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Yellowish finger nails

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64
Location
Australia
Noticed this morning that there is a yellowish tinge on my nails. Very unlikely caused by fungal infection.

Have leaky gut and for past 3 months been plagued by slow gut motility with nausea.

Any suggestions? Thanks.
 

alex3619

Senior Member
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13,810
Location
Logan, Queensland, Australia
Hi, not sure about this issue at all. On occasion I get yellow nails from of all things curry powder - but only on nails in contact with it. If its all nails, or you don't use turmeric, I dont have a clue, sorry. Bye, Alex
 

rlc

Senior Member
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822
Hi Zuriel, yellow nails can be a sign of serious but often treatable conditions; if it persists it would be a good idea to see a dermatologist who should be able to track down which illness is causing it. Warning some of the pictures in these links are of more extreme cases and arent too pretty.

http://dermnetnz.org/hair-nails-sweat/yellow-nails.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_nail_syndrome

http://health.msn.com/health-topics/what-your-nails-are-telling-you-about-your-health

All the best
 

liquid sky

Senior Member
Messages
371
Most common reason for yellow color of nails is fungal. I know you say it is unlikely, but it is contagious also. Have you been around a gym or swimming pool lately? Don't know if you are female, but nail salons are good places to catch fungal infections also.