Diane Woloshyn on sun 8 aug 99
Does anyone else have this problem? Lately I have noticed that my
fingernails have ridges in them that run from cuticle to tip and feel bumpy
when you run your finger across the nail, side to side. Have been spending
alot more time with my hands in the clay the last year. Is this a potter's
affliction? Thanks for any information you can share.
Diane Florida Bird Lady
cwolo@aol.com
Anne Hunt on mon 9 aug 99
Diane: nail ridges used to be indicative of a vitamin B deficiency.
anne, in sequim
Anji Henderson on mon 9 aug 99
It's not the clay, I think it is calcium or iron deficiency. Leaning more on
the calcium side. Cant remember which one. I'm sure it is just a coincidence
that they happened at the same time. Actually all the stimulation has made my
nails harder
:)
Anji
The Brinks on mon 9 aug 99
Hi Diane,
I don't think the ridges are from clay contact...more likely something
systemic, or possibly mean nothing at all! I have heard or read that
ridged nails may mean some kind of lung/breathing related condition. If
this doesn't apply to you, and you find out something else about it, let us
know!
Ann in CA, checking my nails....short, utilitarian potter's nails.
At 06:55 PM 8/8/1999 EDT, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Does anyone else have this problem? Lately I have noticed that my
>fingernails have ridges in them that run from cuticle to tip and feel bumpy
>when you run your finger across the nail, side to side. Have been spending
>alot more time with my hands in the clay the last year. Is this a potter's
>affliction? Thanks for any information you can share.
>
>Diane Florida Bird Lady
>cwolo@aol.com
>
>
e-mail billann@impulse.net
Dwiggins, Sandra (NCI) on mon 9 aug 99
You have a zinc deficiency. It's best to take calcium, magnesium and zinc
combination, and then add one extra zinc tablet per day. I find that the best
brand for supplements is Thompson. This doesn't have anything to do with pots
or clay or water---just your diet being deficient in zinc. If you feet have a
slight burning sensation, or itching---that's another symptom.
Good luck,
Sandy
Sandra Dwiggins
Sandra Dwiggins
Technical Information Specialist
Office of Cancer Information, Communication and Education
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
e-mail: sdwiggin@exchange.nih.gov
fax:301-480-8105
phone: 301-496-7406
-----Original Message-----
From: Diane Woloshyn [SMTP:Cwolo@aol.com]
Sent: Sunday, August 08, 1999 6:56 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Subject: Ridged fingernails
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
Does anyone else have this problem? Lately I have noticed that my
fingernails have ridges in them that run from cuticle to tip and feel bumpy
when you run your finger across the nail, side to side. Have been spending
alot more time with my hands in the clay the last year. Is this a potter's
affliction? Thanks for any information you can share.
Diane Florida Bird Lady
cwolo@aol.com
Andie on tue 10 aug 99
I'm new to this list, and didn't see the original posting on this, but
thought I'd add my 2 cents:
I'm a CVT & Pre-Med grad, and wanted to let the original poster know that
ridged fingernails can be indicitive of several possible things, ranging
from minor vitamin deficiancies to acute fibromyalgia. You should probably
let your doctor know if they are deep ridges (if you can see them through
polish, they're deep. Or you might try a calcium suppliment - make sure to
buy one that is a combo of calcium/magnesium/zinc, for proper absobtion.
Lori Pierce on tue 10 aug 99
I have had ridged fingernails all my life and they have never seemed to
denote any particular medical condition, however Somewhere recently I did
read that they are a medical indicator...but I can't remember of what...I'd
look into it. I don't believe it is the clay. Neutritional Healing has this
comment about ridges..".can appear in the nails either vertically or
horizontally. Vertical ridges indicate poor general health, poor neutrient
absorption, and/or iron deficiency; they may also indicate a kidney
disorder. Horizontal ridged and occur as a result of severe stress, either
psychological or physical, such as from infection and or disease. Ridges
running up and down the nail also indicate a tendency to develope
arthritis". "A deficiency of the B vitamins causes fragility with
horizontal and vertical ridges". Not one mentiion of clay...Whoopee!! I must
say I have about every form of arthritis there is...and it was a long time
being properly diagnosed....dear Diane, Bird Lady of Miami, I wish you well.
