Are there any home remedies to get rid of warts?
Yes, here are some of them. Hope this helps. One remedy for warts is aspirin. But you don’t swallow it. Instead, dip your hand in warm water and place a damp aspirin tablet on the wart. Cover it with a Band-Aid or a gauze pad with tape to keep it in place. Put the aspirin on before going to bed. That one application should do the trick. Your wart should be history in just a few days. This remedy is not recommended for” those who are allergic to aspirin. Putting iodine on a wart several times a day can help to dissolve it away. Although this remedy may take a while, keep applying the iodine several times a day and the wart should fall off within a few weeks. Here is a cure for plantar warts-the warts that appear on the soles of the feet. These warts can spread, so don’t pick at them. Rub castor oil on the plantar wart each night before you go to bed. Keep this up until the wart’s all gone. Salt is also used as a cure for warts. Moisten some table salt and place it on the wart covering i
HOME TREATMENT FOR WARTS
The first important thing to know about treating warts is to remember to immediately contact a doctor, instead of treating the wart on your own, given the following circumstances:
- If you have diabetes. If you suffer from this disease, your digits will be suffused with more “food” for bacterial and viral invaders. You could suffer a serious infection, possibly leading to gangrene.
- If you take immuno-suppressive drugs or are suffering from an auto-immune disease, such as lupus or rheumatoid arthritis.
- If the warts are genital warts, which are caused by another variety of virus.
Other than in the above-mentioned circumstances, warts are a fairly trivial problem which often resolves on its own within about two years. There is home treatment available for a simple wart.
There are many over-the-counter treatments available and most are fairly effective. It is recommended that the wart be soaked in warm water or a warm moist wrap twenty to thirty minutes before the wart is medicated.
Most home remedies contain salicylic acid; probably the most well-known of these formulas is COMPOUND-W. Salicylic acid works by mild cauterization (removal by chemical heat) of the blood vessels feeding the viral-induced wart. Repeat applications may be necessary. Cease the treatment and contact a doctor if the area around the wart swells, turns red or produces discharge.
You will not believe the other home treatment for simple warts! As you may have heard, you can do anything with duct tape!
Really – no less source than the Mayo Clinic website advises rolling a few layers of common duct tape around the affected area for about 6 days. After the time is up, remove the duct tape and the wart should look pale and shriveled (yuck!). Rub the wart with a coarse cloth or a pumice stone and it might just come off.
If you can’t get rid of the wart on your own and it is painful, disfiguring or appearing infected – GO TO A DOCTOR!
The appropriate MD would probably be a dermatologist. He or she might use one of several methods to remove the offending blemish. The Dr. might excise (cut off) the wart or use a freezing compound. He or she might also inject chemicals similar to chemotherapy into the growth. These interventions are usually deadly to the little invaders, but may be more painful to the patient than home remedies.
Remember, the wart is caused by a papilloma virus, not a bacterium. Therefore antibiotics are not of any use.
Perhaps the best way to treat the pesky little growths that show up on our hands and feet is to be careful. If you get a pedicure, look at the shop carefully to make sure it is clean. Make sure that the person who serves you washes her hands and puts on gloves before touching you. Avoid walking with bare feet in the locker room and make sure you dry yourself carefully after a shower or bath; viruses love wet cellular conditions. The papilloma virus is passed either by direct (skin to skin), or indirect (skin to environment to skin) means. Warts may also be formed by constant strain on the skin walls, such as that caused by frequently using a pen or pencil.
Remember, it is usually okay to treat a simple wart at home, but keep an eye on it and if the area seems to get worse, get it looked at by a pro!
