Rag nail (hang nail)

Question

please help im in total agony... i put my hand in the pocket of my jeans and pulled back a hang nail or rag nail... that was yesterday

today it's swollen and green and i cant even bear to touch it and i keep hitting it everywhere i go or touch something...

the pain is making me ill and its GREEN and YELLOW

ive put my hand or finger in hot hot water and tried to prick it now ive a plaster on it with germoline.......

hurts like h**l cant sleep and feel a bit sick n hot. please please help...liz

46yr old mum of 6

Answer 1

Bite the nail.

Answer 2

It's tender and sore because the skin is stretched with the swelling.  If it is green and yellow, then it is infected. Try what works for me -   water as hot as you can tolerate with table salt dissolved (about 1 teaspoon in a pint of water), and when the skin is soft, prick with a sterile needle (sterilize beforehand in boiling water) and squeeze out as much of the yellow as you can.  That will relieve the pressure somewhat.  Repeat the process frequently, and bandage finger to help protect it, and prevent it being hit.  Add some garlic to your cooking.  Garlic is great for its healing properties.  Bathing your finger will help from the outside.  Garlic will help from the inside.

You want something that will ease the situation quicker than a plaster and germoline.

Good luck, and I hope you feel better soon!!