What do white blotches on the fingernails mean? I've had them for forever, and the nails are fine otherwise. I'm suspecting some sort of deficiency or over-production, but i have no clue. They just pop up at the base and eventually grow out.
Thanks for all your help
2006-10-18 09:45:40 · 8 answers · asked by Me 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
I drink a ton of milk and eat alot of cheese (probably more than I should). For the bruised nail thing, theres a ton of white blotches for them just to be bruises. Also, they are all horizontal - none with a width greater than the height.
2006-10-18 09:56:07 · update #1
people used to believe that it was a calcium deficiency.but infact all that has happend is you have bruised your nail.you may not remember bumping it but you have and its just a bruise.i dont get any calcium at all and i dont have the white blotches.theyre just bruises.dont worry
2006-10-18 09:49:03 · answer #1 · answered by J'sGirl 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I heard that if you have white bits on your finger nails it means there is not alot of calcium in your diet, so each some more cheese and drink more milk
good luck
2006-10-18 16:49:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Calcium deposits
2006-10-18 16:47:51 · answer #3 · answered by gdf888 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
DianeL is right. It is a calcium "deficiency". Drink more milk, eat more cheese, take more Rolaids. You need more calcium.
2006-10-18 16:51:32 · answer #4 · answered by bugear001 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It usually comes from hitting your nail against something hard.
2006-10-18 16:54:01 · answer #5 · answered by pgenius3 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
its calcium deposits... you gets them from lots of calcium- some people get them on their teeth too!
2006-10-18 16:47:31 · answer #6 · answered by rachel o 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
well the white spots are normal
2006-10-18 16:48:43 · answer #7 · answered by Carrie T 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
they come out because of
your iron levels. it is normal
dont worry to much.
2006-10-18 16:47:50 · answer #8 · answered by lulukita 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