fingernails....not a crohns question

way2tired

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Posted 5/16/2008 11:41 PM (GMT 0)

Anyone else ever notice this, I was outside yesterday at a graduation and it started to get really cold and my fingernails went from blue to a dark purple I don't ever remember this happening.....

gumby44

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Posted 5/16/2008 11:53 PM (GMT 0)

Do you have Raynaud's syndrome? I don't know if that's another of the auto-immune family.

way2tired

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Posted 5/17/2008 12:03 AM (GMT 0)

this is the first time i noticed it.

sjkly

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Posted 5/17/2008 12:12 AM (GMT 0)

If you notice it again in cold weather you should tell your doctor-also look for red rigid fingertips or shriveled white finger tips or painful hands fingers when exposed to cold-mine hurt for up to an hour after comming in out of the cold.
Sj

Shoshanna

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Posted 5/17/2008 12:39 AM (GMT 0)

I would suggest that if you don't take B12 that you see your gastro and him/her do a simple B12 blood test done to make sure that it isn't that. If not then you need to have a referal to a specialist that deals with this.

Shoshanna

pb4

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Posted 5/17/2008 1:12 AM (GMT 0)

Sounds like raynauds disease...my daughter has it, her fingers turn really white and sometimes it's just the tips of some of her fingers...it can be quite severe for some people, you should get your doc to check it out to be on the safe side...it's an auto-immune disorder.

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way2tired

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Posted 5/17/2008 3:36 PM (GMT 0)

Thanks everyone, next doctors visit which is soon I will have this at the top of my list.

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