Hi Jen,

Last August/September I had a bout of acute vesicular athletes foot characterized by huge blisters filled with tiny blisters and severe itching. After the blisters burst, they would continually weep. These blisters can migrate to the top and sole of the foot and to the ankles.

Questions: 1) What does your husband's athlete foot look like? 2) Has he used the same towel to dry his body that he uses to dry his feet? If so, this could be spreading the athlete's foot to other parts of his body, or this variety is particularly aggressive. 3) Does apple cider vinegar take away the itching of the fungus on the legs or stomach?

For what I had, I didn't make any progress until I started soaking my feet in Listerine, thoroughly drying them using a box fan, and applying Oil of Oregano with q-tips. The large blisters did not stop weeping until I soaked in Listerine, dried them, then applied fresh aloe vera from a large leaf to the blisters and thoroughly dried the area so the aloe formed a healing "skin". Calendula gel works, too. I wore socks to bed. I performed the same routine in the morning before I went to work. Once the blistering "cooled down" and new ones were no longer forming, I would do the Listerine soaks, dry the feet (always with a fan or hair dryer), rub in Vicks or Virgin Coconut Oil, then put on socks.

Now I was holding my own but every so often I would feel the tingling of this stuff trying to come back. After reading all the EC postings I could on the "foot fungus" issue, I ordered some Nu-Stock (used to treat mange/mites/fungus in animals)from a pet medications website, followed directions for three treatments and it ain't been back since.

I also may have been reinfecting myself from my shoes. Since I can't afford to be tossing everything, I have one pair of shoes sitting in the mud room just choc full of borax. I think all winter should do the trick.

Also for the socks, use white only so you can wash them in hot water, bleach and borax. For cleaning the bathroom, you might be better off using your regular shower cleaner (Tilex, vinegar, whatever), rinse off, then follow with Soft Scrub. You might find this less nauseating and just as effective. Don't let the Soft Scrub get on your clothes; it'll take the color out just like bleach!

I hope my suggestions have been helpful. You're probably doing most of this already.

My husband found something that works great for his psoriasis on his feet,,,he urinates on them while he is in the shower. Before he started doing this he sometimes would have to miss work because his feet hurt him so much. Since he started doing this he has not had one problem with his feet again!!!

Hi Jen, You could try with virgin coconut oil. Hope it helps.

Easy. Paint his feet with Iodine. Repeat about every week for one month and then every 1/2 months. Job done. A pre-wash with ammonia also helps.

This may save you from having to throw out you shoes and socks. Many years ago,having a skin parasite that wouldn't go away, I got it into my head to boil everything - shoes, clothes, curtains and even my precious teddy bears that I had since a baby. Naturally I destroyed the lot. My GP laughed when I told him and said if I had another recurrence to put my stuff into plastic bags and freeze them, it would have the same effect on killing anything as boiling would.

Some of the candida experts may be able to tell us if this wouldn't work for yeast as it may not be the same as a parasite but it's worth a try if it saves your money.