Question:
For post-op nail biters: How has WLS affected this habit??
I am 50 years old. I am a professional woman. Certainly nail biting is not on the same health risk scale as obesity. There are times I feel more uncomfortable with my nail biting than I do with my obesity. Both have been life long. After a year long battle with insurance, WLS is finally on the horizon. What happens if I continue to bite my nails? Could it damage my new tummy? — [Anonymous] (posted on July 5, 2001)
July 5, 2001
My nails are growing like crazy. I don't bite my nails anymore. I don't
know if all the calcium I take is helping but I tell you that they are
growing like crazy!
— Dawn H.
July 5, 2001
I cannot believe this question...I thought it was just me..I have bit my
nails for as long as I could get my hand to my mouth and I will be 40 this
year..after surgery I had no desire to bite them..oddest thing..I kept
thinking I might get one lodged in my new stomach !!..anywho they are long
and beautiful for the first time ever..
— [Anonymous]
July 5, 2001
I bit my nails till I was 30, and I had a friend suggest to me, after
hearing of this awful habit, that whenever I felt like biting my nails to
think of him smacking my hands. I said "yeah, sure, like that is going
to work". I had tried everything from stop bite nail polish to acrylic
nails (just more fun to chew on) and so I had nothing to lose. You know
what? It worked, along with always having a nail file with me to fix those
little tempting tears and splits. Now I have long strong nails, and my
friend calls them "his nails". Just like WLS is a tool to weight
loss, his help was a tool in stopping a life long nail biting habit. If you
are needing to find something to do with your hands instead of eating,
invest in a nice set of manicure tools and some fun nail polish to go with
the fabulous new you!! Keep your nails done and watch the compliments come
in!
— Jenna B.
July 5, 2001
What a question! I should have thought to ask this one! I'm 43 and have
ALWAYS chewed my nails. It hurts, looks bad, and I hate it but can't seem
stop it. A friend of mine (if you can call him that- lol) told me to put
chicken manure on them and that would cure it. I'm afraid he's right, but
I'm still not going to do it. ;) I was never able to stop more than two
weeks. Well I made up my mind after surgery
(May 8th) that I was'nt going to do it as I was afraid it would hurt my new
stomach. Well, I did well for six weeks!!!
But my danged nails would'nt grow....????? Only just a tad.
Finally I got discouraged and chewed them off... however I did'nt swallow
them. (Nasty habit). So now I'm back to square one. I don't know if the
stress of surgery caused them not to grow or what. But I'm patient only to
a point and could'nt hold out forever. :( Maybe someone can answer our
question.
— Danmark
July 5, 2001
When I was very young I chewed my nails. My Mom had me clean my nails and
put some of it on a slide and we looked at it under a microscope at her
work, IT WAS GROSS. All sorts of bugs crawling around in there. I never
put them in my mouth again......
— Crystal B.
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