Conditions
Nail Problems
Perfectly manicured nails are every woman’s dream. Well, except for those who are besieged by all manner of toe and fingernail complaints. And men, you’re at risk too! These problems range from fungal nail infections to white spots, or an ingrown toenail. Either antibiotics or the gentle removal of the offending nail spike by a podiatrist will usually treat an ingrown toenail. Infected nails on the other hand (no pun intended), can be white, yellow, green or black and may look distorted, thicken or crumble. As they won’t go away on their own, it may be better to talk to your GP who will pin point the exact cause and offer suitable treatment. To avoid such problems all together, you should give your feet plenty of air, because warmth and sweat only encourage fungi growth. Another condition, Koilonychia or ‘spoon–shaped’ nails usually indicates an iron deficiency. So women everywhere, take note: if you just paint them, you’ll only be painting over the cracks!
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Hi, I have an ingrowing toenail and went to the doctor to get it sorted and gave me some tablets to clear up the infection. I have had it for about 3 months now and hasn't seemed to change. The nail doesn't look like its still in the toe. I have a blood blister at the side of my big toe, which is always bleeding and full of puss. It doesn't seem to want to go away and is really painful please help.
ive had ingrowing toenails twice on both feet on the big toes i had surgery both times to cut the nail out of my flesh first time it failed and just grew back again and the second time left one of my toes yellow,crooked and dinted. surgery is extreamly pain full mainly the annastetic needles hurt most and finaly i would like to ask about my small toe and the one next to it have some white patches on them what is this
Hi am 24yr old i`ve got athletis foot making me itch with black feet nails they are dry with cracks dont know whats happening to them.
What can i do?
hi, i dont know what i have, it started with a ingrown toenail . and now i have like a blood blister at the side of my big toe. when ever i wear shoes it blow up and bleeds. fter a few hours of not wearing shoes it heals and the cycle starts again. i've had this for 5 months. it won't go away i've alreadt had it lanced. butit didnt work. do you know what it is?
I stubbed my big toe a few weeks ago, at first it bled and it has been an orangy-yellow colour underneath since, various people have stood on my feet since I stubbed it. The cuticle is really sore, and in the night I have to wear socks because clear puss comes out of the sides of my toe :/ I'm too embarrassed to see a doctor about it and I hate feet, what can I do?
Hey – I suffered from an ingrowing toe nail in my teens.
A little tip! – try putting a little bit of cotton wool (I just pull it off of a cotton bud) and run it under your nail. This is easier to do when you have had a bath and your toes are soft.
That way as the nail grows it kind of grows upwards and not down in towards the skin around the nail.
It works a treat – honest!!
Since 2004 I have had ingrowing toenails on both my big toes. I had surgery once to rempve the offending slivers of Nail but nothing worked. So I thought i'd sort them out myself seeing as I'm the one who really knows where the pain is. I cut down the sides of both nails and pulled out the ingrowing pieces. May have hurt at the time but the relief is unreal. Now I just keep them filed down wit a special ingrown file. I'm so happy I can wear open toe shoes again!
Make sure all your tools are sterilised though.
i have a realy bad problem with my toe nail . my toe nail have all fell off but they grow back yellow and they like lumppy bits on then i have tryed cream an tablets but nothink has worked wat ells am i ment to do
when i was younger i cut my toe nail on a can that was left on the floor and so the can got stuck in my nail and because at that moment we lived in a country with poor medicalfacilities someone just pulled it off and my nail came of with it since then my nail has never grown back and instead there is skin there instead… i find it soo embarassing am missing a nail and i have never worn slippers or open toe shoes..it really gets anoyying in the summer and makes me feel iam different to others,, i would love to wear opentoe shoes….it has also affected my self confidence…is there anything i could do to make my nail come back…..pleaseeeeee help…...
i'm 11 and was born with an ingrowing toenail my mum took me to the docters and i am booked to have them treated in december they are sore red and pussy and they are really painful
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