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Signs and Symptoms of Warts
Warts are very common in the general population, with almost 75% of all people experiencing them at least once in their lifetime. They can also develop at any age, with both men and women being equally susceptible.
Most warts that appear on the surface of the skin are usually not serious or painful, and as a result they are more of a cosmetic concern. However, you should still consult with your doctor if warts suddenly appear on some part of your body, if they are painful, or if they continue to reoccur.
Genital warts are also very common, particularly among young people in their early 20s. They typically occur around the genital area such as the anus, penis, scrotum, vulva, or vagina. These types of warts usually cause an itching or burning sensation, particularly during intercourse. For some women, genital warts occassionally cause abnormal vaginal bleeding, while others don't experience any symptoms for months or even years.
Causes of Warts
Warts are caused by a viral infection known as the human papillomavirus (HPV). Since the infection is on or close to the surface of the skin, the virus is contagious and can be spread when infected skin makes contact with uninfected skin. Therefore you should avoid touching a wart since it can easily be spread to other parts of your body. For the same reason, warts can also be spread when sharing clothing, towels, or other objects with an infected individual.
Home Remedies and Natural Cures for Warts Treatment
Warts Home Remedy Using Duct Tape
Duct tape has been known to help cure warts. The remedy takes a few days, but it has been found to be
over 80% effective when treating warts on the hands and fingers:
- Place a piece of duct tape over the wart.
- Leave the tape over the wart for at least 6 days.
- After 6 days, remove the tape and soak the wart in warm water for a 5 minutes.
- Dry the wart, and repeat the 6-day process for up to two months until the wart disappears.
Natural Cure for Warts Using Vitamin C
Research has shown that some warts can be treated with Vitamin C. Simply take a single Vitamin C tablet,
crush it into a powder, mix it with a few drops of water, and then apply the mixture directly to the wart.
While the infected area is still wet, cover or wrap it with a bandage for one day. The high acidity from
the Vitamin C will help to destroy the papillomavirus that is causing the wart.
Natural Treatment for Genital Warts Using Tea Tree Oil
A very effective treatment for genital warts is using Tea Tree Oil.
Simply dab a cotton swab into the tea tree oil and gently apply it to the wart. Repeat this once a day
for 10 days. If the treatment is effective, the wart will eventually turn white and then fall off.
Note that the tea tree oil may causing a slight stinging sensation, but this is normal. Also, be sure
to dispose of the used cotton swab to avoid spreading the infection to other areas.
More Warts Home Remedies and Treatments
Reader Comments
Posted by Adam on Mar 10 2010 10:42:22
This past week I got sick. I felt a sore throat coming on so I started taking Vitamin C orally. I used the powdered ascorbic acid mixed with some fruit juice. 1 teaspoon a few times a day to start. By the third day the sore throat had gotten to a point where I could barely talk and I took a total of seven teaspoons throughout the day. That's over 20,000% of the RDA. The next day I noticed that a wart I had on my left foot had mysteriously disappeared over night.
Posted by john on Mar 03 2010 06:56:19
how can you treat and prevent genital warts.this sturbon warts have persisted for 2 years on my patient.
any one could read this comment and help please.
Posted by Russell Comer on Feb 27 2010 16:04:28
Apparently you can't put a price like I have twice now it's TWENTY NINE NINETY NINE! ugh!
Posted by Russell Comer on Feb 27 2010 16:02:18
Tea Tree Oil (Melaleuca Alternifolia) Should be found for about .99 for 4 ozs. NOT .99 as I thought it was put in below, sorry for any confusion. read below
Posted by Russell Comer on Feb 27 2010 15:58:04
Vitamin C,Apple Cider Vinegar,iodine,freezing,burning,milk from plants or tree,garlic,banana,grated carrot,tea tree oil.
All of the above methods do and would work. The acids or thermal treatments can be very effective if and when they are done. I am not a doctor but I love the science involved so after alot of molecular reading I could see how they react. Consider the cause of the unwanted parasite. Best method to which I would recommend would be the tea tree oil diluted with another oil of olive or coconut or a galic base. 100% Tea Tree Oil costs .99 for 4ozs. (Melaleuca Alternifolia)
Treats several causes and symptoms but always research these claims yourself. Hope you all get better soon. God Bless
Posted by sandy on Feb 04 2010 22:29:17
The best way to remove warts is: go to a pharmacy that can make up a 2.5 strength iodine. That is a little stronger than the iodine you can buy in the pharmacy. (it is commonly called LUGOL or POVIDONE iodine 10% If they have a lab there they willmake it for you. Iodine only stings on broken skin. Take the dropper and cover the wart with a drop of the iodine. It will take anywhere from 1-5 days for the wart will drop off. There is absolutely NO pain (unless like some of you seem to like self induced torture) but it leaves NO scar, does not come back, and is absolutely pain free. I told a famous doctor about this and he said that it would make absolute sense to him. Also my elderly mother had a fungus infection so bad on her diabetic toe that her toenail would partly lift off and become infected. I applied iodine daily and after a few weeks, the toenail lifted right off without pulling and the fungus underneath had dried up.. Brushed off and new fresh skin appeared along with a new nail. Please save yourself all of the hassle of he terrible burning and do this.
Posted by Bridget on Feb 04 2010 17:34:34
Use this remedy: Soak a small piece of cotton (large enough to cover the wart) in ACV(apple cider vinegar). Place cotton directly on wart and cover with a band-aid. Do this at night before going to bed and remove in morning. Wart is usually gone in one week. Sometimes the first or second night the wart will be painful, simply remove the cotton and begin again the next night. This is even great for plantar warts.
