http://www.earthclinic.com/CURES/ringworm.rss http://www.earthclinic.com/template_img/logo.jpg http://www.earthclinic.com/CURES/ringworm.rss Cure Ringworm with natural remedies from Earth Clinic. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:43:05 EST en-us http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/ringworm.html&name=APPLECIDERVINEGARTEATREE_39598 /CURES/ringworm.rss1 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:04:07 EST [YEA] Matthew from Berkeley, Ca writes: "I feel so lucky to have found this website! I had a nasty patch of ringworm that was getting out of control since I thought it was some sort of weird bug bite and was doing nothing for it except worrying. After a month of it getting larger and itchier, my friend finally diagnosed it as ringworm and found this website for me. What a Godsend! I immediately soaked a folded paper towel with Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV)and layed it on the area. There was an immediate reaction and I could tell it was killing the ringworm fungus. The itching was gone almost instantaneously. I repeatedly kept the paper towel wet with ACV for a couple hours, then I lightly wet a large bandage with Tea Tree Oil, placed it on the sore and went to bed. I did the same thing the next night, only that time it really stung because the patch was all opened up and blister-y. Tea Tree bandage again, which also hurts. But those two treatments completely turned it around and its almost all healed less than a week later!! I've also been dabbing tea tree on it as it's healing, and I've been drinking little shots (1/2 oz.)of the ACV twice a day as well. All in all, this was an amazingly effective treatment and a real no-brainer (also completely natural and non-toxic!). I hope this info may help someone else. ACV goes to work immedietly and seems to kill ringworm on contact!!! " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/ringworm.html&name=PAR_39150 /CURES/ringworm.rss2 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:57:31 EST [YEA] Sheldon007 from Spring, Tx writes: "When I was a child I would get ringworm all the time. My grandmother would take a piece of paper burn it on a plate. when the paper was completly burnt she would blow off the ashes then use the residue left on the plate to rub over the ringworm. This would suffucate the ringworm and within days the ringworm was gone with no permanent scars." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/ringworm.html&name=PACV_38755 /CURES/ringworm.rss3 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:07:59 EST [YEA] Star from Towanda, Pa writes: "The best way to get rid of ringworm is to take a few old pennies and place in a cup with about 5 tablespoons of apple cider vinager. let age for a day or two and rub directly on the ring worm. it will normally burn. but will work. i had ring worm so bad that it was larger than the size of a fifty cent piece. it had completely ate away all of my skin and itched terribly. it works. i have used this remedy for over 25 years, and it is yet not to work." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/ringworm.html&name=PECANS_38521 /CURES/ringworm.rss4 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:02:00 EST [YEA] Sabrina from Houston, Tx writes: "In November of 2009, my 6 year old daughter had a fingertip sized ringworm just next to her eye. Due to the delicate area the best choice for a remedy was the black walnut hull. But we had no walnut trees nearby, only pecans. I reasoned that since the pecan was a genus of the walnut family, it stood a great chance of success. I went outside and grabbed a pecan off the tree. The outer green part surrounding the pecan in its shell is what is used. Wearing gloves (the tannin in the hull stains a lovely shade of brown), I cut a 1/4 inch piece. With my daughter laying down, unaware of the impending horror, I commenced. I squeezed the hull until the liquid appeared. I rubbed the liquid directly onto the ringworm and used tissue to mop any excess. After about 30 seconds my daughter began to cry out. The process burned terribly. I explained that the burning sensation most likely meant that we were killing the fungus, so at least the pain would be productive. I spent 20 minutes blowing on the area and my poor daughter went to sleep quite upset. However... The next morning, the ringworm area had begun to scab. It was not pretty to look at. That night my daughter was afraid to let me touch her. I had to wait until she was asleep to apply the pecan hull. She awoke during the end of the process (quite angry and annoyed at my tactic). The next day the scab was huge and crusty. I had not read anywhere about the appearance after the application and I hoped that it would slough off quickly. The 4th night (taking a forced break on the 3rd night) I reasoned with my daughter that we would apply more pecan hull liquid and it would only sting if there was still live fungus under the scab, otherwise it should be painless. She weighed it out and realized that she wanted the thing totally gone, so we proceeded. This time, no sting and it lightly stained the skin surrounding the scab. That was it. The scab lasted about 4 weeks. It was ugly and thick and showed no sign of leaving. We would cover it with a bandage coated with cornstarch to keep the adhesive from pulling on the sensitive skin near the eye. Finally the scab began to decrease. After about a month the scab totally came off, but a red scar remained. Now after 6 weeks, the scar has faded to a barely visible mark and I feel confident that the cure worked." