biting nails vitamin deficiency

Nail biting is your body cannibalising itself when you have a calcium deficiency. I finally stopped biting my nails after 35 years quite by chance after taking a calcium supplement for something else.

Interestingly, when I was pregnant I stopped biting my nails. However, when I was no longer pregnant I began again. The nails come in stronger during pregnancy and I think hormones are involved in this somehow. I also find that if I cut out caffiene the biting can lessen a lot. Too bad I love coffee. I find that if I get a ragged edge on my nail, I am completely unable to combat biting and of course that just makes it worse.

malnutrition, protein deficiency, vitamin A deficiency, anemia (deficiency of red blood cells), not enough oxygenation, poor circulation, numbness, or heart disease [source: Medscape]. No lunula at all on all fingers (missing lunula) has been recognized as a feature of various chromosome abnormalities." - Absent lunula - Hand Research.

My Endo has prescribed for me to take 50,000 IU of Vitamin once a week for three months due to a Vitamin D deficiency (level was 16). Has anyone else been diagnosed with this and taken that high amount of Vitamin D? I have Graves Disease, but am currently in remission. The Endo does lab work every 2 months and keeps close tabs on my progress. Thanks for any comments!

My son is 11 years, old and seems to have an issue with his hands and mouth. He has always put everything in his mouth to the point where teachers have mentioned it to me as a concern. I've struggled to stop him from biting is finger nails and toe nails, he eats his buggers and has an incredible appetite for unhealthy foods, i.e. anything with cheese, ice cream, fattening foods, candy. We are careful that we control his food intake so he's not unhealthy or overweight (about 85 lbs.

Nails at times do reflect what is happening to the body. The best way to find out if you have anemia or a vitamin deficiency is a blood test. The blood levels are compared to a range levels of the testing machine and then you will see if there are any issues. Thank you for your question.

Nail biting can be a symptom of vitamin deficiency?

first of all i have vitamin d deficiency too i just had blood work done and i started using vitamin d supplements that i got from the pharmacy which i dont think makes a difference right now but my doctor said it might take time. my only problem really is dizziness and yea you might be the way you arebecause of it but it might be anxiety too making you feel worse than you should be maybe go to another doctor get better soon wish i could help more!

From October to Present I feel my symptoms have gotten worse. Could this all be from Vitamin D deficiency? I also wanted to state information that may be of use: I am a 28 year old female, since March 2013 I have cut out eating anything dairy, gluten and soy. I do not take any multivitamins presently (I am starting them again tomorrow) and just started taking Vitamin D 2000 IU on Saturday. Again, I ask, can all these symptoms be from low vitamin D?

I was recently diagnosed with deficiency in vitamin D, My doctor prescribed me vitamin D 1.25 mg. She said that my vitamin level is at 15% and it's supposed to be at 30 and above to be normal. my ankles get swollen I'm losing a lot of hair and it's very hard for me to lose weight and I don't know if this might be caused by that deficiency. I am also more concerned about it since I started reading previous post. I will appreciate and seeking for your advice, thank you!!!

Google "Nail" and "deficiency" and you should get a lot of hits. "fingernail" and "disease" on wikipedia gives you some insights as to what the symptoms on your nails can mean.

Perhaps a good vitamin supplement would help. A magnesium deficiency can lead to malaise, fatigue, spasms, and many other problems. There are two kinds of anemia - Iron and Vitamin B. - Sometimes heart trouble will cause grooves or "spoon" nails. We would like to know what your doctor says.

Vitamin D deficiency is common with hypothroidism, too. I was taking twice the minimum daily whatever of vitamin D for over a year in multivitamins, and I still tested deficient. I'm taking a daily supplement now of D3, along with two multivitamins. I don't know much about the parathyroids, so I can't say if that may be aggravating the vitamin deficiency or not. I hope you are feeling better soon, matd22.

i have pain in my toe nails and finger nails. it came on suddenly and lasted for a couple of days. not sure why?

Are you taking a prenatal vitamin? This sounds like a possible nutritional deficiency. Do you have ridges that run across your fingernails? In any case, mention this to your dr at your next visit because our hair and nails are a direct reflection of our nutrition status.

It might be a vitamin deficiency; you could try a health food store and ask them what is good for strengthening your nails. I can't remember what else I used/too, but some particular vitamin.

I had a pretty significant vitamin B deficiency causing megaloblastic anemia and required shots weekly for several months...Also, I have had problems with highs and lows of calcium, iron, and magnesium...I had a hair analysis done which revealed no heavy metal toxicities, but a deficiency in molybnium (? sp), copper, and nickle...and of course, low ferritin (showed in blood tests too)...My doc believes I have a borderline malabsorption problem and a low intrinsic factor...Something inherited...

Hair fall, split nails and sore tongue can be due to iron deficiency anemia, pernicious anemia and other B-vitamin deficiencies. Hence taking only folinic acid will not help. You must get your blood tested for iron, vitamin B12 and folic acid deficiency. Depending on the test results you have to start appropriate supplements. You can discuss with your treating doctor. Take care!

My medical conditions are listed as possible reasons for disappearing lunula moons - hypothyroidism and vitamin B12 deficiency. I have corrected my B12 but my hypothyroid issues continue...the drama~! lol Not sure about the white section is due to but could be related to thyroid. Do you have any symptoms?

i am 21 years old and have been biting my nails practically all my life...About 3 months ago(1 month before i started college again...).i had gel nails put on for 1 month(every 2 weeks costed me R600+-).then they were growing so nice for 1 month and what do you know ? start biting them again at the moment both my index fingers are horribly chewed.i dont know what the possible cause may be? i havent been to a doctor to see whether i suffer from depression or something???

I looked up things about long-term iron deficiency anemia, and it metioned tongue changes [like a sore tongue], and skin changes and nail brittleness. My nails have become so brittle that the layers split, and the skin around my nails is very dry and easily torn, and I also have a dark brown spot on my thumb near my nail. I also get a sore tongue about once a week for 2 days or so. On my blood tests, the normal range for the Fe was 37 - 145, and mine was a 14.

I have never had nails. I cant peel an orange or pick up a quarter, biting is something I've always done. Whenever I see white it just has to go! ill bite my toes even. Whenever I had a professional job interview or college interview, my dad would always tell me "Make sure you sit on your hands!" even as hard as I would try I would always somehow subconsciously find my hand in my mouth.

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