Posted by doug on Jan 21 2010 18:58:54
I took the propane tank of the barbeque and tipped the tank upside down and put some liquid propane in a cereal bow. Then use a q-tip to dab the liquid propane against the war and hold it on till the liquid propane boils off and then keep repeating till the wart is froze hard. It will blister and eventually turn hard and fall off. I have done this to many warts on my hands and they have not cam back since. It is the same procedure as liquid nitrogen except you are using propane which has a higher boiling point.
Posted by love on Jan 08 2010 09:18:53
I had same experience with the other guy.I burn my warts located in my fingers by a screw of which I heated it up in a candle.AFTER BURNING IT i USED A NEEDLE PIN TO PINCH MOST AREAS OF THE WARTS TILL IT GETS BLOOD,,i GOT A LITTLE OF IODIZED SALT AND APPLIED IT IN THE BLEEDING WARTS.iTS PAINFUL WAY,,BUT IT WORKS. AFTER FEW DAYS, MY WARTS WERE GONE.
Posted by Cathleen on Jan 06 2010 17:08:42
I had luck with burning them off. I found metal skewers with a blunt top. I heated them on the stove burner and then applied to the top of the wart until it blistered or it became too painful to hold it. It worked wonderfully as I had been plagued by warts for over ten years as a child. In the past I would periodically go to the doctor and have them surgically removed. The upside is that I didn't receive any scars unlike the ones removed by the doctor.
Posted by sherry ann on Dec 29 2009 12:30:45
I have about one and a hlaf inch of wart under my eye and I tried over the counter wart remover, an healing oil I purchaed via internet, a herbal treatment from Dutch Guyana, grated garlic, duct tape and even clipped off some of the warts and they kept coming back. I visited a dermatologist who said they will return even if they laser it off. I want to try the tea tree oil and would like to know what brand to buy from the local drug stores in Georgetown-Guyana.
Posted by Cynthia on Aug 07 2009 14:26:03
You don't give a lot of info on the vitamin C treatment. Do you apply the paste more than once during the 24 hours? Why water when it makes the paste dry out and crumble off? And what do you do if the wart isn't gone by then?
Posted by w. a.r. on May 26 2009 20:02:44
just be brave and use a ligther and burn !!!!! oh yeah is a painfull ..... very painfull just drink a tequila and is gone!!!! jajajajaja believe or not just burn i was using for a month !!! try it
Posted by Armando on Mar 20 2009 08:47:12
The milky stuff of a fig tree leave directly on a wart will illiminate the wart in about 2 days.
Posted by Lori on Jan 18 2009 23:50:35
When my son had several warts on his hands we took a small piece of cotton from a Q-tip and soaked it in vinegar-placed it on the wart-covered with a band-aid. We did this at night and he would remove it in the morning. He did this for about a week before it was finally gone. It turned black and fell out. It really worked! Try it.
Posted by darwin on Jan 04 2009 15:17:10
I personally used a thin slyce of garlic wrap with a bandaid or a piece of duct tape and takes about one to two weeks to completely disapear
Posted by Gwendolyn on Nov 13 2008 15:49:00
Sadly, I had the horrible experience of acquiring several plantars warts on my feet. I went to the Doctors and tried the liquid nitrogen, many times. The Doc never seemed to leave it on for long enough. So i decided to take matters into my own hands. I had heard about the \\'Match head method\\' of home remedies, so I tried it. I was desperate to get rid of them so I just did it!! I used the wooden matches as they are sturdier and hold the heat better, lit them then blew them out, then placed immediately on wart, held on wart until heat disapated. Repeated manay many times during one sitting. This method works the best of all. It truly burns the warts right off. Better then any of the other \\'natural\\' remedies.
Posted by Emma on Jul 20 2008 17:52:30
Burn your wart with matches! This remedy is only for warts not covered in skin. Such as cauliflour types. This remedy will kill your wart straight away but you will need to take painkillers as you will experience a painful trobbing. To do this treatment light a match then blow it out and really quickly place it on your wart and keep it there until the heat has gone. Repeat several times until you think you've killed it. This will work, just be brave. No pain No gain!
Posted by ROSS on Apr 28 2008 00:40:03
Re banana on planter warts, it does work. Cut a square of banana peel place over wart with meat side onto wart,cover with compfortable bandage leave on for 4 days & nights,place a plastic bag over foot when showering as not to get wet. Remove bandage not a sign of banana ever been there.Amazing!!! repeat if needed.
Posted by May Strom on Apr 27 2008 16:33:35
l was told by my mother to fine grate a carrot and put it on the wart and cover it with a bandage or sterile pad. You do this just before you go to bed and take it off in the morning---do this process for 3 nights(only).After time passes in a week to a month it will automatically fall off with no holes, scaring or marks left behind, just new skin.
Posted by Mary on Mar 25 2008 16:28:37
I had a forest of warts on the bottom of my foot for about two years many years ago. I read an article in Prevention Magazine about banana peels and warts. so since I ate a banana and orange juice for bf everyday back then, I decided to try it. I would rub the meat side of the peel on my affected foot until it the peel turned black. When the peel was about used up, I would tape a piece on my foot, cover with a sock and wear it for a few hours. Two weeks later, they were gone. And I've never had a wart on my foot again.