• Welcome to Crohn's Forum, a support group for people with all forms of IBD. While this community is not a substitute for doctor's advice and we cannot treat or diagnose, we find being able to communicate with others who have IBD is invaluable as we navigate our struggles and celebrate our successes. We invite you to join us.

Beau's lines!

Glockola

Glockola

BEAU'S LINES!

Anyone have noticed these lines in their nails? I have small lines in both my thumb nails and also more prominent ridges in my big toe nails.
Apparently they are associated with malnutrition and all kinds of different disease.
Confusing??? All of my blood tests have come back normal and I am not losing weight??
Anyone else have noticed these lines/ridges in their nails?
 
Last edited:
Glockola

Glockola

Like a ridged half moon going horizontal across the nail? I google beau's lines and that's what it looks like.
 
DEmberton

DEmberton

Location
Stuttgart
I used to get this a lot when I was younger. I remember someone telling me it was lack of calcium, but I've no idea if that is true. Hasn't happened in a long time, so maybe I've just been eating healthier. Or could be because of taking multivitamins; no idea.
 
chuckmya

chuckmya

I recently saw my dermatologist who looked @ the horizontal ridges on both my big toe nails..... she thought it was some sort of toe nail fungus so she took a sample to biopsy! Turns out it the lab results were negative for a fungus...wonder if what I have is beau's lines????
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top