2023-05-25 12:15:11
Your fingernails can reveal quite a lot about your health. However, it is sometimes difficult to find out the specific cause of the change. For example, stripes and ridges on your nails can arise for various reasons, ranging from stress to kidney and thyroid disorders.
You have vertical and horizontal ridges. What’s the difference actually? And how do you get rid of it? In this article you can read all about stripes on your nails.
Vertical ridges on your nails
Vertical ridges are grooves that run from the tip of your fingernail to the cuticle. Research shows that everyone suffers from it as they get older. This has to do with the slowing down of cell renewal. This complaint never points to a serious health problem. It often only accompanied by a discoloration of the nail. However, it is wise to take into account the following consequences if you do not tackle it:
- Anemia – with an iron deficiency you can discover changes in your nails. Vertical stripes appear and they take on a spoon shape.
- Trachyonychia – this is a nail disease in which rough nails appear.
Horizontal stripes on your nails
Ridges on your nails are therefore usually harmless, unless they are horizontal. Deep horizontal ridges are often symptoms of a vitamin deficiency or a condition. For example, it can be a symptom of:
- Bof
- Parathyroid disease
- Diabetes type 2
- Syphilis
- Disease of your airways
- Illnesses with a high fever as the main symptom
- zinc tekort
- chemotherapy
- Skin condition
What can you do about those stripes?
Since streaks on your nails are often a sign of another health problem, treatment focuses on the underlying cause. When in doubt, it is therefore important to visit your doctor.
If you are sure that there is nothing else wrong, you can get rid of the stripes with certain remedies. Taking good care of your nails can help with this. Moisturize them and lubricate them with nail oil or cream, for example. Nails with stripes often arise due to a moisture deficiency. Oil or cream provides extra moisture, which makes your nails stronger. Filing, on the other hand, can also work wonders.
Since the ridges are also called ‘the wrinkles of your nails’, it is important to eat and live healthy. The healthier you get old, the less you suffer from those stripes. It is especially important to get enough vitamin B12 and iron. Do you recognize these symptoms of a vitamin B12 deficiency? Then it’s time to tackle this problem first. The same applies to these complaints of an iron deficiency.
Bron: Healthline
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