White nail
God created the human body, and made the property of alert in the event of a defect in the systems of the body, or in the event of deficiency in a particular substance, such as vitamins or minerals necessary for the body, to make changes did not exist before, such as the emergence of grain suddenly and noticeable, or The appearance of allergies for the first time, or unusual hair loss, or pale color, or loss of body energy, or dryness in the skin, and the most important of these changes and the most common among people the appearance of white spots on the nails, where some associate a lack of calcium, Milk and its derivatives and multiplying them, or taking drugs Calcium supplementation, but the causes may exceed the calcium deficiency, to reach the most serious causes.
Causes of nail bleaching
Calcium deficiency may be a cause of the appearance of whiteness in the nails in any form, but it is not the main and only cause; the reasons for its appearance vary from person to person. The most important of these reasons are:
- Lack of calcium.
- Deficiency in zinc, usually gets due to nervous pressure.
- Anemia, and iron deficiency in the blood.
- Nail fungus and diseases.
- Some liver diseases.
- Some kidney diseases.
- Exposure to a cool atmosphere continuously.
The causes of the appearance of whiteness in the nails may be dangerous in some cases. Anemia, for example, deprives the person of his strength and energy, and liver and kidney disease may cause the most extreme cases of death, so check with your doctor.
Types of nail polish
The white spots that appear on the nails vary in form and breadth from one person to another.
- Full whiteness: It is white on the entire nail, due to a lack of protein produced by the liver, either genetically, or because of a side effect such as a certain type of antibiotics, and is a serious predictor of low protein in people with serious diseases.
- White striped: It is white in the form of lines on the nail, may be caused by simple and harmless, such as a blow from a door or other, and may be caused by serious such as poisoning by arsenic or lead.
- White is dotted: it is white on the nail in the form of points or circles, which is not harmful or harmful at all; it appears in people who bite their nails frequently, especially children, or because of strikes, and disappears alone with the growth of the nail to the top.