Is my toe going to die???

I run a lot and a couples days ago i came home with a painful middle toe. It felt like my toe nail was separating from my toe. Anyway, i didn't care for it and now it has stopped hurting. But my toenail is gray. And the skin underneath is a little raised and it's feels hard. Is it an injury or an infection? wat do i do? I want to keep running!!!

Your toe won't die. But it sounds like your nail did. It should fall off at the right time. Don't pull it. If you have some Hydrogen Peroxide, you should put that on the toe, to clean it. You should be able to keep running. If it hurts i would reccomend putting a band-aid over it.

Go see a doctor cuz this might be a MINOR infection. The doctor will give you some tips or medication that will make you toe feel better in matters of days.

Black Toenail

From Wendy Bumgardner,

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At the end of a long walk or run, you may notice that a toenail has turned black or gray, and may be swollen under the nail. What happened? What's going to happen?

What is Black Toenail?

As you walk or run, your foot slides forward in your shoe, banging your toes against the top, front, and sides with each step. Your feet also swell during a walk or run and get compressed by your socks and shoes. That pressure and impact can damage your toenail beds, or create a blister under the toenail itself. When this happens, the extra blood and fluid cause your toenail to separate from the toenail bed, or the "toenail in training" as the Jeff Galloway site calls it. The blood colors the toenail black.