Where does a bumpy ridge running the length of my finger nail mean health wise?
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Nail textures: Vertical ridges that appear on the nail can indicate disorders as simple as iron deficiency, poor absorption of vitamins and nutrients, overall poor health or they could indicate something as serious as kidney trouble. (So, you see why consulting your physician is so important.) These vertical ridges, as well as bumpy nails, can also suggest that one is prone to developing arthritis. Ridges running horizontally across the nail can indicate physical or mental stress.
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can you get hold of it and move it around freely between your fingers (it isnt attatched to the bone or anything else) then it is a cyst,or if it is where your adams apple is it could be a growth on your thyroid gland.get it checked.
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It could be a fatty cyst, a blocked pore, an ingrown hair, a lymph note or a gland.  You need to have it examined by a medical practitioner, rather than have yahoo speculate it for you:)
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The diagnosis is difficult and it depends on exactly where this bump is, the shape of it,  how old you are, if you are a man or a woman since some lesions are more prevalent in one gender or the other. Also it depends on if you have teeth or have dentures. The diagnosis could range from a bony growth (torus) to malignancy, from an abcess from a nearby tooth to a cyst from a structure in the palat. It could be a discoloration from a silver filling nearby to a lead tatoo if you are a pencil chewer.Although your dentist have not said anything to you I suggest for you to go and see you doctor or you dentist specifically for this if not just to put your mind at ease.
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You should make an appointment with your doctor to have it looked at.\n\nIt could be from something as harmless as a blunt trauma to the toe, which often takes a while to work itself out and effect the nails.\n\nBut it could also be a symptom of some more serious problem or fungus.
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The word thyromegaly means your thyroid gland is larger than normal.  Inhomogenous echo means that you may have bands of fibrosis or scarring among the gland itself.  You must question your doctor until you understand what they are thinking and the implications it has for you as a patient.  This forum is the last place you should be relying on for sound advice.
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I don't know what ridges are, sorry.\nBut I just looked at my fingernails and I see these lines going vertically
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I'm not sure...if I had to guess I'd say no..but there are lots of crazy things out there.  I once lost my fingernail and wondered the same thing...but it grew back...thank GOD!!!
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Depending on the size and shape of the "bump" it could be any number of things.  It could be something as harmless as an in-grown hair to cancer.  Any time you notice something on your body that is different for your "normal" appearance you should have it checked by a doctor.  Only by looking at it and possibly by taking a biopsy (a sample of what is inside it) can you ever be sure.  It is always better to be safe and find it is nothing than to do nothing and it be something.  Hope this helps.
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First, what do you drink through the day? V-8 do this, it normal, so think of different drinks and stop for a few days and see if it clear up.\nNext, is Hemorrhoids, not sure how to check, I think they hurt some. I guess if you know someone who will look, they see them, just bumpy things I think.\nLast I know is Prostate Cancer, I really hope this not what it is. I think now they check different for prostate cancer, but, the old way was the finger test, just poke up in there and rub the prostate, if, it ok then finger may just look wet, if there a problem there is blood on the finger.\nAlso, I know this something people not want to hear, but, wash good there everyday, maybe every-time you go and see if that help. Dry well and maybe use a Talc Powder.\nBelow are three links to University of Maryland. Read these and all the Links on Symptoms and Treatment.\nThe first if I remember correct, mention problems with digestive tract and anywhere from the in point to the out could be the problem.\nI hope you read these and then you go see a Doctor. I hope it just something minor in the digestive tract, maybe cause by something you eat regular, but, have a Doctor check this out.
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NSP Forum \n\nRe: Fingernails\nPosted By: Ed <ejvaluchuck@yahoo.com>\nDate: Saturday, 27 May 2006, at 4:20 p.m. \n\nIn Response To: Fingernails (Combined Messages) \n\nHello, I was just wonder, my toenails are almost completely white and my fingernails at the tips have a white strip. I was just wondering the reason for this and what I could do to get them back to normal. Thank you, Ed \n: Fingernails \n\n: When someone has fingernails that have ridges \n: (vertical), is that normal or is it a health \n: condition and if so what can be done to \n: correct it? -Tanya \n\n: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - \n\n: Needs more hydrochloric acid - try PDA or Food \n: Enzymes. -Nancy Coulter \n\n: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - \n\n: The information I have says that it may \n: indicate a kidney disorder or iron \n: deficiency. Depending on the source you \n: review. The one I reviewed "Footprints \n: on the Path" says kidney disorders. \n: Another book I have also says possible \n: kidney disorders and also states "poor \n: nutrient absorption". A third source I \n: have only mentions iron deficiency. -Lourdes \n: Martinez \n\n: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - \n\n: I think you are on track with the iron diff. I \n: have always heard ridges were a sign of low \n: minerals and kidney stress but I have \n: personally battled anemia and can use my \n: fingernails as a gage when my iron is low. \n: When it's up the ridges fade. The kidney's \n: also become strained as well as the liver \n: with anemia. -Laura \n\n: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - \n\n: Read the "Fingernails, Jewels or \n: Tools?" on the FAQ page...it is very \n: enlightening. \n: http://www.nspforum.com/faq/index.cgi?read=929 \n: --Miss Sunshine \n\n: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - \n\n: Q: I have ridges that go the long way on my \n: finger & toenails. (They are getting \n: better after a few weeks of NSP prods!) I \n: just noticed that there is one pronounced \n: ridge on each fingernail - on the right hand \n: it is just left of the center; on the left \n: hand it is just right of the center. Anybody \n: see this before? Is there a specific \n: reason/cause? Thanks... -Kathy O. \n\n: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - \n\n: Vertical ridges on fingernails (going from the \n: base to the tip) are often caused by not \n: having enough enzymes/HCl to digest your \n: protein. I have also heard they can be \n: caused by a lack of iron but tend to try the \n: enzymes first. After all, if they are not \n: breaking down and absorbing their protein, \n: they may not be breaking down and absorbing \n: their iron either!! -Mike, ND \n\n: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - \n\n: Splitting nails - lack of Hydrochloric Acid \n: (HCL) contributes to splitting nails. Have \n: you also had problems with digestion for \n: some time? Have you taken antacids \n: periodically? \n\n: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - \n\n: Also, if the or ridges on nail are vertical (up \n: and down not side ways) sometimes that \n: indicates an iron deficiency. If you are \n: lacking HCL you may want to try NSP Food \n: Enzymes. Hope this is helpful. -Lourdes \n: Martinez \n\n: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - \n\n: Vertical - I was taught that those ridges were \n: caused by the LIVER. Per old Chinese Doctor. \n: So test him on all the liver combinations \n: which includes EYEBRIGHT. Valerie - - - - - \n: - - - - - - - - - - \n\n: Q: Hi, I have deep ridges running from side to \n: side on my thumb nails, but thin, vertical \n: ridges on all my other fingernails. Is this \n: something I should be concerned about, go to \n: the doctor about? I take various vitamins \n: daily and am in good health, as far as I \n: know! Thank you, -Kathy \n\n: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - \n\n: Kathy, Do you have white lines AND horizontal \n: ridges on the thumbs? If you do, this can \n: indicate arsenic poisoning. Horizontal \n: ridges can also indicate a B-Vitamin \n: deficiency. Another reason for horizontal \n: lines is wh
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many health conditions are reflected by nail changes...what you describe sounds like a result of trauma.
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Ok, here's what I found in 10 min.\n\nWebMd:\nA black nail may be caused by an injury. \nOccasionally the black appearance under an injured nail may indicate damage to the nail matrix, the area where the nail first begins to form. If this is the case, it may be necessary to remove the nail and repair the matrix.\n---Melanoma may give a black, irregular appearance to an uninjured nail.-----\n\nHealthboards.com\nA vertical black or brown streak, especially if new, should be reported to a dermatologist. This is especially important in an adult with a single nail streak and/or pigment in the cuticle area (Hutchinson's sign). This can also be due to a benign mole, hemorrhage from trauma, or a fungal infection, but it should be evaluated by a dermatologist. Do a web search and get more info. I had a couple once, but they finally disappeared.\n\n\nConsensus online is to go to a dermatologist.....and NOW
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It sounds like a cyst. I had one on my finger and went to a dermatologist and they took it off. Have it checked out to be on the safe side.Don't sweat it.
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It sounds infected to me.  Burn a needle on the stove until it glows red, and jab the needle into the bump.  You will feel a little pain.  There may me a small wood splinter embedded in your toe, and you may need someone to remove it with the needle.\n\nAfter that, soak a cotton ball into "hydrogen peroxide" the stuff you buy at the pharmacy in the brown bottle, and place it on the bump.  If the bump starts to foam white, you have a skin infection.  You will have to soak your toe with hydrogen peroxide for a week, or until the soreness go's away.
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Okay...this is what I have read in the last few moments....  Some studies were thought to indicate that earlobe creases indicated a person was at greater risk for coronary disease...BUT more recent research indicates that old age has a greater influence on earlobe creases.  Sooooo...some could say that old age indicates a greater risk for heart disease if they want to say it and that IS true, but... it isn't the creases in the ear lobes. Sometimes herdity plays a part in these creases.  I wonder the age group in these studies....???\n\nThere is an indication of some inherited health problems when creases of the earlobes are seen in young people....a whole other subject.\n\nMorrow...about finger nails...they can tell a lot about you. Check the link in "sources"
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Sometimes it's related to nutrition, sometimes to stress (called Beau's lines, I believe), sometimes to external wear such as buffing or filing. \n\nAre your nails healthy looking or are they yellow or green? Lifting in places? These would indicate fungus.\n\nHave you changed your supplements in the past few months? \nPeople sometimes  get a ridge when  start loading on biotin after taking a break (forgetting) for a few months. Have you been buffing them lately? If you are, that would be my first guess unless they're yellow or green.\n\nOTHER CHANGES TO MAKE  HEALTHY NAILS\n\n- drink pure, clean water (6-8 glasses a day)\n- avoid drinking alcohol\n- avoid saturated fats and fried foods they stress the liver\n- eat high fiber diet (brown rice,millet , and legumes are good)\n- make sure to get vitamin A, C, and E - try a good quality multi vit/mineral supplement\n- reduced sugar, candy, etc...\n- avoid caffeine, hydrogenated oils, fried foods, meat, soft drinks\n- reduce dairy products in your diet\n- for healthy nails make sure you are getting enough protein\n- keep nails shorter \n- do not cut your cuticles