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Athlete's Foot and Travel

Published Wednesday, August 20, 2008 by bloggerblognet83460 | E-mail this post

I am one of those people who are very susceptible to athlete foot's fungus. If there is one microdot of it on the floor, my foot finds it. Actually, statistically, 70% of people will have it at some time in their lives. I'm one of the unlucky ones who have it more than once.

When I'm home, athlete's foot fungus is not a problem. One of the major contributing factors to getting athlete's foot is for ones feet to be in a closed and moist environment where the fungus likes to grow. I can avoid that at home by walking barefoot, in my house, as much as possible. That way my feet stay dry and open to the air.

My biggest problem is that I travel a lot. How do I protect myself when I travel? When I'm on an airplane, or in an airport, for hours and hours, the last thing I want to do is sit there with my shoes and socks off.

When the new TSA rules came out about carry on liquids and creams having to be less than 3 oz, the first thing I checked was my tube of anti fungal crme. I never leave home without that or my anti fungal powder.

Since footwear now has to be removed when going through airport security, I never wear sandals on a plane. That way I don't have to walk barefoot through the security area.

I wear wool socks and breathable sneakers. I pour some anti-fungal powder into the socks before putting them on. It may seem strange wearing wool socks because they keep your feet warm. But wool also pulls the moisture away from your feet. If you don't like wool, you can wear socks made out of any wicking material.

I bring, in my carry on, an extra pair of socks. If I'm traveling for longer than 12 hours, I'll put on the clean ones. Goal: Keep my feet clean and dry.

In hotel rooms, I never, never, ever put a bare foot down onto the floor. That includes the carpet, the bathroom and the shower. I travel with nice flip flops (they can be SO stylish now) that work well in hotels, easy to slip on for the trip down the hallway for ice, to the bathroom in the middle of the night or down to the lobby for that late night cup of tea.

For the shower, I use travel shower shoes. They weigh almost nothing and take up almost no room in the suitcase. Plus, they dry quickly. (I slip the toe between the louvers on the heat/air conditioner unit and they dry by the time I get back from breakfast.) If I'll be wearing socks that day, I transfer from my shower shoes to my flip flops and make sure my feet are totally dry before putting the socks on.

The author and her husband have visited 6 continents with number 7 (Asia) on the calendar. The author's site http://footfungusinformation.blogspot.com/ has information on the travel shower shoes plus additional suggestions on prevention and treatment. To read her destination reviews and other travel tips, visit http://travelsnippetsandmore.com/

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