I had this problem when taking asacol also (one of the probs I had with that drug)
Thanks!
Vitamin Deficiency?
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Vitamin Deficiency?
Does anyone know what deficiency I would have to cause me to loose my hair in handfuls? I know that you loose lots each day but mine is coming out by the dozens!
I had this problem when taking asacol also (one of the probs I had with that drug)
Thanks!
I had this problem when taking asacol also (one of the probs I had with that drug)
Thanks!
"Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful." -- Buddha
I don't know if you have any thyroid issues. One of the side effects from my hypothyroidism is hair loss. I lost a lot of hair at first. I was certain I would be bald or my hair dryer was going to catch it on fire since it was so dry and brittle.
The only other time I ever lost my hair was after having a baby. Could it possibly be hormone related?
Hang in there.
Hugs!
Lori
The only other time I ever lost my hair was after having a baby. Could it possibly be hormone related?
Hang in there.
Hugs!
Lori
"The manner of giving is worth more than the gift." ~ PIERRE CORNEILLE
Mar,
I went through a time of rapid hair falling out. I know that it is normal to loose 100 hairs per day. If you don't wash your hair everyday then expect
200 if you wash every other day. I also, realized that my hair has some type of shedding pattern. Every year I loose a lot of hair and then it grows back in little puffs of new hair.
In Prescripiton for Nutritional Healing it says that factors that promote hair loss include poor circulation, acute illness, surgery, radiation exposure, iron
dificiency, diabetes,thyroid disease, drugs such as used in chemotherapy, stress, poor diet, ringworm and other fungal infections, and vitamin definiencies.
Recomended Supplements:
Fatty Acids like flaxseed ois, primrose oil and salmon oil
Raw Thymus glandular 500mg/day Stimulates immune function
Ultra Hair from Nature's Plus as directed
B Complex
Coenzyme Q10 60mg/day
Dimethylglycine 100mg/day for Scalp Circulation
Zinc 50-100 mg/day do to exceed this amt.
Kelp 500mg / day needed for minerals for proper hair growth
Copper 3mg/day Works with zinc to aid in hair growth
Dioxychior from AMerican Biologics destroys harmful bacteria and supplies oxygen to tissues
l-Cysteine, l-methionine, glutathione Help prevention of hair faling out
Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) Stronger hair
Silica aids in hair growth and strength
Grape seed extract antioxant protects from free radicals
Hope this helps,
Roni
People with MC usually have iron, calcium and magnesium, k, b's and zinc difficiantcies.
I went through a time of rapid hair falling out. I know that it is normal to loose 100 hairs per day. If you don't wash your hair everyday then expect
200 if you wash every other day. I also, realized that my hair has some type of shedding pattern. Every year I loose a lot of hair and then it grows back in little puffs of new hair.
In Prescripiton for Nutritional Healing it says that factors that promote hair loss include poor circulation, acute illness, surgery, radiation exposure, iron
dificiency, diabetes,thyroid disease, drugs such as used in chemotherapy, stress, poor diet, ringworm and other fungal infections, and vitamin definiencies.
Recomended Supplements:
Fatty Acids like flaxseed ois, primrose oil and salmon oil
Raw Thymus glandular 500mg/day Stimulates immune function
Ultra Hair from Nature's Plus as directed
B Complex
Coenzyme Q10 60mg/day
Dimethylglycine 100mg/day for Scalp Circulation
Zinc 50-100 mg/day do to exceed this amt.
Kelp 500mg / day needed for minerals for proper hair growth
Copper 3mg/day Works with zinc to aid in hair growth
Dioxychior from AMerican Biologics destroys harmful bacteria and supplies oxygen to tissues
l-Cysteine, l-methionine, glutathione Help prevention of hair faling out
Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) Stronger hair
Silica aids in hair growth and strength
Grape seed extract antioxant protects from free radicals
Hope this helps,
Roni
People with MC usually have iron, calcium and magnesium, k, b's and zinc difficiantcies.
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Hello, I am new here... 
I have LC and also loose my hair in handfuls.
