Can stress cause plantar warts?

In today society, most of us work in a stressful environment. Most people feel stress in their daily life and stress had caused many health problem in today modern age. But can stress cause plantar warts? since a lot of health related problem nowadays can be caused by stress, some peoples are wondering if stress could be the cause of plantar warts.

The answer to that question is NO. plantar wart is not caused by stress, it is cause by some sort of virus called Human papilloma virus (HPV). This virus believed to get into human body thru small crack on our foot especially when we walk bare footed on places where the virus is known to prosper such as public shower floor. Click to read more about “How do you get plantar warts”

This virus normally killed by our antibody but it sometime survive and cause plantar wart to appear. This is more likely to happen especially when our antibody are weak. The virus that cause plantar wart also known to survive in shoes which used by people with plantar wart.

Stress however, are not actually able to cause plantar wart. The virus can still cause plantar wart if it manage to infect you whether you're in stressful situation or not.

Stress didn't cause plantar warts. However, both plantar warts and stress is not a good thing. Both of them can affect our daily performance and make our life a little more uncomfortable. So, don’t hesitate to seek for treatment if you happen to be facing any of those issue.

Further reading :
Can plantar warts spread through bed sheets?
How long do plantar warts usually last?
Home remedies for plantar warts

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Compound W starting to gel up in the bottle, should you buy a new one?

So let say you been using Compound W on your plantar wart and beginning to get some result. After weeks of using it, the upper layer of the wart has fall off and you think you only need to give it a few more treatment before the wart is gone for good. However, you realize the Compound W is starting to gel up.

Now you probably wondering, what happen? it is still good to use it on the wart?, or is it better to get yourself another bottle of Compound W?

What actually happen is the Compound W is gelling because it's exposed to the air. This maybe due to the bottle isn't closed properly after use, allowing the air to get in. Compound W is some form of acid so when it started gelling, that mean it no longer as powerful as it was before.

Because the Compound W is losing it power, it is better to purchase a new bottle to make sure you can treat the wart properly. Don't forget to close the bottle tightly this time to prevent air from getting in so the Compound W will not gelling up.

Using over the counter products such as Compound W is one of the best way to get rid of plantar warts. Many people had successfully remove the wart by using this method. However, the bottle need to be closed tightly to prevent Compound W from gelling up so you can use it on your plantar wart more effectively.

Further reading :
Will Compound W cause any problems to my healthy skin?
Will Compound W Wart Remover work on Plantar warts?
Is it OK to use Compound W wart remover to remove skin tags?

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