Although some changes may be due to external factors without importance, it is essential to be attentive to alterations that present our fingernails to distinguish the problem and apply the appropriate treatment.
Our nails can be very useful to know how our health in general, because they show if we are suffering from a disease or if we have some nutritional deficiencies.
Fingernails grow about one to three millimeters each week. Also in her different lesions that can show us some health problems may occur. On these issues we will discuss below.
The nails are yellow
The nails which have little cuticle, which look very yellowish and also have a convex shape, they may be mainly due to the use of too pigmented enamels and which have been used for a long time. Tobacco can also cause nails to take a yellowish color, but also another possibility is dryness or simply age.In the same way, sometimes this color may be related to some problems of the lungs, sinusitis or simply to frequent respiratory infections. Sometimes you may also occur by the use of medications that are used for rheumatoid arthritis, since these medicines contain you azufres .
Currently, there are some products that can clean and whiten nails. They are some antacid pills that are mixed with a little water and submerging the nail to leave them to soak for half an hour, then dry very well and apply a moisturizing cream. Enamel should be avoided for a few days.
The Onycholysis
The Onycholysis consists in the separation of the nail from the nail bed. Its cause may be suffering trauma or suffering of periungual warts; also on many occasions it can occur by psoriasis, when mainly affects the root of the nail. Hypothyroidism can be another cause of this problem. Sometimes a can take a dark brown color.Bites
When the nail grows layers, however form when these layers interrupt to occur irregularities forming certain (very small) peaks. This condition can be caused by psoriasis.Similarly, if you have a localized dermatitis - either chemical or atopic, - you can suffer from this problem.
«Ballooning»
This condition is caused because the inside tissue softens, and there is a curvature on the nail, which resembles the shape of a spoon. This may be a sign that us indicate a problem in the lungs, inflammation of the colon, cirrhosis, endocarditis or celiac problems.However, a curious fact, in the vast majority of cases, people who have these abnormalities on your nails, they suffer none of the health problems mentioned above. It may simply be direct cause of genetics.
The spoon
This is a problem that is opposed to the former, since the nail instead of bulge is tends to sink (goes in any direction), also the nails are very soft.Their cause is directly related with material handling solvents which are derived from petroleum. But another reason may be the lack of iron, regardless of that it is with or without anemia, but When this problem happens must analyze levels of ferritin.
Beau's lines
These are a few depressions that occur across the nail, generated several stripes. These stripes may be all the nails or a few.They are caused by injury to the nail or by serious problems of malnutrition, lack of calcium or zinc, or simply by problems of diabetes or psoriasis.
In addition, on many occasions, may be because it interrupts the normal growth of the nail or chemotherapy treatments have been.
Muehrcke lines
These are a few lines of white, which are transversely. They occur especially when the levels of albumin are at appropriate levels, in such a way that, when these levels are controlled, these stains disappear on their own.As in the previous case, they tend to be generated by poor nutrition or be under chemotherapy treatments.
Leukonychia
This is a problem in which the nail turns already white - either all or by parties - white lines or spots may form, may also occur in all nails once or only some.These are some very common stains that can be seen both in adults and in children, also do not have any clinical relevance and are temporary problems that can be solved with the consumption of foods rich in zinc.
Striped nail
Stripes can be vertical and are very common. They are a simple defect in growth of the nail and do not indicate any problem of health, although possibly a problem of the age.It is a normal problem of its aging, must be used to nutrition, which can be achieved by applying enamels based on keratin, which will help to regenerate the nail and it may grow evenly.
Bleeding in the form of chips
When you have this problem you can see red under the lines, often can be signs of endocarditis, major trauma, or psoriasis; on other occasions is the lack of vitamin C, which can cause hemorrhages.Color changes
On many occasions the lunula can change color, may be blue, but if there is heart problems it becomes red, and yellow when treatments based on tetracycline.When nails are brown it can be by much consumption of fluoride, when the lack of iron the nail bed becomes very pale, and when there is a problem of cirrhosis the nail may become white.
The nails in the mid
This happens when the two colors, which the distal part of the lunula gets Brown.When kidney problems are present, frequently occur two-color nails: the part closest to the growth of the nail becomes whiter, leaving two shades a.
Tired or split nails
This is a relatively common problem, and it can produce mainly by dryness, therefore the solution is to moisturize them well and frequently.The easiest way to hydrate your nails is to massage them with cotton wool soaked in almond oil. This must be done several times a day, at night must use a good cream and do massage fingers (especially in the cuticle).
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