Athletes foot, how easy is it to pass on?

[Tortoise]

I found out I had athletes foot just over a week ago. Cream hasn't really helped so saw Dr today who gave me tablets to help clear it.

Just how easy is it to pass on? I'm wearing socks or flip flops in the house.

I want to take DDs swimming. Do I need to cover the affected foot?

And, bloody hell doesn't it itch! It's driving me up the wall! Especially as I can't scratch it!

Very easily passed on, don't swim until its cleared up.

Make sure you clean your bath/shower thoroughly before other family members use them.

Is the treatment you're using not working? Go to the pharmacist if not.

Thanks.
I hope it clears up soon then as dc are desperate to go swimming. The cream hasn't cleared it up but hopefully the tablets from the Dr will.
The itching is the thing that's driving me mad.

The non-medication route is to wash feet thoroughly in cool water daily, dry thoroughly and apply surgical spirit. Don't soak and let it get soggy, and don't scrub all the dry skin off.

Surgical spirit, ouch! that's gotta sting.

There is worse - I was told weeing on them in the shower worked but can't vouch for that one. (tried it once )

Lamisil Once is fabulous stuff.

Yes, I've heard about weeing on it helps, not keen to try that.
I don't know if I can use anything on it while on tablets for it.

I'm worried, I have small itchy bumps on my hands now which look like how it started on my feet. I've read it can be passed to hands.

Could it be hand,foot and mouth? Nothing to do with foot and mouth!!

You get a sore tongue and devilishly itchy palms and soles.

DDs had that when they were little. It's spreading to along the inside of my fingers. And getting quite itchy. Mouth and soles of feet are fine.

Really looks just like athletes foot started between my toes.

Scared I will pass it to DC.

I just did some Googling and I'm wondering if its not athletes foot but Dyshidrotic eczema. Description of how my feet started and are now, sound very like it.
Might start a new thread about it. And will phone drs Monday morning.

The tablets can cause some alarming side effects including liver failure but dont let that put you off.

Lamisil Once is good, canestan is also pretty effective. Use both twice a day then wear light cotton socks over the top.

The fungus likes to be warm dark and damp so keeping your feet cool, in daylight and dry will help a lot. Walking barefoot on the bearch is every good at a cure too though the resulting frostbite is not (I live in Yorkshire and its fucking freezing here on the beach)

Daily luke wam footbath with 6 drops of tea tree oil will help though onlu 10 mins and let your feet dry naturally not towelled dry. Spray with a 50/50 solution of water and cider vinegar is a more natural remedy and quite effective. I would also reccomend throwing away all your socks tights pop socks etc once it has cleared as you can reinfect yourself very easily. You can boil wash it but that usually does more damage. Spray the insides of all your footwear with the cider vinegar will help too.

Thanks for all that info .
Was on holiday week before last so lots if bare foot beach walking in sunny Devon. No improvement though.
Finished tablets and as its still not better I'm going to try and see Dr tomorrow and ask about my eczema concern as hands are still spotty and itchy.