I have no idea what’s going on with my feet.
I’m pretty sure, I picked up some weird kind of fungus when I lived in the basement apartment on Easton ave, over a year ago. My feet were always pretty calloused from Karate and walking around barefoot, and walking on the balls of my feet like I do, but for the past year they’ve gotten increasingly nastier.
They reek, I can clear a room or a car by taking my shoes off. Plus my socks stick to my feet enough that when I start to take them off, I can spin them around like a stripper’s tassles by not peeling them from the skin first.
I’ve got the feet of an 80 year old man. Whatever the fungus or shit growing on my feet is, it’s not contagious. I’ve been showering in the same spaces as my girlfriend and my mother for over a year and they’re both Funk Free. So I don’t even know where I picked it up. It’s like some kind of foot Super AIDS. None of the athlete’s foot sprays work. If there are any podiatrist’s reading this, leave a diagnosis in the comments section, cuz I’m not wasting a co-pay on these fucked up feet.
Out of boredom, I’ve highlighted the troubled areas, just in case the flash whited out some of the bumps and gross areas. There’s really not much to this blog, but I bet its readers will never forget my feet now. So there’s that.
Chris,
I’m no doctor but one thing I know that will help you that you soak your feet in Dead Sea Salt. You’ll need to do a few treatments but I’m sure that even after the first time you soak (in lukewarm water), you’ll notice the difference.
Dude… had the EXACT same thing…same symptoms….EVERYTHING.
Do this, it will resolve the issue. It was the ONLY thing that worked.
Treat yourself…Go out and buy 3 new pairs of shoes, boots, sneakers, whatever.
THEN…wear a different pair everyday. Only wear a pair of sneakers once every 3 days. Alternating every other day is not good enough. EX: Wear them Monday, and not again til Thursday… You’ll thank me later. Oh…and foot powder does help a bit.
Later.
I found this site trying to figure out what is wrong with my feet.. I have the same problem.. my feet don’t burn or itch.. they are only peeling and LOOK exactly like your feet.. I had an issue in July when I went to a water park and I was wearing CHEAP water shoes.. they made my feet burn the second I stepped into them.. after that I kept having numbing sensations in the toes and ball of my foot.. I finally realized it was DRY SKIN.. My feet had been wet in those shoes for 5 days straight.. I put lotion on and everything seemed okay.. the numbing and burning went away.. three weeks later my feet are peeling.. Did you ever find out what was wrong with your feet?
I think I had the same thing but it went away. Here’s my logic and what I did: It seems pretty clear that it is some kind of fungus or bacteria, or some sort of living organism that is thriving on the skin of your soles. So the goal is to kill it.
What I used was a combination of using Purel (or any other brand of hand sanitizer, you know that liquid gel that you can use to disinfect your hands without water)…a combination of that and some Gold Bond Medicated Foot Powder (which I would sprinkle on my feet and also on the inside of my socks in the morning).
That worked and it didn’t take too long, you should probably see results in about a week. It might even be completely gone after a couple weeks. Nail polish remover also works instead of hand sanitizer.
I have a similar thing. It started about 2 years ago and I don’t know why. However, my feet don’t peel but they have little tiny holes everywhere. On the surface, it looks a bit like a golf ball. But after a day in high heel shoes (and stockings…) my feet just smell of burnt flesh and are really painful. Even driving hurts because of the pedals! My doctor prescribed me some tablets (Lamisil), they did not work. Just like you I have tried every single cream, powder and spray with no real result. The only thing that seems to temporarily clear it is to wear open sandals with no socks or stockings; but living in the north of England, that’s not often possible!! Will try the Dead Sea Salt if I can find it… Let me know if you find something that works! Christelle
My feet are now fine. Here’s what you do. Get yourself a pair of crocs at http://www.crocs.com or wherever they sell them, and go for a vacation somewhere they have a swimming pool (note: if you have a pool the vacation is unnecessary.)
Swim every night, and then wear the crocs or any other open air shoe.
