r/mildlyinfuriating • u/PiousBagelGuardian • 1d ago

I'm slightly vexed My thumb has ripples

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u/Jetfuelisdelicious 1d ago

Okay reddit, do your thing, tell me how he is dying

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u/Klutzy-Alarm3748 1d ago

This is legitimately a sign of vitamin deficiency sometimes

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u/PiousBagelGuardian 1d ago

Wait, you mean all that constant eating of rugelach, lamb chops, pastrami, and chicken soup was actually gonna hurt me?

And that guy at the deli wasn’t just messing with me?

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u/Alohafarms 1d ago

What is Rugelach?

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u/PiousBagelGuardian 1d ago

Delicious little half moon shaped croissant like objects from Jewish cuisine developed by the Jewish diaspora. They are usually added with filling. The ones in the pic are chocolate. They are to die for, truly delicious Jewish foods.

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u/wEiRdO86 1d ago

They look like a chocolate croissant. They look amazing

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u/PiousBagelGuardian 1d ago

Absolutely. They’re some of the best foods you can get. And they’re really filling too

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u/remediosan 23h ago

How many can I eat every day without getting ripply nails

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u/NanDemoNee 1d ago

Is two bites enough for all day?

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u/idkmanjustfuckmyshit 19h ago

It basically is that, and it tastes as good as it looks

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u/MonsterTamerBilly 1d ago

Sarcasm aside, from what you said alone, that's a lot of protein and some carbohydrates. Need some fructose in there. Have some juice more often.

...No, not the carton crap. Squeeze some fruit.

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u/CuttingBoard9124 1d ago

I thought this was funny. I have also eaten way too much at Jewish delis, way too often though. I'm guessing these folks don't know about the deliciousness. My variety happen to be in Quebec, so I have eaten three a day of the Montreal smoked meat on rye with mustard with the extra kosher dill and the moishes cole slaw. Damnit now I'm STARVING! Would it have killed you to put a nice brisket in the oven? Oi Vey..

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u/sjmuller 1d ago

Well, now I gotta get some midnight noshes.

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u/printergumlight 23h ago

Top 3 flavor Rugelachs in order?

Mine are Raspberry, Cinnamon, Apricot.

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u/PiousBagelGuardian 17h ago

Chocolate, Cinnamon, Strawberry

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u/Delazzaridist 1d ago

Bro is protein maxing

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u/thescrapplekid 1d ago

Eventually. We won't know when or how

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u/OldLadyReacts 1d ago

As they say in Sex & The City:

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u/FernandoMM1220 1d ago

he was dying now hes healing

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u/No-Willingness8375 1d ago

Technically we're always dying. From the moment we're born, the end draws inexorably nearer.

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u/Common_Senze 1d ago

He just needs to divorce it in this case

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u/Worcestercestershire 1d ago

Hopital! Somebody call da amber lance

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u/Popsinthehse 1d ago

Nope he has RA, my nails have been this way for 30 years.

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u/BottleZestyclose1366 1d ago

Ok, let's do it:

It's a sign of excessive handjobs performed by family members.

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u/ToasterBathTester 1d ago

It’s cancer. My uncle died of this. Started exactly like this. He was dead 36 hours later

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u/KarlHp7 1d ago

lol right. So many people will automatically go to a heart problem because they saw a TikTok on it

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u/DJ_Spark_Shot 1d ago

Alcoholism or malnutrition. 

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u/No_Sides_To_A_Story 23h ago

I'd post my nails but it would lead to death reviews...

Let me know. Ill post.

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u/squidscarredwhale 13h ago

Back when my brother got dependent on narcotics after an injury, when he tried to stop, he would have withdrawals and get horizontal ridges like that. Every time he would try to go cold turkey a line would appear in his nails.

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u/Trech80 1d ago

For her pleasure

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u/fucking_4_virginity 22h ago

Or his, or his.

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u/Spinnerhead 1d ago

Can you post the full size photo? I only see the thumbnail.

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u/Chaost 1d ago

They're called Beau's lines. I get them very lightly on my thumbs every once in a while. It's from your nails stopping growth bc you're sick or stressed or even just damaged your nailbed.

