What to do about a black toe nail?

My 2 year old son dropped a heavy object on his big toe and after a few days a black bruise has appeared under the nail. Its not on the nail as it does not move as his nail grows. It is not painful to him but it happened a few months ago and it shows no signs of going away.





I have shown the injury to a nurse who told me that it was not infected and there is nothing to worry about.





However it would be nice to know how much longer it is likely to be before it goes completely?





Anyone else had a similar experience?What to do about a black toe nail?
You could try these. Not sure which will work for you. Include in his diet, raw cabbage, and parsley. If he does not want to eat these vegetables raw as a part of a salad, then you may make drink such as carrot or beet juice and blend in small amount of each. (Not so much to overpower the taste of the main juice)





Freshly juiced orange is also good to include in his diet.





You may crush about a quarter to a half clove of garlic and mix in with his meals. Garlic is a very good blood thinner and so will work well to disperse blood.





Externally you may use the following





Soak bruise area in warm water. Or spread a towel dipped in warm water over the the affected area and left to cool. Repeat this process 3 to 4 times per day.





Or Crush a hand full of parsley and apply to bruised area. Apply regularly with the fresh herb. You could use bandage to hold herb in place.





Or Bathe the area with Witch Hazel two to three times per day, which disperses the blood and encourages healing. Or you may soak a gauze or clean piece of cloth in Which Hazel and bandage to affected area.What to do about a black toe nail?
My best friend's son had this problem. It is a blood clot, don't panic. it's just a bruise where blood pools in one place. On any nail, it takes long for it go away, but it will. If it starts hurting, then there is pressure developing under the nail and it has to be released. So if that happens, take him to the Pediatrician, but otherwise, he should be alright in time. Keep a watch on it. If he cries, or winces when you put his shoes on, then you know he is feeling pain.
The nail will continue to grow and eventually the black will be gone. Just think how much the nail grows in a month. For the black to go completely could take 6 months. If the nail is black all over it will eventually die and will come off almost as a whole nail. The new one will form and grow when that happens.
Yes, many times. This is what I do, I sterilize a needle and clean the site. Relax the kid, this doesn't hurt, but some kids get jumpy, insert the tip of the needle between the nail and the skin, again there is no pain. The needle should then go easily into the area, remove and watch the old blood flow out, wash and use any good antibiotic ointment and cover with a bandage.
my toe is black at the top. i went doctor and he prescribed tablets witch was one a day for 7 weeks. he thought i had fungal infection. i looked up toe nail fungal infection on the internet and it says that toe will be yellow or green. anyway its not fungal infection. ive had mine for about 9 months and still have it. ease your mind and look up black toe nail on the internet.
Yeah, I've done that landing ski jumps wrong. It'll take a few months or so to go away, depending on how fast the nail grows. I would think it would take relatively less time in a 2 year old as they are growing faster.
the black under the nail is dry blood, nothing really you can do, unless it bothers him, and nail replace themselves.just make sure he has no infection there.
I have had similar with my toes nails and fingers and they can take an awfully long time to go away. Just one of those annoying niggling things I am afraid.



It takes a long time. Anyone who's ever hit their thumb with hammer knows it takes months. Its nothing to worry about.
paint it white!





Failing that... it will go away over time.