Trench Foot: How to Handle it Before it Takes Over

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Although it may not be an incredibly common condition, trench foot is a serious condition that can lead to infection and other conditions. If you're unfamiliar with it, trench foot occurs when your feet are overly exposed to damp and unsanitary conditions.

If you're constantly having outdoor adventures and not taking proper care of your feet, trench foot could be a very real possibility. So what can you do when you start exhibiting symptoms? It's pretty simple.

This tips on the following page will show you the best way to keep your feet dry and safe from trench foot. It's a lot easier than you think.

Read the advice after the break to find out how you can avoid trench foot with a few simple tips!

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112 Comments

  1. MadelynandGreg Long said:

    I’d like to know a few of the secrets on how to cure trench foot. I got trench foot from the jungles of southern Asia when I was in the Marines. That’s been 15 years ago but in the summertime it gets really bad. I’ve tried everything over the counter to keep it under control but it’s still pretty bad. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

  2. Adam Snyder said:

    Potassium permanganate. Also a firestarter when mixed with silica.

  3. Adam Snyder said:

    Potassium permanganate foot bath. Also useful as a firestarter when mixed with silica.

  4. Floyd Howell said:

    When dry wipe with a cloth with white vinager. It balances the ph level of your feet . once a day minimum

  5. Ron Beck said:

    Adam Snyder ,it’s also a water purifier. Listerine mouthwash was originally developed for trench foot.

  6. Ron Beck said:

    Listerine mouthwash was originally made to fight trench foot .

  7. C.j. Horak said:

    Hey Derek, you know what’s really good for treating trench foot? If you lick my b******e

  8. Keith Hadley said:

    Working one winter, as a carpenter, I was wearing goretex lined boots. Going in and out of the house, with the temperature changes, my feet were constantly wet, from the condensation.
    I suffered, for months, as my feet healed. The pads on my heals, we’re the worst. It is painful.

  9. Kenan Johnson said:

    Had trench foot in the Marines, it was so bad my toenails fell off. Absolute misery wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy. Keep your feet dry at all times if possible.

  10. Jc Staton said:

    Use the foot powder and keep your socks clean an dry the best you can.

  11. Shane Jackson said:

    Did not know that. Will cool mint work or do you need the original nasty$#%&!@*

  12. Dan Twaites said:

    I gotten it every summer since i was in the military. My toe nails fall off and grow back every fall

  13. Emily Jones said:

    No. It was originally made for surgeons as a medical antiseptic and also a “cure” for some STDs.

  14. Daniel Agregaard said:

    Omfg it true!!! Worse thing you can get in the winter and spring. It’s like being in the tube for 12+ hrs.

  15. Emily Jones said:

    Please check google or something before you go believing random ppl on the internet.

  16. Emily Jones said:

    A starter company I think just made water proof socks. This might help

  17. Mike McDonald said:

    I had it really bad working at a golf course. It’s fairly excruciating. Skin sloughed off, bled, got infected. It wasn’t my favorite winter.

  18. Gerard Olszewski said:

    In Nam, had paddy foot courtesy of monsoon season and water up to my knees more times than I could remember, took about 18 months to get it totally under control . Till then, worked every day with boots full of blood, the smell alone was ghastly, you could pull chunks of foot off at will…had crept halfway up to my knees at one point.I was allergic to most antibiotics they had at that time, so it was a real touch and go battle for me, the military actually threw their hands up at one point and said “we give up.”So I got proactive took all their meds plus civilian ones that were available and mixed em all together and went for broke, and finally beat it ! Never give up !

  19. Matt Curtis said:

    In the military they gave us some special powder bs we were supposed to put in our boots and socks… your kids might come out blue with six legs but your feet were dry.

  20. Grant Haymore said:

    Lol my crazy$#%&!@*uncle thar served on Vietnam told me when I was a little boy that the only thing the army gave him for trench foot was for him and his buddies stood in a circle and pissed on each other feet. ..

  21. Ron Beck said:

    I did learn that from a documentary on the war. I also did look it up Emily Jones and no mention of stds . People still use it for feet care today, so like you were saying.

  22. Jessie Klupp said:

    Baby Powder, Gold Bond, or Corn Starch all work well. I keep two bottles of Gold Bond on my bug bag and carry a bottle with me on hiking trips. Your feet take you places, it is your job to protect them. Bad feet = Bad day. If you don’t want to pack the bottle, rip off the cap and dump it into a ziplock, double the ziplock, and when you’re ready to use it you can just grab an big handful and rub it on. It works great for chafing and when you wipe your$#%&!@*too much.

  23. Tim Hamann said:

    Got trench foot as a kid went to the water park in shoes, big mistake! Worst 3 days of my life, avoid at all costs!

  24. Beverly Lyons Walters said:

    Thank you for your service Sir , glad you found a way to fix, my husband is dealing with a much smaller case,his feet are terrible,but still working on it

  25. Casey Muns said:

    My dad use to use the yellow stuff, I’ve used it a couple times too, works wonders.

  26. Stacy Ann Roe said:

    first don’t let your shoes get wet, go bare foot if you need to then when your feet dry put the shoes back on. problem solved

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