The specialist answered: "Do not worry, I have never seen a woman with MC without hair"... And another said "Do not worry, you are not loosing so much hair as you think... It is normal to loose hair everyday, my wife looses a lot too".
Who knows better the loose we have?
Well, at the end I stayed alone in the dark.... You now and I am still loosing hair in handfuls... What do you think that could be?
Deficiency of vitamins?
Thanks for answering,
Love
Tessa.
I have LC and also loose my hair in handfuls.
The specialist answered: "Do not worry, I have never seen a woman with MC without hair"... And another said "Do not worry, you are not loosing so much hair as you think... It is normal to loose hair everyday, my wife looses a lot too". Who knows better the loose we have?
Well, at the end I stayed alone in the dark.... You now and I am still loosing hair in handfuls... What do you think that could be?
Deficiency of vitamins?
Thanks for answering,
Love
Tessa.
Hi Mars and Tessa,
The biggest cause of female hair loss is sex hormone imbalance, or fluctuations. An increase in androgens can be caused by menopase, or PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome), and this can cause hair loss.
Lori is quite correct, hypothyroidism, (underactive thyroid gland), can also contribute to hair thinning. Some women with PCOS have both an excessively high level of testosterone and an underactive thyroid. It's not uncommon to have multiple factors involved in female hair loss.
Heavy metals in your body, such as lead, mercury or cadmium can cause hair thinning. This is a possibility if you have lived near a mining site, or worked or lived with someone who works in an industry that uses metals.
One of the B vitamins called biotin is crucial for proper hair and nail growth. Some people, especially people who are blood type A, do not absorb B vitamins very well from food. In high doses, 5-8 grams daily (5000-8000 mg) of biotin can be effective in restoring head-hair growth, with no known side-effects. Some specialty shampoos feature biotin for this reason.
If you are gluten sensitive, that can also cause vitamin deficiencies, due to poor absorption of fats, and the fact that most vitamins are fat soluble.
A deficiency in essential fatty acids may result in dry, brittle hair, and possibly hair thinning or loss. The omega-3 fatty acids are especially important, such as those found in fish oil.
Also, a deficiency in manganese may contribute to hair loss. Roni's post covered a lot of this information.
Most of this information can be found in this website, if you want to read more detail about it:
http://www.ovarian-cysts-pcos.com/female-hair-loss.html
I hope this helps.
Tex (Wayne)
The biggest cause of female hair loss is sex hormone imbalance, or fluctuations. An increase in androgens can be caused by menopase, or PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome), and this can cause hair loss.
Lori is quite correct, hypothyroidism, (underactive thyroid gland), can also contribute to hair thinning. Some women with PCOS have both an excessively high level of testosterone and an underactive thyroid. It's not uncommon to have multiple factors involved in female hair loss.
Heavy metals in your body, such as lead, mercury or cadmium can cause hair thinning. This is a possibility if you have lived near a mining site, or worked or lived with someone who works in an industry that uses metals.
One of the B vitamins called biotin is crucial for proper hair and nail growth. Some people, especially people who are blood type A, do not absorb B vitamins very well from food. In high doses, 5-8 grams daily (5000-8000 mg) of biotin can be effective in restoring head-hair growth, with no known side-effects. Some specialty shampoos feature biotin for this reason.
If you are gluten sensitive, that can also cause vitamin deficiencies, due to poor absorption of fats, and the fact that most vitamins are fat soluble.
A deficiency in essential fatty acids may result in dry, brittle hair, and possibly hair thinning or loss. The omega-3 fatty acids are especially important, such as those found in fish oil.
Also, a deficiency in manganese may contribute to hair loss. Roni's post covered a lot of this information.
Most of this information can be found in this website, if you want to read more detail about it:
http://www.ovarian-cysts-pcos.com/female-hair-loss.html
I hope this helps.
Tex (Wayne)
Asacol/hair loss
While hair loss IS listed as a side effect of Asacol that did not happen to me, and I took Asacol for over two years.
Peg
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