Lori in New Port Richey
-----Original Message-----
From: The Brinks
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Date: Monday, August 09, 1999 11:01 AM
Subject: Re: Ridged fingernails
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
Hi Diane,
I don't think the ridges are from clay contact...more likely something
systemic, or possibly mean nothing at all! I have heard or read that
ridged nails may mean some kind of lung/breathing related condition. If
this doesn't apply to you, and you find out something else about it, let us
know!
Ann in CA, checking my nails....short, utilitarian potter's nails.
At 06:55 PM 8/8/1999 EDT, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Does anyone else have this problem? Lately I have noticed that my
>fingernails have ridges in them that run from cuticle to tip and feel bumpy
>when you run your finger across the nail, side to side. Have been spending
>alot more time with my hands in the clay the last year. Is this a potter's
>affliction? Thanks for any information you can share.
>
>Diane Florida Bird Lady
>cwolo@aol.com
>
>
e-mail billann@impulse.net
Lori Pierce on tue 10 aug 99
Sandra, if the zinc works I'll be Dancing...I've lived with burning foot
soles for years...my rheumalologist told me nothing worked very successfully
and I should just live with this little annoyance...not so easy at three in
the morning; Clayarters are an incredible bunch...I'm off to the health food
store, and sending thanks in advance...then back to my mug handles. Lori in
New Port Richey Fl.
-----Original Message-----
From: Dwiggins, Sandra (NCI)
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Date: Monday, August 09, 1999 11:15 AM
Subject: Re: Ridged fingernails
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
You have a zinc deficiency. It's best to take calcium, magnesium and
zinc
combination, and then add one extra zinc tablet per day. I find that the
best
brand for supplements is Thompson. This doesn't have anything to do with
pots
or clay or water---just your diet being deficient in zinc. If you feet have
a
slight burning sensation, or itching---that's another symptom.
Good luck,
Sandy
Sandra Dwiggins
Sandra Dwiggins
Technical Information Specialist
Office of Cancer Information, Communication and Education
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
e-mail: sdwiggin@exchange.nih.gov
fax:301-480-8105
phone: 301-496-7406
-----Original Message-----
From: Diane Woloshyn [SMTP:Cwolo@aol.com]
Sent: Sunday, August 08, 1999 6:56 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Subject: Ridged fingernails
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
Does anyone else have this problem? Lately I have noticed that my
fingernails have ridges in them that run from cuticle to tip and feel bumpy
when you run your finger across the nail, side to side. Have been spending
alot more time with my hands in the clay the last year. Is this a potter's
affliction? Thanks for any information you can share.
Diane Florida Bird Lady
cwolo@aol.com
SCOX on tue 10 aug 99
yep, you got it, a potter's affliction. I have the same thing. My
dermatologist said it was a fungus but not the real nasty type. Sue fom the
mountains of Florida
Diane Woloshyn wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Does anyone else have this problem? Lately I have noticed that my
> fingernails have ridges in them that run from cuticle to tip and feel bumpy
> when you run your finger across the nail, side to side. Have been spending
> alot more time with my hands in the clay the last year. Is this a potter's
> affliction? Thanks for any information you can share.
>
> Diane Florida Bird Lady
> cwolo@aol.com
amy parker on tue 10 aug 99
At 06:55 PM 8/8/99 EDT, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Does anyone else have this problem? Lately I have noticed that my
>fingernails have ridges in them that run from cuticle to tip and feel bumpy
>when you run your finger across the nail, side to side. Have been spending
>alot more time with my hands in the clay the last year. Is this a potter's
>affliction? Thanks for any information you can share.
>
>Diane Florida Bird Lady
Diane - I have a problem with my thumb nails and right index finger with
ridges going crossways, rather than top to bottom. I can definitely trace
them to my "throwing binges" and "throwing lapses". When I quit throwing
for a few weeks in a row, like I did from Thanksgiving thru New Year's, the
dents go away and my nails thicken up. After a few weeks of throwing, the
dents are back! I think it's worse with certain clays.
