What reason is fingernail gray white?

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Nails are human connective tissue, the main component of which is keratin. Nails are relatively hard parts of the human body. When there are problems in human health, they are often reflected in the nails. In life, there are many abnormal situations of nails, such as the situation that nails become gray white. What is the possible reason behind this?

What reason is fingernail gray white?

1. Nails are gray, mostly due to lack of oxygen, which is common among smokers; For people who don't smoke, their nails suddenly turn gray. The most likely reason is that they suffer from onychomycosis. At the beginning, the edges of the nails will itch, and then the nails will deform, lose luster and turn gray, such as gray nails.

2. According to traditional Chinese medicine, nails are the external glory of Qi and blood in the viscera, which are directly related to the viscera and meridians of the human body, and can fully reflect the physiological and pathological changes of the human body. According to Zhu Dingcheng, deputy director of massage department of Shanghai East China Hospital, by observing the shape, size and color of nails, we can reflect a person's basic health status, and even see his potential health crisis; Through the changes of nail gloss, lines, spots and so on, we can infer the pathological changes that are quietly happening in the body. Therefore, to learn to observe nails is to learn the most simple self-test method for health.

3. Color change the color of nails may become gray white, gray, black, black, yellow, etc., because the number of fungi is different, resulting in nail color lesions also have certain differences, not necessarily gray, sometimes there are two colors intertwined, there are spots, so it is completely unscientific to judge whether suffering from gray nails by color.

matters needing attention

Nail white spots or flocculent white spots, may be zinc deficiency or gastrointestinal disease or anemia; The appearance of black spots or green spots is the manifestation of poisoning; Erythema around the nail, more common in patients with lupus erythematosus and dermatomyositis. A half month is blue, it is terminal circulation is bad; Obvious redness is the manifestation of heart failure; The intestinal absorption was good in the patients with obvious a half month; No or narrow, poor digestion.