There are many small pits on the nails

In life, many people have some nail diseases. In fact, most of the nail diseases are caused by the lack of calcium in the body. Because normal people's nails look smooth and pink, but for some onychomycosis patients, their nails will look like they have some black spots, and people with calcium deficiency will have some small pits on their nails. So why are there so many small pits on the nails?

1It may be onychomycosis

Chronic mucocutaneous candidal onychomycosis (or true candidal onychomycosis) onychomycosis: manifestations include deterioration, swelling, brittleness of the entire nail, a wart-like and uneven surface, and vertical lines and small pits on the nail.

Onychomycosis is the most stubborn and difficult to treat disease among onychomycosis. It can be treated with oral medications, topical medications or surgical nail removal.

2. Long-term cold water immersion causes

Soaking your nails in cold water for a short period of time may not have any effect, but if you soak your nails in cold water for a long time, or if you do a job that requires frequent soaking in cold water, it may cause abnormal nail growth, with vertical lines and small pits on the nails.

It is recommended that you adjust your work or avoid soaking your hands in cold water as much as possible, and take good care of your hands, otherwise your nails will become less and less beautiful as they grow.

3It may be nail ringworm

Onychomycosis is a type of psoriasis, also known as psoriasis, which is usually caused by fungal infection and can manifest as many thimble-like pits on the nails.

It is necessary to seek medical treatment and take medicine in time, and you can apply ointment or massage to cooperate with the treatment.

Massage

1. Use your palm or a brush to rub along the Yangming Stomach Meridian of the psoriasis patient's foot from top to bottom 10 times, and press and rub the Zusanli point for half a minute until you feel soreness and swelling.

2. Use your fingers to massage and rub the psoriasis patient's wrist to fingertips along the large intestine meridian, triple burner meridian, and small intestine meridian for 5-10 times. Use a brush to vertically brush the outside of the wrist of the psoriasis patient 5 times.

3. Rub the Stomach Meridian of Foot Yangming of the foot of psoriasis patients briskly from bottom to top, and rub the Taixi, Sanyinjiao and Yinmen acupoints of psoriasis patients for one minute each, and press and rub the Shenshu and Mingmen points for one minute. Rub until you feel soreness and swelling. It is best to rub the Yongquan point until it becomes hot.

4. Lack of trace elements

The growth of nails is inseparable from trace elements. Therefore, if the body lacks certain trace elements, it will be manifested in the patient's nails, such as the appearance of vertical lines and small pits.

Go to the hospital for a trace element test to see if you are lacking in trace elements, and then supplement the trace elements in a targeted manner.