Amy, drowning in figs in Hotlanta!
amy parker Lithonia, GA
amyp@sd-software.com
Ben Shelton on tue 10 aug 99
If the ridges are accompanied by any yellowing in the normally pinr areas of
the nail, It couls be a fungus. It wouldn't hurt to let some MD type look at
it, Ben
-----Original Message-----
From: Diane Woloshyn
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Date: Sunday, August 08, 1999 6:56 PM
Subject: Ridged fingernails
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Does anyone else have this problem? Lately I have noticed that my
>fingernails have ridges in them that run from cuticle to tip and feel bumpy
>when you run your finger across the nail, side to side. Have been spending
>alot more time with my hands in the clay the last year. Is this a potter's
>affliction? Thanks for any information you can share.
>
>Diane Florida Bird Lady
>cwolo@aol.com
>
Carolynn Palmer on tue 10 aug 99
My sister, also a potter, had a ganglion cyst removed from her right hand and
her doctor told her that her ridged nails were an indication of the formation
of this cyst.
Carolynn Palmer, Somerset Center, Michigan
Russel Fouts on wed 11 aug 99
>> I'm a CVT & Pre-Med grad, and wanted to let the original poster know that
ridged fingernails can be indicitive of several possible things, ranging
from minor vitamin deficiancies to acute fibromyalgia. You should probably
let your doctor know if they are deep ridges (if you can see them through
polish, they're deep. Or you might try a calcium suppliment - make sure to
buy one that is a combo of calcium/magnesium/zinc, for proper absobtion. <<
ONLY my thumbnails are ridged. have been for years. If I don't keep them
trimmed very short they get a little black in the bottoms of the ridges and
look dirty. They also have a slight tendency to split along the grooves.
Anything special indicated by all this?
Russel
Russel Fouts
Mes Potes & Mes Pots
Brussels, Belgium
Tel: +32 2 223 02 75
Mobile: +32 476 55 38 75
Http://users.skynet.be/russel.fouts
http://www.Japan-Net.ne.jp/~iwcat
Now that I'm a "grown-up",
I don't have to go to bed until I'm tired,
can eat what ever I like
and hang out with whom ever I please.
So how come I'm tired at 10:00,
actually LIKE liver
and my Mother adores Enzo!
Sear'nDipPotter on fri 13 aug 99
There are so many thoughts on what deficiency might cause this, but ask
those who have tried all the vitamins and minerals, diet change, etc and
still there is no change. I have heard it said that anyone who has had
their hands in strong cleaning solutions like we did in Nursing (years
ago), may find that they have them, and I do . It is also one of the
symptoms that sometimes occurs with Fibromyalgia and/or Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome.
Naralon
Bobbi Bassett on fri 13 aug 99
In a message dated 8/9/99 11:01:19 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
billann@impulse.net writes:
>
> I don't think the ridges are from clay contact...more likely something
> systemic, or possibly mean nothing at all! I have heard or read that
> ridged nails may mean some kind of lung/breathing related condition. If
> this doesn't apply to you, and you find out something else about it, let us
> know!
>
I just read a blip in a health related magazine that said that nail ridges
are common and not unusual over the age of 60. Guess it could depend on how
old you are too.
Bobbi in PA
Richard Gralnik on wed 18 aug 99
Hi Russel,
Same here. Just the thumbs. My kids are fascinated by them. As long as I
keep them trimmed it's no problem. If not the nail tends to flake off around
the ridges. My doctor didn't know what caused them but suspected a fungus
(when all else fails blame fungus!).
Don't you love how almost anything can start a thread on clayart?!
"My pet budgie likes to peck my wet pots and make marks in the clay" would
probably start a discussion of pets in general, animal tracks as surface
decoration,
using dry pet droppings as a glaze ingredient or pit firing colorant, the
relative
merits of budgies, parrots and macaws as pets, and bisqued slabs as absorbent
cage liners.