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/ringworm.html&name=ACV_38362 /CURES/ringworm.rss5 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:23:01 EST [YEA] Anita from Glenview, Il writes: "The apple cider treatment worked very well to cure ringworm on my face and neck. It takes a while, possibly 2 weeks, and it does burn, but it really works. I followed with a mild facial scrub to get rid of circle marks and dead skin. Thanks for the help." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/ringworm.html&name=OO_37237 /CURES/ringworm.rss6 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 12:19:11 EST [YEA] Azg from Toronto, On writes: "I had a tiny incidence of ringworm on the top of my foot last summer and applied Oil of Oregano to it 3 or 4 times a day. I also put about 10 drops in a shotglass with water and threw it back (and chased it with juice). It's so powerful I just wanted to get it over with! My foot cleared up within 2 or 3 days." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/ringworm.html&name=CNP_37209 /CURES/ringworm.rss7 Sat, 09 Jan 2010 20:15:35 EST [YEA] Corinna_bella from Sydney, Australia writes: "This is not the most natural remedy but it certainly works. Use a cottontip to wipe ringworm with nailpolish remover (or apple cider vinegar works if you are chemical concious but nail polish remover works best) and then cover the area with clear nail polish (use one of the eco friendly brands if you are concerned about the chemicals) Reapply the clear nailpolish every couple of hours and it will disappear in 2-3 days. I tried everything and this worked a dream. Aparently the nailpolish suffocates the bacteria" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/ringworm.html&name=VYCL_35892 /CURES/ringworm.rss8 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:03:31 EST [BETTER BUT WITH SIDE EFFECTS] Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy from Chicago, Il writes: "Ringworm is 100% effective birth control My nightmare started with one ******* spot on my neck that grew to cover the front portion of my neck much of my scalp, chin, ear, chest, left nipple and eventually my left foot, left leg and right butt cheek. Needlesstosay it was the ultimate form of birth control. I put full strength bleach on it multiple times a day. However, while bathing, the running water down my body gave baby spores a train ride to new territory on my body. So I used apple cider vinegar during my shower. Cleaned the shower with bleach afterwards. It was a cat mouse game that lasted for damn near a month. I washed my winter coat, bedding/linen and clothing daily. I stopped exercising daily because of the sweat. I stopped using the bleach because I was getting an infection/fever from it. My poor liver couldn't filter it out enough. I ended up in the ER room. The doctor recommended I take benedryl orally for the itching, and use 2% vaginal yeast infection cream. Well I slathered it on as a full body lotion and sprayed lysol on myself The end of their crusade came when I took benedryl orally, used 2% vaginal yeast infection cream as an all over body lotion, and sprayed lysol on myself. The lysol increased my fever. But read the back, it says it kills ringworm. I sat in my window starring into the clouds with a revolver close to my head, when I noticed "dead skin" falling off me. Lo and behold, I took a piece of paper and rubbed part of the area and more skin miraculously feel off. Lysol and vaginal yeast infection cream saved my life. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/ringworm.html&name=BLEACH_35628 /CURES/ringworm.rss9 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:35:12 EST [YEA] Renee from Ray City, Georgia writes: "When I was young, I used clorox or bleach on my ringworm and it went away after a couple of weeks. Now, my grandson has a ringwrom, but I'm afraid to use bleach. I will try the ACV to see if it works." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/ringworm.html&name=ACV_33860 /CURES/ringworm.rss10 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:54:42 EDT [YEA] Howard from New York, New York writes: "Apple cider viniger certainly works its amazing. my son had ring worm as small as a dime it was confirmed by the doctor who gave us a treatment for it. so we used what they gave us and thought nothing of it i never had ring worm or seen it before. i noticed that after a while it was spreading. so i went back to the doctor who then gave him a topical cream and medicine to take for 6 weeks. he then assured us it will be gone. But after 6 weeks only affected the site in a extremely small way. so i brought him back and they gave us a stronger medicine that they said would not only kill ring worm but kill any eggs laying around. but this too did not do much so i took things into my own hands and decided to find the solution before it took over his whole head and thats when i