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Anti-fungal creams

If you've got athlete's foot you can reduce the symptoms by using an anti-fungal cream, spray or powder. Anti-fungal drugs are also found in some dandruff shampoos. They can't always cure the problem but they can stop your skin from flaking as much, getting infected or spreading.
- Try Lotil cream, a cheap anti-fungal and anti-bacterial cream that helps soothe dry, chapped and sore skin

There are natural anti-fungal remedies such as coconut oil and tea tree oil or try eating foods which are high in zinc and selenium.

Thrush cream/yeast medicine

Thrush is a yeast infection, like athlete's foot, but can be found in your mouth or around your vagina. Because these areas are more sensitive you'll need to buy a more specific anti-fungal cream.

You can also get pessaries (tablets you insert inside your vagina) or tablet and cream combinations. Examples are Vagisil and Canesten. But garlic and natural yogurt can help as natural alternatives.

Calamine lotion

This anti-inflammatory cream cools the skin, so it's good if you have a rash, eczema or your skin is red or inflammed. It can be used to help with sunburn and prickly heat, chickenpox and insect bites and because it contains a mild antiseptic it can prevent infections caused when you scratch acne or blisters.

A natural alternative is aloe vera, which can also help ease the pain of genital warts and ease the discomfort of irritable bowel syndrome.

Read on for information about medicines for digestive problems

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By Vicky Woollaston

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