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Hi There, Last Month In December I Had A Full

Posted on Sat, 15 Feb 2020

Question: Hi there, last month in december i had a full physical and blood work and everything came back normal. however 2, weeks ago i started taking prenatal vitamins and it didnt sit well with me - dark stool and constipation so i stopped. my finger nail beds also started hurting for some reason (not sure if it is connected) but when i press down on them it feels sore and hurts and the color looks weird. i dont remember them looking this way before. see attached picture. just want to know if i should be concerned or what this means. thank you.

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (28 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Nothing to worry about

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to 'Ask A Doctor' service.
I have gone through your query and reviewed the attached photographs.

They seem to be normal findings.
Dark stools and constipation could be related to the vitamins you have taken.

I would recommend you to take tablet Biotin 10mg once daily and apply moisturizing cream on the entire hands 2-3 times in a day.

This will help your nails.
I don’t think there is anything to worry about.

Regards
Dr. Asmeet

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee

Follow up: Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (36 hours later)

hi, thank you so much for your response. just following-up, why does my nailbed look so pink and has that paleness on top?

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Welcome

Detailed Answer:
This is a normal physiological finding in some individuals.
Nothing to worry about.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Kampana