found your website praise God. i learned about ACV and went immediatlly and purchased it along side vick vapor rub. i read how it took 3 to 5 days some for some people but i took a cotton ball and put ACV on it and rubbed the infected sight and immediatly the sight bump got white and big. i let it dry for 7 min and repeated again and the infected sight started to bleed. i let it dry and repeated 5 times my son was really a trooper i can see that he was in pain but he hung in there. after the 5 time i let it dry and removed any blood from the site i was amazed and awwwwed. His head was back to normal i still cant believe it but there it was i stared at his head for 1 hour not believing what just happened. i spent hundreds at the doctor for garbage and the Organic ACV only cost me $2.50. I will certainly keep treating his head for 5 more days to make sure it will not come back and i am giving him 1 table spoon of organic ACV to drink to kill whatever is in his blood." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/ringworm.html&name=HR_33784 /CURES/ringworm.rss11 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:40:59 EDT Joy from Chicago, Il writes: "If the ACV and walnut is not working you could try homeopathy. It would be too complex to suggest different remedies but if you went into a homeopathic pharmacy, they could help. There is a remedy made from ringworm (diluted) and it may go under the latin name Tinea." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/ringworm.html&name=BORAX_33295 /CURES/ringworm.rss12 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] Smith from San Francisco, California, Usa writes: "A year ago I came to this site to find a remedy for ringworm. I had gone through an number of over the counter products, which seemed to spread the fungus instead of stopping it. It had developed because of taking prescription medication with fluoride base. Yes I was poisoning myself with a doctor's help. I tried Apple Cider Vinegar, hydrogen peroxide and urine to no avail. By the time I found Borax at WalMart, the fungus had spread all over my hands and I had begun to worry that I would be spreading it everywhere on my body. Plus my hands were cracked and bleeding, blistering and peeling, and the itching was endless. So I started on Ted's recommended dose of 1/8 tsp in a liter of water and drank it slowly over a few hours. This worked within the first few days so well that I didn't want to stop after a few days to take a break, but I did. Within a months time the ringworm had completely vanished and the only thing left was the tiny pits in my fingernails where the fungus had affected the growth of the new nail. Once my nails were not pitted anymore I stopped taking the borax supplement. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/ringworm.html&name=ACV_32314 /CURES/ringworm.rss13 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:09:49 EDT Krystal from Washington, Nc, Usa writes: "My 8 yr. old daughter has a ringworm directly beside her eye. I have tried many otc products and I am considering using ACV. Does anyone know if this will leave a scar, considering it is on her face and I'm very concerned with it being so close to her eye! Please HELP!!!!!!" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/ringworm.html&name=MMS_30043 /CURES/ringworm.rss14 Sat, 25 Jul 2009 12:14:22 EDT [YEA] Kokila from Roslyn Heights, NY writes: "Hi, This is for all ringworm sufferers! Fungus help: I had a very bad case of fungal skin infections (ringworm most likely) on my legs and hand. I had also a bad case of lymphedema, which I got rid of (see my other entry here), but then the stupid fungus attacked with a vengence! So I got rid of one enemy to only attract number 2! So no more swelling and pain, BUT now ITCH and sores! It was going on for a few months with almost no relief. I tried every cream/remedy known to man without success! Despairing I told a friend, who told me: try "MMS" aka Magic Mineral Substance created by a man named Jim Humble...It cures all sorts of pathogen related viral infectious diseases. Serious ones like Malaria, Lyme diease, you name it! Skeptical I tried it! It WORKED! All the fungus is GONE! Took a few weeks...but eradicated it, even from my hand, where I had had a weird fungus for a year. So here's my protocol: MMS in the AM, along with topically some health food store natural fungal cream, just to protect the skin from lingering nasties. That's it folks! I tried: ACV, lavender/tea tree oil mix with sea salt first to dry the skin (paid $40 bucks for the download of that info...didn't work), oregano (wild) oil, garlic, multiple creams, etc. NOTHING really got rid of the torture of this fungus, except MMS. Not trying to advertise it, just spreading the word to help fellow fungus sufferers. Interestingly enough Jim Humble's simple remedy is cheap too. Good luck...hope this helps others. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/ringworm.html&name=CL_28194 /CURES/ringworm.rss15 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:30:53 EDT [YEA] Kokila from Roslyn Heights, New York writes: "HI, I had a terrible case of A. Lymphedma in my legs and B. Ringworm there as well. Cured both. Here's how: Lymphedema: got this during my pregnancy and continued for almost 2 years thereafter. I believe from Adrenal and kidney depletion...pregnancy is hard on the glands...adrenals control fluids in the body...so do kidneys. Anyway..tried everything: Lymphatic drainage massage MLD, acupuncture, herbs, compression stockings, you name it. Here's what worked: a. Wheatgrass juice daily and fresh celery and spirulina and parsley juice. b. Epsom salt baths (1/2 pound in the hot water with some bubble bath ,,,natural of course). Soaked 20 minutes a night before bed. c. trampoline work. Guess what? I'm cured...the massage therapist said I'd never cure it...that there is no cure. Oh yeah? I sure hated those compression stockings. UGLY! Now for the ringworm: AGAIN! Tried everything!!! Spent lots of money on creams, etc. tried herbs, etc. NOTHING! WORKED! The itching was driving me crazy ...plus ugly oozing sores on my legs. In desperation I tried: YES! Calamine lotion. IT WORKS FOLKS! In a few hours I found relief and now it's gone. Try it. The lotion cost me $1.99 Haha! Best of luck. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/ringworm.html&name=ACVCP_27784 /CURES/ringworm.rss16 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:28:10 EDT [YEA] Cheylynmob from Plano, TX writes: "Apple Cider Vingar and a penny (copper). I drenched a cotton swab in the apple cider vinegar and wet the penny with it also. I placed it on the ringworm located on my son's head and covered it with an extra large band-aid and additional medical tape because it has grown to be rather large. I let him go to bed with it on his head and the next morning, it had gone down tremendously! Today is day two and I'm anxious to see what it will look like later. We had already tried bleach, Lamisil, prescribed Ketaconozole, and Griseofulvn. Nothing was working and it actually grew larger! This is working. I'll use this method everytime." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/ringworm.html&name=RN_27623 /CURES/ringworm.rss17 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT Mickey from Miami, FL writes: "RINGWORM: WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR THREE YEARS NEVER THOUGHT TO CHECK ONLINE FOR ADVICE. THREE YEARS TRIED ALL THE OTC AND PRESCRIBE TOOK TOO LONG BUT IT STILL THERE. NOW I HAVE SPOTS. MY QUESTION IS HOW DO YOU CURE THE ONES ON THE SCALP SINCE EVERYTHING SAYS NOT FOR THE SCALP. WILL THE APPLE CIDER VINGER HELP WITH THAT? PLEASE HELP IT'S BEEN TOO LONG. MY POOR SON HAS IT EVERY WHERE. I THINK HE GOT IT FROM THE POOL BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO GET WORSE AFTER HE SWIMS. EITHER NOT ENOUGH CHOLRINE OR TOO MUCH. HELP HELP HELP!!!" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/ringworm.html&name=TBS_26454 /CURES/ringworm.rss18 Sun, 10 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] Shine from Gabs, Botswana writes: "My 5 year old niece had ringworms on her knee (she had this one for a while, it just kept scabbing and growing) and thighs( this one was new) and I first rubbed both with lemon slice and then proceeded to rub with a mixture of tumeric, bicarbonate of soda and coconut oil (just form a paste no need for exact measurements). I left the paste on for about 10 min (please be careful with clothing, the paste will stain) washed it off and then applied castor oil on it. 2 days later the old one is gone just scar left and the new one is slightly visible but not itching. Am going to continue till all gone." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/ringworm.html&name=ACV_26019 /CURES/ringworm.rss19 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT Rich from Traverse City, Mi writes: "I have been battling an outbreak of ringworm for 22 years now. In 1987 when I was 17 and living in the hot desert of California, my parents bought a cocker spaniel that ended up having ringworm but no one knew what it was and held that dog like it was any other day. We thought it was an allergic reaction. A few weeks later, before my parents took the dog to the Vet, I was off to Michigan for college, never knowing what the diagnosis was for the dog and never hearing from my parents what became of those lesions. Shortly after my move to Michigan I noticed small red, scaly, itchy spots that became worse (raised and itchy) in hot humid weather, along the parameters of my armpits and on my buttocks and stomach that gradually spread in mostly just these areas. It eventually spread to my chest, forearms, wrists and behind the knees as well as my groin area..... in the course of 1-2 years. It was diagnosed, through a skin sample, to be ringworm. I have mainly used over the counter anti-fungal medications to battle this outbreak such as Tolnaftate cream and a few other creams and sprays.......and "coal tar" dandruff shampoo. After about 2 weeks the ringworm seems to disappear completely. Then.... a few weeks to a few months later the ringworm comes back. Sometimes even worse than before and in different areas (in the same places) and I spend more money to buy more creams and sprays ect. to battle it again. How long it remains gone, I noticed, depends on the temperature and humidity factor. If it is winter time, it sometime stays away for a few months. If it is summer time it can reapper within