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Is fingernail harmful

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 3/1/2023

Fingernails will be partially broken down by the acids in your stomach. What's left will then move through your intestinal tract and become part of your stool.

On very extremely rare occasion, a sharp fingernail could become stuck in the appendix and could cause inflammation or appendicitis.

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