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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Ive had an in-grown toe nail for almost a year but i have a huge phobia of feet!! Not only can i not let anyone near my feet but it is the worse pain ever. Ive now noticed there is some pus in there and its more swollen and painful than usual. Im scared of going to the doctors in case they want to touch it. Ive tried clipping it but the nail is so thick and curled, that i cant get the clippers underneath. Does anyone know if i can just have it removed but under general anestetic? I wont be able to let a doctor touch it, but what else can i do?
Heyaa ' i got 4 toes that Have Fungal On Theem ' And it Is really Annoying ' Cause i Dont like people Seeing My Toes ' Whaat Caan i do?
Yes u can! I had awful ingrown toenails on my big toes, and after a failed operation (under local anaesthetic) of removing of a segment of the nails, I had an operation under general anaesthetic to remove the whole nail. So go to the doctor and get it sorted!! Don't suffer in silence! Tell the doctor your problem and they'll understand!
From the top knuckle on my index has become swollen and there is a deep ridge from the bottom of my nail to the the top.A clear gluey type substance seeps out of the base of the nail frequently. I have been refered to specialists and no-one seems to know what it is , can you please help ?
Hi on a couple of my fingernails the nail is coming away from the nail bed in the centre of the nail and it feels a little tender I have been trying to grow them out to see if it improves but unfortunately not. The nail is not discoloured in anyway.
Hi, I have a problem with my big toe on my left foot. It looks like I have a big bruise under the nail and I haven't dropped anything on it at any point. Its gone from purple to black. It looks worse the longer I'm on my feet. The colour seems to darken. My nail is quite brittle. It won't grow properly. It will grow to a certain point an then it stops and it doesn't seem to grown anymore. When my nail isn't this colour its usually very white at the tip. Ive had the darkening of my nail before and then it went away. After that I found I was showing more bruises and I hadn't bumped myself an stuff. Ive had my iron checked and it's ok. I do take a multi vitamin with iron as ive had low iron before. I'd appreciate any info you can give me on this. Thanks, Adele
about 6-8 weeks ago, underneath the toenail of my middle toe on my right foot seemed to turn black, i hadnt banged it and couldnt understand why it had gone that colour, now my toenail seems to be coming off, i think if i gently peeled it back it would come off, my toenail isnt dead and seems to be quite healthy apart from the black colour underneath,does anyone have any idea what it could be, many thanks
All of my toenails are a sort of yellowish colour and all of them apart from the big toes are thick underneath. Also my skin seems to split away from my nail and they get really sore and bleed if i walk on them. I really need to get this treated as it is painful.
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i have a hard lump underneth my toe nail is it any thing to worrie about!!!!!
My nail growing on my index finger has developed dents. Is this a fungal infection? Is there anything I can do myself to treat it? Thanks.
Hi I am eighteen years old. I had a fungal infection last year in my right foot which started in my big toe's toenail and eventually to the rest of toenails on the same foot. I was prescribed some terbinafine tablets which cleared the infection up. However, I have recently noticed that there is a scaly discoloured discharge and that the rest of my toenails are also starting to become brittle,course and discoloured along with athletes foot. I have been to my GP for the second time who took a clipping from the infected toenails and have been sent off to be analysed. I am wondering why the fungal infection in the same foot keeps reoccurring and what is the next step to getting rid of this. please help It is embarassing!!
I have recently noticed quite deep horizontal ridges across the nails on my big toes only ( one worse than other) is there a health reason for this or could it be to do with a foot operation I had last November ? thanks
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