weeks of thinking it is cured. This ringworm is more like a rash than sores. I see pictures of ringworm on the internet and they, for the most part, all look like one big scabby sore or ping pong ball size lesion that looks like an open wound like psoriasis. I have never experienced this sort of lesion with my ringworm. My ringworm looks more like the discolorated pinkish skin spots that are from 1/4 inch to no bigger than 1/2 inch in size like pityriasis rosea. When I first seen pictures of pityriasis rosea recently I thought it looked more like what I have, but I know I have ringworm because I have been to doctors on a few occasions over the many years and from town to town and they all diagnose it the same (from skin samples). I just came to this website tonight and read up on the natural remedies and found great interest in all the positive experiences....especially with apple cider vinegar. So I fetched a bottle from the cupboard at 10:30pm and poured on a clean wash cloth until it was soaked and wiped down my entire body. The smell was and still is rank, and my cats are no where to be found. I waited 1 hour and recorded my observances. 1. I still smell bad but it has subsided from nose tinging to just an acidic urine smell. 2. There was no burning sensation when I first applied it but I can now feel a slight burning along my forearms especially and there is slight redness of the skin. 3. There is a considerable difference in appearance or a lightening of the spots especially along my left forearm (where I first applied it). It looks very faint and the rest of the body looks lighter but not as noticable as my forearms. Some other things I should point out about ringworm that I have noticed over the last 22 years is that when it appears to be gone it may still linger. I can usually tell how much it has gone by holding an area that is affected at an angle to the light so I am looking at it like I am looking through a scope of a gun and it will show it's shape still. Even if it appears gone by looking directly down on it. Also, the ringlets, when looking at an angle, in the light have a grain or fingerprint wavy line look to them different from normal skin texture. This is how I try to determine if I have medicated the ringworm to oblivion but it is not full proof as it keeps reoccuring. As far as I know, I have never infected anyone else including my wife of 7 years now. We did have some worries with our new born after she was born with spots appearing on her forehead once and another area of her face once but with topical applicatio of anti-fungal cream a few times it disappeared for good. I wondered for a long time why my daughter could have caught it so easily and my wife didn't and I am wondering if it is because my daughter and I are of the same blood type and this ringworm can survive better with this blood type which is type O negative. I would suspect this has nothing to do with it whatsoever but curiously intrigued with the thought. I will post in a few weeks (or sooner maybe) to report on my outcome with the ACV. I am going to keep with the ACV for a few days and even try the vinegar tablets to see if this will finally cure this awful, evil and itchy deformity. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/ringworm.html&name=ABSORBINE_25835 /CURES/ringworm.rss20 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] Warren from San Diego, CA writes: "I have had reoccuring problems with ringworm for about 28 years, when I contracted it overseas in the military. For anyone who has ever had problems with ringworm, you know how irrating the itching and how fast the fungus can spread on your skin where areas stay warm and moist. After using various antifungal creams off and on for many years, the ringworm would come back, and in the summer time, it would come back with a vengance. Thank God I happened to find this website that suggested using Absorbine Jr. to address the spreading skin infection. For the last week, I had a strong outbreak of ringworm in my groin area, and I guess I scratched it, and it got infected and started creating a hard mass under teh skin that was very painful and for obvious reasons, concerned me greatly. After reading several of your wonderful comments of using Absorbine Jr. to stop the ringworm spread, I went to my local CVS store and bought a bottle of the regular liquid with the sponge applicator on top. I was amazed after applying the liquid on the affected areas, that the itch immediately went away, and within a couple of hours, I could actually see the angry red areas start to return back to the normal skin color. The Absorbine Jr. did burn a bit on several areas that were pretty raw, but after fanning the area with a newspaper, the burning went away, as did the constant itching that I have had to endure for all these years. The infected painful mass that was brewing under the skin also was smaller and the skin starting to return to normal color the next morning when I woke up, so with regular applications of this wonderful Absorbine Jr., I think I finally have located a product that will help me be more comfortable in the future. I am grateful for all the wonderful people who shared their experiences because as I type this sitting in my recliner at home, for the first time in about 28 years, I am not itching." