at but be carefull not to actually cut > live skin, just remove the thick dead skin. The wart will look similar > to a white blister under the skin. The longer you have it the bigger > it gets. Apply an over the counter wart remover that contains > salicylic acid. There are a number of them that are available over the > counter at your local drug store (Wart Off is the brand I used). > > The application of the wart remover will begin to very slowly dissolve > the skin and kill the virus because it is an acid but it does it so > slowly it does not hurt at all and is not painful in any way. Apply > this several times a day, just put it on right on top of the old > application, no need to remove it. You will see improvement in 3 to 4 > days and total healing could take up to 2 weeks, all according to how > bad it was and how far it had spread when you started treating it. > > If you are a diabetic you do not want to use the salicylic acid. You > probably need to consult a physician and use the freezing method to > kill it instead. > > Aubrey > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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