Fungus is contagious. My mom got it from me, but in 4 years my boyfriend has never got it from me and I only have it on one toenail after using the clippers on all the same nails. However, the yeast fungus under my fingernails was really contagious to the other nails…

I’ve heard that it is not contagious, but many people who have it on the toes also get it on the fingernails. Some people have said that even though they got rid of it totally it started back a year later. They begin the vinegar treatments again until it’s gone. Others have said that just to be safe they apply the vinegar treatments a few times a week even though there are no signs that the fungus is present.

That’s all I’ve got for now. Let me know if you learn anything else! Good luck to all of us!

i have read alot of stuff that says that fungal infections in finger/toe nails, is a result of a lowered immune system that gives candida yeast a chance to thrive and cause problems thru out the body.
wrking on getting your insides really healthy, by taking top quality probiotcs, which will add healthy bacteria to your system that fight and kill yeast organisms in your body ,is a good start…
i don’t get thrush or any thing, i only have this fingernail complaint, but i thought i would follow a hunch and try the candida spit test, which is to take a glass ofwater, and first thing in the morning, before doing anything, you spit into the glass, and then look at it 15 mins later…if the spit on the surface had long strings going down into the glass, and possibly flecks in the water and sediment at the bottom, you most likely have a yeast overgrowth….and mine looked like that!

would others please try the test and report back too, to see if there may be a common theme here?

if my instructions don’t make sense, google candida spit test …

i also read apple cider vinegar used should be a raw and organic vingegar, and not a distilled type…

just an update on my nails….i started letting them grow out a bit after keeping them very short while doing hte vinegar for 2 minths, and all looked well, but last week, they started getting dodgy again, i know the feeling and look of the beginning of the start of a new manifestation, so i promptly cut them all down completely, and panicked and took another 150mg fluconazole capsule (diflucan) to halt the process.the ony problem is, that in australia the capsule costs $25 even for a generic one, yet in the uk, they were more affordable at only £4,95, so i can’t really opt for doing that again….

even though the vinegar seems not to have been able to stop it happening again, i am still dong it any way…i have nothing to lose, and in the meantime i am starting to take probitics and look into a cure further,,,,its so depressing….

also, my toe nails have always looked normal, but my left toe nail feels sensitive for the last week, and part of it is slightly reddened, so i feel panicked it might happen there too! that would be just awful!
i am very careful to not use anything on my toes that has been used on my nails, so it must come from within???

Thank you for the website info. Looks like most of the stores are in the USA, except for Wal Mart. I’m going to have to try there. I looked at a bunch of pharmacies here and they never heard of Nonyx. So hopefully Wal Mart can help me with it.

I also heard that the fungus can be hereditary. My mom says she sometimes gets spots on her nails but goes away after she puts a bit of vinegar on it each night (the last time she wore a pair of my socks), but my hubby doesn’t get anything from my toe/fingernails. Has anyone else heard that it can be passed down?

An update – I’ve started wearing nail polish again for about a week. I have yeast fungus under most of my fingernails. Some nails were really painful and changing shape a bit and lifting. After wearing the nail polish again my nails have gone back to the right shape and I can only see a little of the stuff underneath and no pain again. Sometimes my nails feel numb once and a while. I wonder if something in the nail polish hurts the fungus?

I was told to wait 6 weeks until I get my results back from the fungus under my toenail – so I stopped using my prescription polish as told. I find now that my toenail is almost falling apart and breaking up. I guess it’s good in a way so that the medicine gets in it when I get my repeat?

Anyone else have any updates?

~Kelly.

One more thing – I don’t know anything about the YEAST fungus, but I’m sure you can find something on the Dr. Stoll site.

I know I should never have had the acrylic nails put on. VANITY is a terrible thing, and I’m paying for it now! I was actually using TOO much vinegar. I think I read somewhere that people were soaking their fingers/toes in vinegar. I went to the ‘Ask Dr. Stoll’ site today, and he insists only 1 – 2 drops of vinegar twice a day. If you use vinegar, remember that vinegar is about 96% water, and fungus thrive on water. Anyway I did find a site you can buy the Nonyx from if you want to try that route – http://www.xenna.com. The ‘Ask Dr. Stoll’ has a TON of information on the subject as well. Good luck!! And be patient – you’re looking at 6 months to a year.