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Having a black toenail is not uncommon these days. There are a few reasons why you might have a black toenail.
Black Toenail Causes
Recent trauma to your toe may have caused the toenail to become black. This is because it is bruised. Runners may experience black toenails from running in new shoes or without socks. In this case blood has gathered under the nail. Most common among people who have developed black toenails is toenail fungus.
Nail fungus is caused by a variety of factors. Wearing shoes still laden with sweat increases risk of toenail fungus. Cutting your toenails too short increases infection risk. Also public areas such as pools, gyms, showers, and saunas are common places to spread fungus. It is advised to wear sandals as much as possible around these places to greatly reduce infection. Cutting your toenails too short may cause minor cuts giving a chance for a fungus to take hold.
Toenail Fungus Symptoms
Symptoms of toenail fungus include a discoloration of the nail. Usually discoloration is black, green, brown, or yellow. Nails might become brittle and crack. Often they'll become thick and foggy as well. You might experience a slight plain when walking on your infected toe. Perhaps you'll also smell a faint smell coming from under the nail.
Steps For Treatment
Ingested prescription medications are not recommended for treating nail fungus. This is because they have extremely negative side effects. The powerful toxins in these pills fight fungus however they'll also cause damage to your liver and kidneys. This could result in liver disease and in rare cases result in death. Over the counter medications usually are ineffective at treating fungus.
I found the best remedy was to treat my toenail fungus first with regular beer. Beer has natural anti-fungal properties. For treatment, I would soak my nails in beer for thirty minutes each application. I applied this twice a day. Following my remedy with beer I used a natural toenail treatment.
With this combination of approaches along with prevention methods I was able to see noticeable results of my black toenail fungus healing in about two weeks.

A black spot under toenails can be caused by a few things. If you've recently sustained any sort of trauma to your toenail this could cause a bruise. However, if this is not the case there's certainly a good chance that toenail fungus is the culprit. Fortunately this can be easy to treat and prevent with the right methods.
Fungus on the toenail has many symptoms. Most common is a discoloring of the nail to a yellow, black or brown. Often spots will develop under the nail. Nails will begin losing their clarity. Often a slight smell might come from under the nail. Slight pain when walking on the infected nail is not uncommon.
Treating Your Black Spot Under Your Toenail
It's important you understand that part of treating your toenail fungus is to take preventative measures from ever getting back. You'll need to understand the sources of nail fungus. Wearing tight shoes that have excess moisture leftover in them is one way to get infected. Make sure you air out your shoes if they're exceptionally wet from sweat, wear loose shoes, and get extra absorbent socks to prevent moisture build up. Wear sandals whenever possible around public pool area, gyms, and public showers. Lastly, make sure you do not cut your nails too short. Short nails may cause minor cuts to the toe and increases risk.
There are a few treatment options for nail fungus. I found that prescription drugs were too risky and had many unpleasant side effects including possible liver disease. Over the counter medications did not really help at treating my problem either.
What finally worked for me was dipping my infected nails in store bought beer for 30 minutes per treatment at two treatments a day. This works because beer eats away at the fungus. After my beer treatment I then applied a natural topical solution. This treatment remedy, along with preventative measures, finally cured my nail fungus.

By Rob P