Corns!!!

I wish I could help. I’ve had one on the outside of my little toe for over thirty years. It all started with me wearing some beautiful soft leather shoes that were quite tight. I’ve had it cut out by a chiropodist but it just comes back. Maybe soaking with Epsom salts might help? It’s my non bunion foot, too, so I’ve never worn fashionable shoes, just good sensible ones.

My husband used to suffer with the same problem. His podiatrist made him a made to measure insert to wear between the offending toes. It was made of something she moulded to fit perfectly that then set like rubber/silicon. She also cut the corns out for about a year. Eventually they just stopped coming back.

Thank you both for your advice. I’ll try the Epsom salts!

I used to have this problem but started to buy wide fitting shoes with a more roomy toe box which has solved the problem.

I have my corns removed regularly, but as the grow back quickly I use some soft clear rubber pieces which I buy at Boots. They are meant to go between big toe and next toe to keep them apart. You can cut them up and use where necessary.

Corns are caused by badly fitting shoes. Relieve the pressure on the corn and it will just move elsewhere on the foot if you carry on waering the same shoes.

I had terrible corns when I was younger due to work shoes I realised where too tight but had to wear them.

I finally got rid of them because they were so painful I couldn't do my job properly!

I haven't had corns since...

Thank you all again. I do wear wider fit shoes and go to the Chripodist regularly! But I’ll try the Boots inserts!

I have corns and calluses because scoliosis means my walking is wonky and some bits of my feet will always be rubbed by my shoes. It’s not always your shoes at fault.
I rely on Vaseline and sharp scissors.

I used to get them regularly years back and I think/feel pretty certain it was the type of footwear I was wearing. I've not had a corn for years now - and it's probably down to being more careful what footwear I choose.

The other thing I've noticed is I've got a similar age friend to myself that had all sorts of trouble with her feet and daylight eventually dawned that the reason was she was wearing the largest normal size of female footwear and she needs the next size up (ie a size that most womens feet don't go up to).

Now she's realised that = she's buying the size she should have had in the first place (though it is harder to get - as many female ranges of footwear don't go up to that size and some of the ranges that do aren't cheap).

It would probably be as well to swop podiatrist if you're just paying them and paying them again and paying them again and they don't seem to be discussing just why this problem keeps reoccurring (ie that will suit them quite well to keep getting a payment out of people - because of a reoccurring problem). There are ones out there that care more about their income than your feet.

The (absolutely awful) podiatrist I saw here about a year ago makes quite a bit of her income by the look of it by people with repeat corns - so I expect it suits her not to discuss the cause of this with them - or they'd stop coming back and she'd have lost a client.

Personally never had a corn but I can remember my mother pring hers down with a razor blade , yeugh .

Do you wear shoes all day long? Can you go barefoot during the day? It seems even with wide shoes your toes are pressing against one another.

I've got one on the outer side of one little toe. It's been there for many years.
I just snip bits off it when it gets obtrusive, wear wide shoes, and it doesn't give me too much trouble.

"Barefoot" shoes is the name of the range I've seen mentioned by various people. There are several manufacturers of this and it's a type of footwear that's made in the shape of peoples feet. The footwear is adapted to us - rather than us adapted to it iyswim. That might be an idea to investigate?

Clogs is another possibility - and some countries wear them still as pretty standard. I don't know how things are in Denmark now, for instance, but I moved there in the 1970s (albeit I obviously moved back again...) and it took me about two seconds flat to have a good look around at what people were wearing. Cue for out went the long hair, maxi dresses and female type footwear I'd used in England - and in came short hair, jeans and clogs and I had to learn a few basic words to say I don't speak Danish - as people thought I was a Dane until I opened my mouth.

I have corns on 2 of my toes. I wear good fitting footwear. I think my gait has caused them and they do get very painful. I have tried corn plasters which help a bit. However, I regularly use a foot file on them after a shower and this seems to be the best way of minimising the pain

If you’re comfy looking on eBay or Amazon you can buy silicone toe separators for all toes-ie between whichever toes you need them. Easily washed and hardly noticeable when you wear them. I use mine constantly as if I didn’t I’d get constant corns

I did order two pairs of the Barefoot shoes, one white and one black pairWhen they eventually arrived, they had sent two white pairs and insisted that is what I had ordered, I had to send the unwanted pair back at my own cost (£24) to the USA. The remaining pair I kept, they are comfortable, but very thin, only of use for warmer weather

My Podiatrist says friction, which causes corns, is reduced if you moisturise your feet every day. Other good advice in previous posts! I had a small corn on the outside of my little toe and it was so painful - 'felt like a needle digging into my foot with every step. It was removed, and I've applied moisturiser to my feet every morning after showering.

Thank you all … so many good ideas to try! Who would have thought that such a little corn could cause so much pain!!

My mother used to have many corns that she cut away holding a razor.
I also had a few but. as with others have explained, since I have been moisturising my feet the corns have gone

I have this. My chiropodists recommended that I use gel pads between the toes, not on.y relieves pain but reduces friction so they don’t get so bad. Very cheap on Amazon.

I use Carnation corn caps which I buy off ebay for my corns which makes the corns easy to remove after several days and they normally don't return.I also have used them to reduce a large wart on one of my toes which a dermatologist at the hospital said they would treat but never did.It was previously visible as a lump on the outside of my shoes and was very uncomfortable but is now considerably smaller and no longer uncomfortable.

Glenfinnan

Thank you all … so many good ideas to try! Who would have thought that such a little corn could cause so much pain!!

On the rare occasion that I do try to wear nice shoes I feel as if someone is hammering a nail into the side of my foot. To ad insult to injury sometimes it hurts at night and keeps me awake. I basically live in Crocs and trainers, and even the trainers have to be wide fitting.

LovesBach

My Podiatrist says friction, which causes corns, is reduced if you moisturise your feet every day. Other good advice in previous posts! I had a small corn on the outside of my little toe and it was so painful - 'felt like a needle digging into my foot with every step. It was removed, and I've applied moisturiser to my feet every morning after showering.

Hadnt occurred to me - but maybe one of the reasons I havent had corns for ages might be that I do moisturise my feet regularly.

Yep....there are some advantages to being the generation that got told:
- moisturise/moisturise/moisturise

and all the other stuff we were taught about wearing matching clothes, clothes that suit us, etc, etc.

All my life I suffered with corns despite not wearing tight or pointed shoes (except occasionally) and then I discovered Hotter shoes and my life was revolutionised! Pity they don't do a few more "dressy" shoes but I'm glad to be comfy at last.