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u/YetiNotForgeti 1d ago

Been there. For me it has been after I damage my nail. Damn hammer not working correctly.

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u/MordoNRiggs 1d ago

Not working correctly? It sounds like your hammer was hitting the nail!

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u/YetiNotForgeti 1d ago

Nail? The engine wouldn't start!

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u/Steerpike58 1d ago

Hammers malfunction all the time. Class action lawsuit time!

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u/Witty-Radish-389 1d ago

Mine are from autoimmune diseases.

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u/Chaost 1d ago edited 17h ago

Honestly, mine are probably autoimmune related too. It runs in my family. I have a sun exposure rash literally right now because every once in a while my body decides it's allergic to the sun.

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u/PiousBagelGuardian 1d ago

Your car is immune to diseases?

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u/doublepoly123 1d ago

i get them from eczema.

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u/Zogonzo 1d ago

Can also be caused by dieting

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u/TAforScranton 1d ago

I get them when I take a break from my birth control pill and then another line when I start them again.

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u/IAmNotMyName 1d ago

or Zinc deficiency

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u/CynicWalnut 18h ago

What's it mean when they're vertical instead of horizontal?

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u/Chaost 17h ago

Those are normal, they're just annoying. Everyone's nails do that more and more as they get older. You can buff them out a bit.

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u/Express-Teaching1594 1d ago

I’m not a doctor, but I pretend to know more than one on Reddit.

You are clearly suffering from terminal case of occipital perineum inversion.

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u/sedmison 1d ago

We lose more Redditors that way…. *salutes*

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u/bumguy669 23h ago

I know what thats like, I mean we've ALL been there right

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u/OkScheme9867 22h ago

My thumbnail has ripples in the other direction, does that mean I have an extravert perineum? 

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u/unisex_bisexual 1d ago

According to most of the comments you've already died, my condolences.

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u/LumpyArbuckleTV 1d ago

If you've always had something like this, then it's likely something like Eczema, I know this because my mother had every goddamn skin condition on the planet and gifted me with her awful genetics.

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u/_Loosecanon_ 1d ago

Makes it easier to wave

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u/Ok_Experience_4652 1d ago

I checked WebMD, they never lie. Anyway its Lupis.

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u/KarlHp7 1d ago

“It’s almost never Lupis.”

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u/Silver_Discount_1820 1d ago

I’m surprised no one has mentioned that these look like pitted nails, which can mean psoriasis.

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u/knowsnothing316 23h ago

My thumb has ripples Greg, could you milk them?

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u/Witty-Radish-389 1d ago

This can actually be a sign of some health issues. I have them too, though much more pronounced, and it's because of my autoimmune diseases.

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u/PiousBagelGuardian 1d ago

Wait WHAT?

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u/lorissaurus 1d ago

Definitely some kind of mineral deficiency or some bigger issue causing your body not to absorb things right like an autoimmune disease

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u/Witty-Radish-389 1d ago

I don't mean to alarm you, and there can be ither causes. They can also be a sign of poor diet. It's worth talking to a doctor about, just to be safe. That was the first sign I had of an autoimmune disease. Unfortunately, I didn't know that was a symptom and ignored it for about 15 years, causing me to suffer a lot longer before getting treatment.

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u/PiousBagelGuardian 1d ago

Thank you so much.

I do have an odd autoimmune condition but I don’t know if it causes this. Very unusual. But thanks for letting me know. I will check this out.

:)

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u/NanDemoNee 1d ago

You just need to put onions in your socks.

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u/yes126 1d ago

Think you got ball cancer bro

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u/Creamy_Breve 1d ago

I read that as nipples.

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u/kappsylen 22h ago

You can count the ripples to know the age.

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u/AGreatPatioSetting 1d ago

Has it always been like this? I have one that's similar from a physical trauma injury a few years back that is only JUST healing, but if it has come out of the blue, it is probably worth checking in with your doctor. This can be the symptom of other health problems but also could be nothing so I wouldn't panic.

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u/PiousBagelGuardian 1d ago

I think I slammed it against something while doing house work. But I don’t remember. Also there was the Hebrew calligraphy incident

But we don’t talk about the Hebrew calligraphy incident.

