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No, fingernails are not digestible by the human body. They are made of a tough protein called keratin that cannot be broken down by our digestive system.

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Do fingernails digest in the human body?

No, fingernails do not digest in the human body. They are made of a protein called keratin, which is not broken down by the digestive system. Instead, fingernails grow continuously and are eventually pushed out as new cells replace the old ones.


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Fingernails are normal in the human body. Please be more specific in your question.


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Yes, you can digest your finger nails. They're made of protein. Delicious, digestible protein.


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What is a hard protein that human fingernails are made of?

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Is a coachcroches skin made of the same thing as your fingernails?

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