Richard
At 11:59 AM 8/11/99 -0400, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>
> >> I'm a CVT & Pre-Med grad, and wanted to let the original poster know that
>ridged fingernails can be indicitive of several possible things, ranging
>from minor vitamin deficiancies to acute fibromyalgia. You should probably
>let your doctor know if they are deep ridges (if you can see them through
>polish, they're deep. Or you might try a calcium suppliment - make sure to
>buy one that is a combo of calcium/magnesium/zinc, for proper absobtion. <<
>
>ONLY my thumbnails are ridged. have been for years. If I don't keep them
>trimmed very short they get a little black in the bottoms of the ridges and
>look dirty. They also have a slight tendency to split along the grooves.
>
>Anything special indicated by all this?
>
>Russel
>
>Russel Fouts
>Mes Potes & Mes Pots
>Brussels, Belgium
> Tel: +32 2 223 02 75
> Mobile: +32 476 55 38 75
> Http://users.skynet.be/russel.fouts
> http://www.Japan-Net.ne.jp/~iwcat
>
> Now that I'm a "grown-up",
> I don't have to go to bed until I'm tired,
> can eat what ever I like
> and hang out with whom ever I please.
>
> So how come I'm tired at 10:00,
> actually LIKE liver
> and my Mother adores Enzo!
Dwiggins, Sandra (NCI) on thu 19 aug 99
Well, guys, I just want to tell you that ridged fingernails have long been known
as a symptom of a zinc deficiency. Maybe you have a zinc deficiency in your
thumbs.... Anyway---premed students are never taught anything about vitamins
and essential minerals and what problems lack thereof may cause, or
overabundance, for that matter.
Fortunately, Diane goes to an informed bunch of physicians.
Sandy
Sandra Dwiggins
Sandra Dwiggins
Technical Information Specialist
Office of Cancer Information, Communication and Education
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
e-mail: sdwiggin@exchange.nih.gov
fax:301-480-8105
phone: 301-496-7406
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Gralnik [SMTP:rgralnik@desktalk.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 1999 12:49 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Subject: Re: Ridged fingernails
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
Hi Russel,
Same here. Just the thumbs. My kids are fascinated by them. As long as I
keep them trimmed it's no problem. If not the nail tends to flake off around
the ridges. My doctor didn't know what caused them but suspected a fungus
(when all else fails blame fungus!).
Don't you love how almost anything can start a thread on clayart?!
"My pet budgie likes to peck my wet pots and make marks in the clay" would
probably start a discussion of pets in general, animal tracks as surface
decoration,
using dry pet droppings as a glaze ingredient or pit firing colorant, the
relative
merits of budgies, parrots and macaws as pets, and bisqued slabs as absorbent
cage liners.
Richard
At 11:59 AM 8/11/99 -0400, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>
> >> I'm a CVT & Pre-Med grad, and wanted to let the original poster know that
>ridged fingernails can be indicitive of several possible things, ranging
>from minor vitamin deficiancies to acute fibromyalgia. You should probably
>let your doctor know if they are deep ridges (if you can see them through
>polish, they're deep. Or you might try a calcium suppliment - make sure to
>buy one that is a combo of calcium/magnesium/zinc, for proper absobtion. <<
>
>ONLY my thumbnails are ridged. have been for years. If I don't keep them
>trimmed very short they get a little black in the bottoms of the ridges and
>look dirty. They also have a slight tendency to split along the grooves.
>
>Anything special indicated by all this?
>
>Russel
>
>Russel Fouts
>Mes Potes & Mes Pots
>Brussels, Belgium
> Tel: +32 2 223 02 75
> Mobile: +32 476 55 38 75
> Http://users.skynet.be/russel.fouts
> http://www.Japan-Net.ne.jp/~iwcat
>
> Now that I'm a "grown-up",
> I don't have to go to bed until I'm tired,
> can eat what ever I like
> and hang out with whom ever I please.
>
> So how come I'm tired at 10:00,
> actually LIKE liver
> and my Mother adores Enzo!
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