Onycholysis

[Rufty10]

Dear lovely wise people. I think I have onycholysis on most fingers and a couple of toes. Started a few months ago on the fingers & seems to be working down the nail bed. Almost to the bottom on a couple of fingers. Worried I might lose some of the nails so very interested in suggestions? I have hashi and have been chronically low in B12 and vit D. Been injecting B12 weekly for a year (with folic acid) and supplementing D and co-factors for nearly as long. I'm not taking iron though, could that be relevant? Only ever had ferritin measured 2 years ago & it was mid range. Any advice please?

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Recommend getting FULL thyroid and vitamin testing to see where you are

Do you only take folic acid...not a good quality daily vitamin B complex ?

Do you supplement magnesium and vitamin K2 mk7?

See you have gut issues....Are you on strictly gluten free diet?

[greygoose]

Onycholysis can be caused by hyperthyroidism/over-medication. Do you have Hashi's? If so, an extreme 'hyper' phase could have caused it.

I had it when I was over-medicated, but on some fingers it persisted even when I reduced my dose. I found that massaging my nails with hemp balm every night - every single night, or else it back-slides - has got rid of it completely. My nails are now normal again. But, I continue with the massages just in case!

[Rufty10 in reply to greygoose]

Yes, I have hashi. But I'm at the dosage that my endo thought I'd end up at - and if anything is slightly under for my weight.

[greygoose in reply to Rufty10]

Your dosage doesn't really have anything to do with it, does it. If it did your onycholysis would have cleared up. As I said, mine continued for years after I was on my optimal dose. Why not just give the help balm a go and see if it helps?

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Article about gluten as cause

researchgate.net/publicatio...

[Lora7again]

After I had thyroid storm last year my ring finger nails and little finger nails started to lift off their beds they have now almost re-attached. I can always tell if my levels are off because I lose loads of hair and my nails start to lift off their beds. When I was very hyperthyroid I lost several toe nails which was very painful.