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/ringworm.html&name=RE_25790 /CURES/ringworm.rss21 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT Bobt2you from Starksboro, VT, USA writes: "Hello everyone! I tried the nail polish, then red vinegar. Ringworm kept encroaching upon this largest of our organs, the skin.. Finally went to my Personal Physician, who identified it as ringworm fungus. Cost 50.00 for the prescription cream. I bought another round of this cream over the phone with my Docter as I was running out, and it did not seem to be working well. Long story short, the Doctor confirmed the ringworm infection was cured, but I was left was dry skin and excema! Don't confuse the symptoms!!! Am now using an over the counter skin lubricant / softner to get rid of this excema. Remember to not confuse the symptoms! Exema is itchy and closely resembles ringworm's tiny start up patches! Hopes this helps someone out there! -Bob." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/ringworm.html&name=RPR_25794 /CURES/ringworm.rss22 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT Tatsiana from Columbus, GA writes: "Hi everybody - this is a great site with probably very helpful advices on how to get rid of ringworm. HOWEVER, it might not be a ringworm you're fighting! There is a very very similar skin condition called Pityriasis Rosea, and the initial outbreak on the skin looks EXACTLY like ringworm (most often it's on the chest or back). But it is not caused by fungus - that's why none of anti-fungi medication helps to clear it up. I got it about a month ago, figured it was a ringworm, started applying over the counter anti-fungul cream, did it for a week with absolutely no change in condition, during the second week I got little spots all over the body, got scared, tried to get an appointment with dermatologist, but was told that next available would be in a month or so (for a new patient), so I went to emergency room where doctor confirmed that it was a ringworm (without any tests though), and prescribed stronger cream and also antibiotic. I took antibiotics and started applying new cream which seemed to aggravate my rashes even more, they became bright read in color. That's when I found this web site, and I started trying every remedy, one after another - tea tree oil, ACV, white vinegar, nail polish, liquid bandaid, garlic - which badly burned my skin. I was thinking about clorox bleach already but skin was already burnt by garlic, so I was pretty desperate - I went to dermatologist's clinic and cried and begged they get me an appointment. I finally got to see the doctor, who took a few scrapings, looked under the microscope, and told me it was not a ringworm but PITYRIASIS ROSEA which is very often mistaken for ringworm. So look up that condition on the internet, and if you are fighting uphill battle with what you think is ringworm, you might find that you have totally different condition, which is not contageous because it's not caused by fungus, and the treatment is a steroid shot (optional) and steroid cream. I hope this information will help somebody." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/ringworm.html&name=ACV_25508 /CURES/ringworm.rss23 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT Holly from Tarpon Springs, FL writes: "I have been dealing with ringworm for aprox 3-4 weeks now. I went to my physician and fluconozole was prescribed and nystatin ointment for the topical skin. Hopefully, the antibiotic killed the infection, but the skin issue is still present and seems to be getting worse on my stomach, breasts and forearm. I am taking some chinese herbs, 9 pills a day, to see if this cures me from the inside first. A family member said to me to try vinegar since it helped cure his fungal infection of the toe. Why not give the ACV a shot, i'll let you all know if it works in a couple of days.....gosh I hope so!" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/ringworm.html&name=DIET_25432 /CURES/ringworm.rss24 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] Diane from Charlotte, Michigan writes: "I had ringworm all over my torso and upper arms. I tried all the cures I read about on this site. Finally, after 3 months of suffering and embarassment, I came across this site about anti-fungal diet. Between that and two weeks of using a topical antifungal cream..with Miconazole Nitrate 2% in it.. this was the only one that even began to work for me, I am clear!!!! I really believe the anti-fungal diet was what really did it for me, plus u automatically loose weight on it. I praise my Lord God above for leading me in that direction. You can get the antifungal diet online..its really just any meats, veggies(no potatos or legumes) and berries, green apples, grapefruit, nuts(no peanuts) no sugar (stevia only) and not much caffine. Hope this helps others." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/CURES/ringworm.html&name=OTC_25164 /CURES/ringworm.rss25 Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] S from Nashville, TN writes: "Ringworm is like athlete's foot and can be treated with any kind of athlete's foot cream. I had ring worm and the cream worked."