Re: About soft EDS fingernails ...

[Guest guest]

It could be your diet Caro! Nails that crack, peel and chip easily mean you

need more protein and minerals in your diet. Nails that are very bendable

could be a sign of rheumatoid arthritis.

Jill

[Guest guest]

My nails are also so soft that the individual layers just split apart

<eek> I cannnot use the for anything really.

Vitamins B and E are supposed to be VERY good for them, here in OZ

Vegemite is said to be GREAT for nails (You eat it by the way).

Sharon

> Hi all,

>

> My fingernails, except for the thumbs are very soft. They can tear

and split

> if I am not careful. I also read that other EDSers have soft nails.

What

> strikes me is this. While my nails were always soft, I feel in the

last four years

> they got so much softer. Grossly soft. So, I wonder if it is

something I am

> not doing or if it is my age.

>

> For that matter, all things EDS like seem to be getting

progressively worse.

> Caro

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

My nails are also so soft that the individual layers just split apart

<eek> I cannnot use the for anything really.

Vitamins B and E are supposed to be VERY good for them, here in OZ

Vegemite is said to be GREAT for nails (You eat it by the way).

Sharon

> Hi all,

>

> My fingernails, except for the thumbs are very soft. They can tear

and split

> if I am not careful. I also read that other EDSers have soft nails.

What

> strikes me is this. While my nails were always soft, I feel in the

last four years

> they got so much softer. Grossly soft. So, I wonder if it is

something I am

> not doing or if it is my age.

>

> For that matter, all things EDS like seem to be getting

progressively worse.

> Caro

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

> Vitamins B and E are supposed to be VERY good for them, here in OZ

> Vegemite is said to be GREAT for nails (You eat it by the way).

Vitamin E is great for nails, but it is also a blood thinner. I find that

when I take it, I bruise more. There is a great vitamin E oil for nails

made by Sally Hansen in the states. That usually helps my nails stay

healthy.

My mother-in-law sent us some vegemite for Christmas. My husband keeps

insisting we all try some, but I haven't seen HIM putting it on his toast in

the morning.

-Barb

[Guest guest]

> Vitamins B and E are supposed to be VERY good for them, here in OZ

> Vegemite is said to be GREAT for nails (You eat it by the way).

Vitamin E is great for nails, but it is also a blood thinner. I find that

when I take it, I bruise more. There is a great vitamin E oil for nails

made by Sally Hansen in the states. That usually helps my nails stay

healthy.

My mother-in-law sent us some vegemite for Christmas. My husband keeps

insisting we all try some, but I haven't seen HIM putting it on his toast in

the morning.

-Barb

[Guest guest]

Is vegemite the same as Marmite? That stuff is gross!

Re: About soft EDS fingernails ...

My nails are also so soft that the individual layers just split apart

<eek> I cannnot use the for anything really.

Vitamins B and E are supposed to be VERY good for them, here in OZ

Vegemite is said to be GREAT for nails (You eat it by the way).

Sharon

> Hi all,

>

> My fingernails, except for the thumbs are very soft. They can tear

and split

> if I am not careful. I also read that other EDSers have soft nails.

What

> strikes me is this. While my nails were always soft, I feel in the

last four years

> they got so much softer. Grossly soft. So, I wonder if it is

something I am

> not doing or if it is my age.

>

> For that matter, all things EDS like seem to be getting

progressively worse.

> Caro

>

>

>