Most jiu-jiteiros will go down to the drugstore and buy a tube of antifungal topical ointment. Typically, anything that will treat athlete’s foot will do for ringworm (and the fine print will probably mention ringworm while the packaging focuses on athlete’s foot). As it is with any medical condition, your best course of action is to talk to a medical professional. Self-diagnosis and treatment can work, but that’s a path to take “at your own risk” according to our legal team.
But that’s how you treat it. If you get ringworm, or any other form of mat funk, you should let your instructor know so that your school can get an extra thorough cleaning. Unless you are a dirtball, you are probably not to blame for the ringworm outbreak, so you should not be embarrassed to warn your instructor. You could prevent the fungus from spreading to your training partners, and you can help your instructor potentially pinpoint the source.
Most jiu-jiteiros will go down to the drugstore and buy a tube of antifungal topical ointment. Typically, anything that will treat athlete’s foot will do for ringworm (and the fine print will probably mention ringworm while the packaging focuses on athlete’s foot). As it is with any medical condition, your best course of action is to talk to a medical professional. Self-diagnosis and treatment can work, but that’s a path to take “at your own risk” according to our legal team.
But that’s how you treat it. If you get ringworm, or any other form of mat funk, you should let your instructor know so that your school can get an extra thorough cleaning. Unless you are a dirtball, you are probably not to blame for the ringworm outbreak, so you should not be embarrassed to warn your instructor. You could prevent the fungus from spreading to your training partners, and you can help your instructor potentially pinpoint the source.
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