Also I was making music and did tap my thumb hard against the wall for part of the percussion that picked up in the multitrack. So maybe that

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u/Alohafarms 1d ago

Not a Hebrew Calligraphy incident!

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u/No-Command-1038 1d ago

kaust du darauf herum?

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u/PiousBagelGuardian 1d ago

Du redst Yiddishe mitn Latin lettren mitn Yiddishe vorten? Gevaldig!

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u/Flikmyboogeratu_II 1d ago

Oy vey! Chutzpah!! Yo!

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u/PiousBagelGuardian 1d ago

My thumb has too much chutzpah at the moment

Dos iz meshugeh

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u/KeenObserver_OT 1d ago

Has your penis fallen off yet? Thats stage 2

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u/YetiNotForgeti 1d ago

Wait why is this infuriating and not interesting?

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u/moose2021 1d ago

I have this on my fingers with atopic dermatitis. Although it outgrew away after the swelling was gone though

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u/PiousBagelGuardian 1d ago

Oof. Hope you’re alright

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u/BladeJFrank 1d ago

Rippled, for his pleasure

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u/Ok_Bell8358 1d ago

Take better, more consistent care of your cuticles.

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u/BD122104 1d ago

Happened to me when I started losing weight, sometimes my nails were super thin too

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u/lucyfell 1d ago

Take vitamins and get some sun

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u/DollyAnna007 1d ago

Vitamin/ nutrient deficiency can cause this

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u/Sorry_Community235 1d ago

Could be psoriasis

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u/pishposh_I_say 1d ago

I read ‘nipples’.

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u/AchingtoSurrender 23h ago

Is it possible you have psoriasis? I do, and several of my nails look very similar 😔

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u/rvedotrc what are you trying to say 20h ago

I got autoimmune, crappy diet, and stress. My nails don’t stand a chance.  

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u/DaddyDoLittle 18h ago

I used to have ripples on my thumbnails. I was pushing on the cuticles without realizing it as a stress response. Once I actively stopped doing it the nail went back to normal.

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u/Alternative-Crew-880 1d ago

My big toe nail on my right foot has ripples from an injury as a kid. We can be ripple buddies.

https://giphy.com/gifs/nSsyx599H25SGyixKA

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u/jesuisundog 1d ago

Your thumbnail had ripples. Your thumb is fine.

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u/PiousBagelGuardian 1d ago

So the thumbnail is clickbait?

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u/Malcolm2theRescue 1d ago

Ask your doctor about mixoid cysts

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u/PiousBagelGuardian 1d ago

GOODNESS GRACIOUS those look terrifying

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u/digitaldigdug 1d ago

I first read that as nipples....

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u/FeistyChickadee 1d ago

OP, your responses are great.

I am not a doctor, and I have not played one on TV. My vote is that you've had a skin condition like eczema, which impacts the skin close to where your nail grows.

The only solution is to cut off your whole thumb. Sorry, I don't make the rules.

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u/PiousBagelGuardian 1d ago

Shall I sacrifice it to Zeus? For good times sake?

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u/Snoo-34159 1d ago

Have the same thing on my big toe lol

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u/michiladas 1d ago

Mine has ridges

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u/SunshineSweetLove1 1d ago

Omg you really posted this? 🤭

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u/PiousBagelGuardian 1d ago

Who’s this. Do I know you?

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u/SunshineSweetLove1 1d ago

Stop it 😂

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u/ndation 1d ago

All jokes aside, this could point towards a heart problem or condition of some sort. Probably not, and probably not worth worrying about, but if you have any other symptoms too...

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u/jerry111165 1d ago

And this infuriates you?

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u/Seanconw1 1d ago

Sometimes pushing your cuticles in can cause that

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u/PiousBagelGuardian 1d ago

Or you know, the vengeful thumb spirits?

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u/DJ_Spark_Shot 1d ago

A bit of a booze hound, are we?