The chlorine should take care of whatever’s on you foot, and by letting your feet dry without shoving wetfoot into socks, etc, they should clear themselves up in a few days. Mine cleared up over my disney vacation.
hi chris,
I have got the same problem ,plz let me know if u get any cure for this disease
Pitted Keratolysis
stop using bleach with your sox
recently i noticed my feet having the same problem. so by wearing open air shoes will cure it?
what is the disease?
From what is sounds like and the pictures that I have seen, it has to be Pitted keratolysis. I found that the croc shoes actually made it worse, since it causes your feet to sweat even more since they are made of rubber.
Hi! my name is Alicia end my husband had the same thing I hope this can help you, I put his feet in warm water with salt and a little bit of clorox for 10 to 15 minutes, and I dried his feet and I put
a piece of crystal of aloe vera on the affected area and put the socks on, he slept whith that all night, end during the day he used a gold bond powder to keep the feet dry. (that powder absorbs the moist in your feet). Now he’s feet are back to normal and we did this every day for a period of 2 to 3 weeks. now I just rub a little bit of vitacilina on his feet every night.
that is PITTED KERATOLYSIS i have that shit too and my feet smell like straight ass after workouts, and when i wear white socks, when i take them off i have to peel them off lol and it leaves a nasty ass green residue on my sock, go to to the doctor and get that shit checked out, dats wat ima do
I have the same issue. It has come and gone for a number of years. This last round has really been a bummer.PLUS if I get in the shower.. OH LOOK OUT MARTHA! My feet are seriously slippery! I can hardly stand! I can scrape a layer of goo off of my feet after a few minutes in the warm water. I have a suspicion that it has to do with Liver function .. Ill keep you posted!
If anybody want info about Dead Sea salt or mud, go to this website http://www.ehow.com/how_4560309_sea-products-cure-skin-diseases.html You will get all the info regarding chronic skin disease like eczema and foot problem. You will be able to purchase dead sea salt and mud. It is excellent for anybody with foot problems and etc. Good luck. You can not go wrong with Dead Sea products.
I have the same problem. It’s freaking me out. =( I hope I don’t have anything. I’m too young to have my feet chopped offffff =’( .. If anyone gets a diagnoses, please tell me. I think I’m going to the doctor monday =( . Hopefully there’s room……
~sings~ Little holes on my feet… skin that looks like its ready to come off but when I try to peel it, its tough…. my socks have to be peeled off my feet……
Help meeeee =(
Pitted keratolysis
http://dermnetnz.org/bacterial/pitted-keratolysis.html
I found it my google searching for “craters on the bottom of the foot” Anyway, apparently sweating is the culprit, and the treatment is an antibacterial cream and keeping the sweat off. The link should give your more info.
Today my 8 year old daughter showed me loads of tiny pin prick holes all over the soles of her feet. I googled it and found she has Pitted keratolysis. It is a bacterial fungi thing that needs treatment from a doctor. Her feet dont smell, yet, and has no peeling skin, just loads of pin pricks
i got the same problem .. my feet reek and i have holes all over the soles of my feet and the skin off the ball and toes … im going to try the sea salt ideo and the powder to stop the feet from sweating .. i will let everyone know in 2 weeks
I am a Podiatrist and as far as foot fungus goes, changing socks and shoes daily is critical to a cure. Make sure the shoes have leather uppers, with lots of holes in them. I prefer the athletic shoes such as Nike and Reebok. Wear white cotton socks, bleach them in hot water, dry them on high heat, and when you are absolutely certain they are dry, put them in the microwave on HIGH for a minute or so. If they have a lot of nylon in them, they will melt. This should kill the fungal spores that allow the fungus to continue.
Remember, mushrooms are also a fungus, and they like environments similar to shoes that have sweaty feet in them. Destroy the environment they prefer. Make it difficult for the organism to live. I would still use an anti-fungal cream, as opposed to a powder, and rub it in to your ENTIRE foot immediately after a shower. Showering daily does help in this case.
Bleaches and other products can be too caustic to the skin, and they also remove good layers of tissue. Best is to use a good liquid soap and scrub your skin with a wash cloth.
