Anyone have white dots/spots in their fingernails?

[edprush]

What causes them?

I don't believe they are due to 'bumping' them against something.

 

[Slimline]

its natural as far as i know.

 

[everman]

You need to eat more pie.

 

[Cawchy87]

I knew the reason for this... but I totally forget.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Originally posted by: everman
You need to eat more pie.

Just remember that pink lemonade pie gives the best results.

 

[RCN]

http://www.drweil.com/u/QA/QA350576/

 

[rmrf]

Originally posted by: Cawchy87
I knew the reason for this... but I totally forget.

I've always been told it happens when you haven't been getting enough calcium. I think it was just a trick to get me to drink my milk when I was little though.

btw, it worked, and I'm gonna use it on my kids

 

[Agnostos Insania]

Originally posted by: Slimline
its natural as far as i know.

Yeah it's pretty normal as far as I know, especially for toenails. Looking at my fingernails and toenails now I don't seem to have any spots, but I remember seeing them years ago when I was still growing. Maybe it's related to aging or something or malnutition of some sort.

 

[AdamSnow]

Sometimes my fingernails get little pits in them

 

[Platypus]

Calcium deposits

 

[Agnostos Insania]

Originally posted by: RCN
http://www.drweil.com/u/QA/QA350576/

Ahh, that explains why I don't seem to have any anymore, I was much more physically reckless when I was younger.

 

[phisrow]

leukonychia

All sorts of assorted causes. Most of them quite harmless. The moral of the story is that if you have a few, or can correlate them to trauma events, no problem. If you have a sudden sharp spike in frequency and density, you might fancy a chat with your GP.

 

[funkymatt]

you get them when you lie.


quit lying!

 

[alien42]

Originally posted by: RCN
http://www.drweil.com/u/QA/QA350576/

calcium deficiency ftw

 

[WhiteWonder]

I get them after they get smashed.

 

[aidanjm]

zinc deficiency. the white spots go away if you take a multivitamin or zinc supplement. zinc picolinate works best.

 

[dawnbug]

Originally posted by: RCN
http://www.drweil.com/u/QA/QA350576/

Wow, I always thought it was a nutritional deficiency. It's kind of reassuring to know that it's not.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: WhiteWonder
I get them after they get smashed.

You drown your fingernails in filled shot glasses? :Q

 

[MBentz]

Originally posted by: alien42

Originally posted by: RCN
http://www.drweil.com/u/QA/QA350576/

calcium deficiency ftw

Reading comprehension FTL!

 

[glugglug]

Odd, could swore I'd read before they were from calcium deposits, if you get an excess of it.

 

[edprush]

Originally posted by: RCN
http://www.drweil.com/u/QA/QA350576/

He's wrong--Weil, that is.

 

[leftyman]

i have them...its a sign of large manhood

 

[jonessoda]

I get them from finger injuries. Oddly, I don't have any right now.

 

[BooGiMaN]

isn't it weird the things you notice when you masturbate too much....

 

[aidanjm]

Originally posted by: LadyBuggy

Originally posted by: RCN
http://www.drweil.com/u/QA/QA350576/

Wow, I always thought it was a nutritional deficiency. It's kind of reassuring to know that it's not.

why should I take his word? he doesn't reference any of his "facts", which is a bit of a red flag.

(I trust my own experience. i.e., I had white spots on ginfernails, read in several books they can be due to zinc deficiency, took zinc, spots went away, stopped taking zinc, spots came back, started taking zinc/ a multivitamin, spots went away for good.)