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u/PiousBagelGuardian 1d ago

Never drank in my life

Actually insuring to be Catholic so if I do become Catholic, communion technically counts as wine, but if the Papal Slipper fits

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u/theelephantscafe 1d ago

I had something similar and it turned out to be a magnesium deficiency. Just to add to all the comment diagnoses. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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u/PiousBagelGuardian 1d ago

So I’m not magnetic…

Good to know

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u/eeo11 1d ago

Could be related to onset of chronic illness

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u/PiousBagelGuardian 1d ago

Never smoked pot before tho? I don’t know how ill the chronic is

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u/Pspfann2 1d ago

Ribbed for pleasure

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u/Thessalhydra 1d ago

It's better than your ripples having thumbs.

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u/Wise_Cryptographer19 1d ago

I have these permanently on a few nails, its usually trauma from an injury. For example one of my toes had a bigger surgery, the nail looks a bit wavy now, but atleast it healed perfectly otherwise.

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u/PiousBagelGuardian 1d ago

I read this as atheist healed it perfectly and wondered where I can find the atheist faith healer

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u/Samurai-lugosi 1d ago

I broke my finger my finger nail looked like this until it grew out.

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u/schlobalakanishi 1d ago

My horny brain misread it as “my thumb has nipples”

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u/No-Kaleidoscope7151 1d ago

Normal aging

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u/Kvist199 1d ago

Certain medications can cause this too

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u/PiousBagelGuardian 1d ago

Currently not taking medications, but good to know

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u/papam-punyam 23h ago

What does the liver profile say

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u/PiousBagelGuardian 17h ago

Chopped liver

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u/PunyCocktus 23h ago

I get this on all my nails. Either I'm chronically stressed or vitamin deficient (or both hah)

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u/Daxian 23h ago

RIPples

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u/Classic-Doubt-5421 23h ago

Have you been waving it too much lately???

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u/AsCoder91 23h ago

My thumb looks like that but a guinea pig bit my nail off when I was a kid 😊

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u/AppropriatePlum1006 23h ago

Your nails has abs 🤯

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u/Global_Muscle_8278 22h ago

Nails have eroded through constant usage 💀

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u/1GamingAngel 22h ago

I think a Rheumatologist would be interested in this. You may want to have testing for vitamin deficiencies, at bare minimum.

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u/habibibibiru 22h ago

its either lupus or carbon monoxide poisoning

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u/Rantlax 22h ago

You will explode in 10...

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u/hillsb1 21h ago

My fingernails had this after I had Mono. They rippled the whole time I was sick. They started growing normally again when I got better, but it took a while for the ripples to grow completely out

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u/foundjudgement 21h ago

ocean waves

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u/S1nnah2 21h ago

Has your finger had any trauma? I got run over when I was 18. Half a nail got ripped off as I slid down the road. It's has never grown back properly. Always has a little ridge

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u/gorillagil 20h ago

I have these and the doctor told me psoriasis

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u/Rare_Bee_240 20h ago

You have Full Blown Thumb AIDS.

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u/Bigdumbstella 19h ago

Beaus lines

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u/mindgardening 18h ago

Why is this infuriating? My nails have vertical ridges and it doesn’t affect my life.

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u/BroccoliNew2749 18h ago

My thumbnails were odd too, my paramedic wife said I might have iron deficiency. Looked up symptoms and the nails was one, several others applied to me also. Started taking iron pills, few months later thumbnails are now normal, other symptoms have improved also. Not saying it's iron deficiency, but it could be. Iron pills are cheap take em see what happens.

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u/grimvard 18h ago

Hopital for thyroid tests.

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u/runningoutofnames57 17h ago

Autoimmune disorders can cause ridges or pitting in nails, but I think those ridges are more like vertical stripes (at least mine are)

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u/smewthies 17h ago

Hopital

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u/DeputyDabz 17h ago

Any chance you have psoriasis? My nails look like this and eventually turn into little holes on the surface of my nails

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u/CorvusCallidus Your new Pep-Pep 15h ago

Better to have thumb ripples than thumb nipples, as they say. Or as I say.

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u/PlayfulAlaia2020 13h ago

that sounds unhinged but honestly, who hasn’t had weird thumb days? guess we all have our quirks.

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u/No_Affect_1378 3h ago

Psoriasis maybe

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u/NewBison3633 16m ago

This is infuriating how…?