Pitted keratolysis should be treated by a Podiatrist or Dermatologist, if that is your suspected diagnosis.
This is most certainly Pitted Keratolysis
I had it diagnosed by a foot doctor! Make sure you goto a foot doctor as my regular doctor didn’t have a clue what Pitted Keratolysis was when I told him, its quite rare.
You can diagnose Pitted Keratolysis by the pitted ‘craters’ visible on your feet and the horrific smell (like rotting fish!!!). It is easier to see the craters when your feet are wet.
Here’s what I suggest you do:
1) Get several pairs of new shoes as your regular ones may re-infect you and you need to rotate your shoes so you don’t wear the same pair 2 days in a row
2) Wear open toed sandals as often as possible to allow air to your feet
3) If you must wear shoes or trainers, always wear cotton socks. Spray your feet with anti-perspirant deodorant to stop them sweating (normal underarm stuff is just as effective and much cheaper than special foot deodorant) before putting your socks on. To keep your feet extra dry, pour a layer of athlete’s foot powder – or even talcum powder on to your feet after applying deodorant
4) ONLY wear cotton socks, do not wear anything with nylon. Also make sure any shoes are breathable. Leather shoes are breathable, anything made from synthetic materials are not.
5) Wash your feet as many times as you can each day (minimum 2 times) but YOU MUST dry your feet 100% after each wash. Adding anything anti-bacterial to a foot bath will help kill the fungus, such as several drops of tea tree oil and/or sea salts.
6) Apply Aloe Vera gel to your feet after soaking. It has anti-bacterial properties and will repair and moisturise your skin and strip off the dead hard skin. Its important to do this as hard or dead skin can trap and absorb moisture that breeds fungus! Alternatively add a couple of drops of tea tree to normal moisturiser.
I know this is a lot to do but this is not an easy problem to get rid of!! It took me two years of GROSS feet to finally find a cure that worked for me. I’m glad to say its all cleared up now! Eradicating Pitted Keratolysis is a full time job, there is no quick fix so be persistant – and if you are you could get rid of it within a month!
My advice is go to dermatology doctor to get a patch test done. A patch test is to see what you are allergy to. You could be allergy to rubber, leather, dye and etc inside the shoe or sneaker. The key is the cause of the problem. I am not a doc but I am going to tell you that you do have some sort of disease on your foot. If you do have pitted keratolysis, you need to educate your self on the disease and go to a derm doctor and not a podiatry. You are dealing with the skin which is key. If you have pitted keratolysis, you would need a prescription for the medicine. You can get erythromycin 333mg 3x a day for 10 days or erythromycin 2%60 pads or fucidin ointment for a week. This medicine get rid of the disease. you have to do you homework. First, do you have medical insurance. Call you medical insurance and ask for the best derm doc or google it. look for a doctor who is the top doctor in your state. Experience is key dealing with this disease. You can email Dr. Oz too which is Oprah’s doctor friend. You don’t have anything to lose. Good luck!
This sounds and looks much like pitted keratolysis. Don’t listen to this so called podiatrist in the blog because he or she does not know what he or she is talking about. Pitted keratolysis is a bacterial infection. NOTHING to do with fungus or tinea.
You inded need to take better care of your feet, by changing footwear daily and use cotton socks, BUT the bacterial infection also needs to be brought under control.
You can go to your GP and get a prescription for topical antibiotics. I had good success though with application of some neem seed oil. just twice a day. before putting socks on and before bed. Cleared up everything within 3 weeks, which is the same result as with prescription drugs and you safe money.
Be mindfull that the bacteria which cause this are normal skin bacteria, they just were capable of multiplying because of humidity. Often you will also suffer from two other illnesses related to these bacteria: Erythrasma and Trichomyocosis.
Any way, good luck.
I live in AZ and this has happened to me the last two years when the weather changes from deathly hot in the summer to cooler weather in the fall and winter. I wear shoes a lot less in the summer and there air itself is super dry. Therefor its obvious the problem surrounds the ventalation and dryness of your feet.
hi
Its a sign of Athlete feet do they produce bad odour or not