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Posted by: anon15666
White spots which appear in your fingers nail which are not caused from an injury, generally relate to a lack of zinc. I have white spots and have regular blood tests to monitor my zinc levels, white spots are definitely an indicator that zinc levels are low.
Posted by: anon15337
i am 35 and recently got these white spots on my nails. i don't eat a lot of dairy, but i don't go without either. i have only gotten this since i have gotten an autoimmune disease. so go figure, i have always been told your finger nail can tell you something about your health. i have looked up finger nails and everytime i have it shows my nails say i have an autoimmune disease.
Posted by: anon13181
I have noticed these white only every now and then since I can remember sometimes years with out them then one year in a few they seem to just appear and I never knew why yet thought the most likely reason would be - not enough vitamins or too much vitamins - and then they would just fade and disappear again so I never thought too much about them. So I've recently got them again, for me its definitely not a case of trauma or damage to the nail bed (i don't use nail polish or acrylic nails etc either) and the fact that they appeared from nowhere all over the nail at the same time (maybe over a day or two) including the tips means they didn't grow from the nail bed. So I was thinking WHY?. I had been to the doctors and had all blood tests done just a few weeks ago - because I hadn't been to a doctor for years and just wondered for piece of mind - all the tests were fine so for me it's nothing to do with iron intake etc. So, after looking at this page I am convinced I have these spots as a result of too much calcium, because I have recently been eating a lot more yogurt and dairy products milk drinks etc - because I've been so busy I forgot to buy bread to make my lunch for work so i've been eating 3 yogurts and an apple and milk drink instead for this week and am very sure it is linked to this now. I remember I always had stages when I was young where I drank lots of milk and ate cheese everyday also which could explain why I've had them off and on, I guess it is also possible too much calcium could cancel out another vitamin and cause a deficiency which could cause the white spots but I'm going to do more research on this - overall for me too much calcium is the culprit!!.
Posted by: anon12761
Mine are definitely not calcium-related. When I'm at home I get through several bowls of cereal a day - loads of milk. When I'm at university (1/2 the year) I consume no milk. None. And the spots stay all year round. They are definitely not "bruises" to the nails - I know I haven't hit them on anything, because I'm have slight OCD and would notice.
Posted by: anon12660
Im 11 and I have a white spot occasionally on one of my fingers and they are usually big. I remember slamming the door on my finger where the white spot is. But its no big deal for me, they go away in like 3-4 months. My friends say that its how many people that like you or my parents say that I told a lie too
Posted by: anon12403
you've all had these white spots since childhood? i remember some years back that one of my friends told me that when u have white spots on your fingernails it means someone has a crush on you. a bit childish i know, but sometimes it's a little easier to hold on to a superstition instead of nothing at all. especially if you don't remember being injured.
Posted by: anon12004
This website was so helpful.....by sister and brother both have a few white spots on their nails. We thought that there might be something wrong, but after reading the article, we are sure that it was just some past injury to their nail beds. Thanks again for your helpful article.
Posted by: IanMcGhee
I had these spots since I was 4-years old. They finally went away at the age of 43. Not trauma related. Probably metabolic in origin...
Posted by: anon11376
hi im 15 and i have had white spots on my nails for ever. there are always about 7 on each nail. never on my toenails and i only put nail polish on my toes. it isnt from biting my nails or cuticles or anything because i dont do that. i also get enough calcium, and the right vitamins. but i do drink LOTS of milk - calcium - so maybe that does have a link to it. im not anemic. it isnt caused by trauma. yes well its just a bit strange and all the things i have heard on this page i have heard before so it didnt really help me a lot. i was also told that it was for each lie i told but that cant be true... =]
Posted by: anon11111
Don't bite your nails or cuticles. This is what causes it :) Trauma to the nail base, then it grows out and shows up.
Posted by: anon10399
hmmm, that's interesting... well now i know what those white spots r, lol, i used to have my nails full of them when i was in elementary school!! wild child... jeje, i used to ask my mom & dad & they'd tell me that was how many presents i was getting on my b-day, christmas, etc... which ever holiday was closest, then they went on to telling me each one stood for a lie i've told, wow....... my parents r crazy, i'm almost 20 now & i have a 2yr old boy & i can see myself telling my kids the same thing just for the hell of it, lol...
Posted by: anon10155
i have had them since childhood. I take a lot of milk and dairy products so i think there may be a calcium link to it. I have them several finger nails and they change shape each time. Now i have this one that looks like cumulus clouds-beautiful! I dont think it is caused by any trauma or vitamin deficiency as i eat a fairly well balanced diet.
Posted by: anon9495
White spots are just minor bruises on fingernails. I never have them on my toenails. They go away if you wear polish for awhile...I take in plenty of calcium, zinc, etc. But...if I bump my nails, the white spots eventually appear. If I wear nail polish...even clear polish, they go away.
Posted by: anon9139
I agree with one of the responses on this page. White spots on the fingernails indicate that you are getting lots of calcium in your diet. I used to get them once in a while. This time, I have white spots on 6 out of ten fingers all of a sudden. These white spots started when I started taking a new vitamin pack. This vitamin pack has 6 different pills. one is a calcium pill.
Posted by: anon8912
Umm.. I'm eleven years old. My mom's anemic, and my doctor is saying I probably am too. I started getting white spots when I was ten (when I switched different vitamin brands), and now there are four or five huge spots that have stayed for over a year. I can't switch back to that vitamin brand because they give me daily nosebleeds though... like 2 or 3 per day.
Posted by: anon8449
I have always had several white spots on all my nails since a child and I am now in my fifties--if anything, it is now worse. My spots seem to go away if I wear nail polish for a while--but then they gradually come back. No doctor has been able to give me a definitive answer for these spots--the last response I have had is that it is related to psoriasis, which I do have. It is definitely not calcium related--I have always had high levels of calcium in my body. Nor is it from anemia--I have never been anemic. And I have never had them on my toenails!
Posted by: anon5908
Ok I'm A Guy, So I Don't Wear Fake Nails, Therefore Why Do I Have These "White-Spots". + I've Had Them Since I Was A Kid And I'm 20 Now.
Posted by: anon5111
I think the white spots are when you're getting enough calcium in your diet. If you ever notice the white spots disappear, it's because you're not getting enough.
Posted by: anon3703
I have also had these spots since a child, maybe not in the exact same spot, but anytime you look at my nails you would see 3 or more on each nail, it also looks like stripes on my nails when you look at them from an angle.I have always seemed to have less energy than other people and was anemic as a child,probably still am but don't go to the doctor because I don't have insurance.I just wonder if they are caused by some deficiency and that would explain the lack of energy.
Posted by: anon3680
have had these spots since childhood ..they don't seem to go away they disappear and re-appear!!
now i notice them on my toe nails too..but strangely the white spots turn hollow if too much pressure is applied on it ...when it is being manicured!......
Posted by: anon2515
Today I removed my nail polish. It had been on for two weeks.
I almost died from fright. Each nail had big white spots on them. I NEVER, NEVER ever had this. I am scared.
Why now after all these years and I have just turned 64 do I have this?
Posted by: anon2257
I agree with the "not trauma" part.
As far as I can tell it certainly is diet related. Possibly zinc or copper.
Posted by: anon2050
i've had the same white spots on the same four fingers since i was little and i am now in my thirties. i don't think this is caused from trauma, considering it hasn't gone away and i haven't had any trauma. I also don't think it is a zinc deficiency.