Ashelton80 Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 Does anyone else have what is referred to as Beau's lines on your finger or toe nails? I have several of them only on my big toe nail. They are deep ridges or indentations that run horizontal across the nail bed. I have 2-3 at different levels on one nail and 1 on the other. Of course it says it can be due to many things such as systemic illness, malnutrition or trauma. It's basically where the nail bed ceases to grow for an unknown period of time. The only thing I can come up with is lack of blood and oxygen to the bed for me unless I'm malnourished and don't know about it. I am under weight. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellgirl Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 I have the ridges that you are referring to, and I am also underweight. I just found out that I am deficient in vitamin D, so I'm on 4,000 I.U. for a month. and then will be on 2,000 I.U.'s thereafter. I have trouble eating because of nausea and blood pooling in my stomach. I can only tolerate small frequent meals, and with all the fluids we need to drink, it is sometimes hard to accomplish an increase in my caloric intake. I am trying to be healthy, but sometimes it is hard to eat. It could be a little of both, nutrition and hypovolemia (lack of oxygenation to your extremities). Maybe you could have some blood work done by your doctor. Vitamin B12 is another one they will check with nervous system disorders, but you could also have underlying infections, etc. I would talk with your doctor about other symptoms you may be experiencing to rule out other possible systemic issues, as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownsea Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 yep i have these lines too, didnt know they had a name!i have a number of lines on each of my big toes. i have pots and eds. i am underweight also, due to the stomach issues both conditions present. its getting around to may again, which time the flip flops come out. what i do for four months is file them down with an emery boards, so they nearly disappear, then coat with clear nail vanish. i do this a few times over the summer. then come september i let them go back to there natural shape, bumpy! i know this is probably not good for the nail, yet i dislike they way they look in flip flops. x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemons2lemonade Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 Yes my thumbs have them severely. Almost 10 on one thumb, 2 on the other. They are very prominent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elfie Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 I have them on my toes, for me they are new within the last 6 months or so. Just POTS here, but I've been pretty stressed in the last 6 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corina Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 I have them too on my toe nails, didn't know they had a name! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaJoy Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 I have them, as well, just on my right thumb nail. They can get pretty deep. I noticed that I got them when I first got sick. They worsen when my symptoms worsen, get lighter when I've had a spell of feeling better. I don't know if this is just coincidence or not, but I can't help but think that it's not. I think my lines are like a barometer for my state of health.I had a dermatologist tell me once that my lines were from my picking at my cuticles. I don't agree, sweet as she was, because I've picked my cuticles, all of them, since I was a toddler, and I have the lines on only one digit, my thumb. I think, if picking was the cause, at least one other finger, if not all of them, and my toes, would be covered. Lindajoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monstrosity Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 I have them too on my toe nails, didn't know they had a name!same here! interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheller Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 I have them on 5 of my finger nails. Funny because I brought it up to my fiance today. I didn't know they had a name either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
issie Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 Beaus lines run across the nail - horizontally. There are also ridges or line that can run up and down the length of the nail (these are not considered Beaus lines). I have had both. I think what has helped for mine to nearly go away is using magnesium citrate at night (you have to be careful with magnesium because it can lower your bp). I also occasionaly take a calcium with assister minerals in it. Since I've been using these things - hardly have the ridges/lines now.Issie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramakentesh Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 peripheral vasoconstriction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillybits Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 I have them on all my fingers and toes. I have eds, pots ncs, d and b12 diffiency , and a few other things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monstrosity Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 http://www.google.com/imgres?q=beau%27s+lines&hl=en&sa=X&biw=1024&bih=475&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnsb&tbnid=DKl4-F24NbgdUM:&imgrefurl=http://hardinmd.lib.uiowa.edu/dermnet/nails9.html&docid=JeqwBma3WDuqYM&imgurl=http://hardinmd.lib.uiowa.edu/pictures22/dermnet/61_beaus_lines_10.jpg&w=512&h=333&ei=wmukT8X4OoPVgQes9dTTAQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=263&vpy=4&dur=1373&hovh=181&hovw=278&tx=183&ty=86&sig=107726842708825455179&page=1&tbnh=113&tbnw=163&start=0&ndsp=10&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0,i:90Not me, but figured I'd share a pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 I have the horizontal grooves on both of my thumbs, but I have a history of picking at the cuticles of my thumbs... don't even think about it, like a nervous habit. So, I don't know if caused by damage to the cuticles (likely) or something more. Wish Docs could put this stuff together better, like this subject and the swallowing issue that was on another post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramakentesh Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 I get these guys along with vitreous floaters when i have a bad period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellgirl Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Then I have nail ridging which is vertical Thought those were beaus, too. Thanks Montie... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E pots Posted June 1, 2021 Report Share Posted June 1, 2021 Got them on both thumbs in bad long flare ...now deep on lft thumb in bad flare. Also bloodwort showed high hematocrit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RecipeForDisaster Posted June 1, 2021 Report Share Posted June 1, 2021 Yes! I have them over both big toenails. Over and over again. No one seems to care! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmep37 Posted June 1, 2021 Report Share Posted June 1, 2021 Had no idea this was a thing - I have a really deep one on my right thumbnail and a less bad one on my left thumbnail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RecipeForDisaster Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 I got someone to look at them and he said "sometimes they are from nutritional deficiencies." Yes and sometimes they are from shock, or low blood flow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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