Hair loss/wrinkles
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Hair loss/wrinkles
Hi. I'm a newbie. I was diagnosed with LC in 9/13. I was on Pepto 3xday for 8 weeks and since then I have been managing without going on medication. I had a few flare-ups, but not too bad. I have eliminated gluten and dairy from my diet as well as most of the things on the list in the back of Tex's book. I have noticed that I am losing my hair and getting more wrinkles around my eyes since I'm off the gluten (I'm 54.) I read where people use Great Lakes gelatin for the collagen, but that's derived from beef and I'm afraid it will make me sick. I have also read about homemade bone broth but I'm not sure I wanted to get in to making that. Just wondering if anyone else has these issues and what you did/do for it. Thanks! I love this site, such a big help to me!
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Gabes-Apg
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Hi there
welcome to the group (sorry you had to find us)
Hair loss can be for a couple of reasons, one is a folate deficiency.
another is depletion of Amino Acids.
I have used bone broth pretty much from day one of my MC journey. In the 4 or so years i have not had any issues with the various meat sources, Lamb, Beef, Veal, Pork, etc and still continue to make and use bone broth in my cooking (i cook my veges in it, make stews etc)
The bone broth is full of Amino Acids, gelatin (to help heal leaky gut), Animal Fats (required for good digestion) etc
it is probably one of the cheapest things you can do to optimise your wellness.
acupuncture and naturopaths use the following to help identify issues
http://wellness.mcuniverse.com/2012/doe ... dy-organs/
where abouts on your face there is wrinkes, skin irritation, puffiness, can indicate what organ is having issues
welcome to the group (sorry you had to find us)
Hair loss can be for a couple of reasons, one is a folate deficiency.
another is depletion of Amino Acids.
I have used bone broth pretty much from day one of my MC journey. In the 4 or so years i have not had any issues with the various meat sources, Lamb, Beef, Veal, Pork, etc and still continue to make and use bone broth in my cooking (i cook my veges in it, make stews etc)
The bone broth is full of Amino Acids, gelatin (to help heal leaky gut), Animal Fats (required for good digestion) etc
it is probably one of the cheapest things you can do to optimise your wellness.
acupuncture and naturopaths use the following to help identify issues
http://wellness.mcuniverse.com/2012/doe ... dy-organs/
where abouts on your face there is wrinkes, skin irritation, puffiness, can indicate what organ is having issues
Gabes Ryan
"Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned"
Dalai Lama
"Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned"
Dalai Lama
Hi Marcia,
Welcome to our internet family. While certain medications are usually implicated as the cause of hair loss, the malabsorption problem associated with MC and other IBDs can also cause hair loss. As Gabes suggested, a folate deficiency could be causing the problem. However, if you are short on folic acid, then you are probably also short on vitamin B-12 (or soon will be), because adequate folic acid is necessary in order for the body to be able to utilize vitamin B-12. Some sources claim that deficiencies of other B vitamins can also cause that problem.
Note that we are approximately 7 times as likely as someone in the general population to develop thyroid problems (according to the results of our own poll). Many of us are hypothyroid, and as our symptoms become more severe, hair loss is a common symptom of untreated or undertreated hypothyroidism.
Again, welcome aboard, and please feel free to ask anything.
Tex
Welcome to our internet family. While certain medications are usually implicated as the cause of hair loss, the malabsorption problem associated with MC and other IBDs can also cause hair loss. As Gabes suggested, a folate deficiency could be causing the problem. However, if you are short on folic acid, then you are probably also short on vitamin B-12 (or soon will be), because adequate folic acid is necessary in order for the body to be able to utilize vitamin B-12. Some sources claim that deficiencies of other B vitamins can also cause that problem.
Note that we are approximately 7 times as likely as someone in the general population to develop thyroid problems (according to the results of our own poll). Many of us are hypothyroid, and as our symptoms become more severe, hair loss is a common symptom of untreated or undertreated hypothyroidism.
Again, welcome aboard, and please feel free to ask anything.
Tex
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