What's the matter with the horizontal lines on the toenails? The reasons are actually these

Traditional Chinese medicine often says that the condition of nails has a direct impact on human health. So what causes horizontal lines on the toenails? In fact, the presence of horizontal lines on toenails is related to many factors. If the horizontal lines are white stripes, it may be caused by chronic liver disease, malnutrition, or nephrotic syndrome glomerulonephritis.

1. Health issues represented by nail changes

1. Blackening of the nails and broken spots under the nails indicate infection-induced myocarditis (severe heart infection), other heart diseases, or bleeding disorders.

2. Brittle nails may indicate iron deficiency, thyroid problems, impaired kidney function, or blood circulation problems.

3. Brittle, soft, and easily worn nails indicate a lack of nutrition and may be a manifestation of hyperthyroidism.

4. Black nails and/or thin, flat, spoon-shaped nails are signs of vitamin B12 deficiency or anemia. (Nails may also turn black or gray if hands come into contact with detergents or allergens).

5. Dark blue nails indicate lung obstruction, such as asthma or emphysema.

6. Inward-deepening nail tips indicate abnormalities in the heart, liver, or respiratory system.

7. In addition to local fungal infections, green nails can also indicate bacterial infections of the body.

8. Half-white nails with black spots on the fingertips may indicate kidney disease.

9. Isolated green streaks appearing on the nail bed, especially on fair skin, is a sign of skin cancer.

10. Beaded nails (uneven surface) are a sign of rheumatoid arthritis.

11. Nails that extend to the fingertips and curve downward are a sign of lung damage, such as emphysema and asbestosis.

12. Easy to break, crack, and peel indicates malnutrition and lack of hydrochloric acid and protein. Minerals are also extremely deficient at this time.

13. A bulge at the base of the nail with a very small white part indicates respiratory diseases such as emphysema or chronic bronchitis. This symptom may be hereditary.

Through the above introduction, we have a good understanding of horizontal lines on toenails. Therefore, when such a problem occurs, it is necessary to improve it in time. Problems with toenails are generally caused by a lack of nutrients, so it is also very important to supplement the body with nutrients, which is also of great help to all aspects of the body.

2. Reasons for horizontal lines on toenails

Normally, nails are indicators of important organs such as the liver, lungs, and heart. If your nails have any of the following conditions, then you should pay attention.

White stripe

Characterized by horizontal parallel white stripes, usually appearing in pairs, this condition can be caused by chemotherapy and may also be related to decreased serum albumin, so it may indicate these diseases: chronic liver disease, malnutrition, nephrotic syndrome, glomerulonephritis.

Characterized by horizontal parallel white stripes, usually occurring in pairs

Finger clubbing

If the angles of some parts of your nails change, and some even reach an angle greater than 180 degrees, then you may be threatened by some chronic diseases in your body, so you must pay attention.

It may indicate the following diseases: chronic lung disease, hypoxia, cardiovascular disease, liver disease, inflammatory bowel disease, infection and poisoning, etc.

Horizontal Dent

This is the result of nail damage or suspension of growth for some reason, and may be related to high fever, trauma, chemotherapy, malnutrition, drug allergy, etc. Suggestive diseases: peripheral vascular disease, diabetes, zinc deficiency.

Spoon-shaped nails

Nail concavity refers to the appearance of horizontal lines, vertical lines, spots, etc. on the nails. Traditional Chinese medicine points out that this change in nails is closely related to the poor function of the body's tissues and organs, destruction of tissue structure, atrophy and other pathological changes.