Why are my nails darker?

The color of nails can determine a person's physical health, so many people now pay special attention to the health of nails. Therefore, many patients with dark nails want to fully understand what is going on with dark nails in order to ensure their physical health. The following is a detailed introduction, so that many patients with dark nails can have a comprehensive understanding.

anemia

The nails lose their original redness, become pale and bloodless, the center of the nail is sunken, the edges are curled up, the nails become thinner and dull.

Healthy nails are originally pink, curved in shape and have a natural luster. If the nails are pale in color, flat in shape, or even concave into a spoon shape, and are dull and lack luster, it is a manifestation of liver blood deficiency, which is a sign of anemia. This is especially true for women who lose a lot of blood during menstruation, who are prone to iron deficiency anemia.

Fungal nail infection

The nails become thickened and raised, and the nail plate is no longer transparent but appears yellow, green, white, black, etc., covering up the natural pink color of the nail bed.

This is a typical sign of a fungal nail infection. In the transition season between spring and summer, toes or hands that are hot and humid and sweaty are prone to fungal infections. The fungi invade the gap between the nail plate and the nail bed and multiply in large numbers, which will obviously affect the appearance of the nails, causing the nails to become noticeably thicker and the nail plate to no longer be transparent. Different fungi will cause different color changes, covering up the color of the nail bed. Therefore, keeping the skin clean and dry is the most important thing. Be sure to wipe your hands or feet clean after washing them. The treatment method is to apply 35% glacial acetic acid solution after removing the diseased nails. Because nails grow slowly, the treatment of onychomycosis requires persistence, and at least three doses of medication are required to be effective.

Nutritional deficiencies

The surface of the nails is uneven and dull. Nails are a keratin structure composed of multiple layers of firmly connected keratinized cells, and the cells are filled with keratin filaments. Therefore, foods rich in protein and calcium are the basic elements for maintaining healthy, smooth and shiny nails. In addition, zinc, potassium and iron as well as vitamin A and vitamin B are also very important for the growth of nails. Therefore, nails can reflect the nutritional status of the human body. If the intake of nutrients such as vitamins and calcium is insufficient, the surface of the nails will become rough, uneven, and dull.

Fever

Horizontal grooves appear on the nails. Horizontal grooves on the nails are common in children suffering from febrile illness. If the nails have abnormal metabolism for a period of time, grow slowly, and are significantly slower than their previous growth rate, grooves will appear on the nails. The horizontal grooves on the nails are generally related to certain acute and serious diseases, such as acute measles, lung fever, scarlet fever and other fevers, or metabolic abnormalities and skin diseases.

This article introduces in detail what causes dark nails. I believe that many patients with dark nails have already understood what is going on through the above information. So after a comprehensive understanding, in order to make your nails darker and recover as soon as possible through treatment, you can go to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible after understanding the above content to make yourself fully recovered.