What can I do to relieve the pain from an ingrown nail on my big toe?!
Question: I've got swelling and pus coming from my big toe. It hurts just to walk. I know soaking in epsom salt can help. What else can I do or put on it?
Answers: I've got swelling and pus coming from my big toe. It hurts just to walk. I know soaking in epsom salt can help. What else can I do or put on it?
Soak your sore toe in warm water for 15 minutes 2 to 3 times each day.
Wedge a small piece of cotton, such as part of a cotton ball, under the corner of your ingrown nail. This will help lift the nail off of the skin.
Soak your toe and change the piece of cotton each day until the nail grows out and can be trimmed.
Do not use a sharp object like manicure scissors to dig under your nail, because the toe might get infected.
Do not try to use a needle to drain the pus from your toe. This could make the infection worse.
While your ingrown toenail is healing, wear comfortable shoes or sandals that do not press on your toe.
Always clip Nails straight across,leave square,
If You trim sides will cause Ingrown;
Swelling is somewhat expected but the Pus is a sign of infection, you need to see your MD to have the ingrown nail removed. It's not the answer you want to hear I am sure but you must have it removed properly. If this is a presistant problem you may want to consider laser removal to increase the probability of the problem not coming back.
try to pull it out of the corner it's painful but the foot doctor will do same thing.