Hair Loss

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  • Athena98501
    Athena98501 Posts: 716 Member
    edited October 2017
    TeaBea wrote: »
    sksk1026 wrote: »
    What about adding supplements? Multivitamin and a multimineral.

    Certain vitamins require fat intake for proper absorption......A, D, K and E

    While this is true, many nutrients also should be taken with certain others, and specifically apart from certain others.

    https://www.betternutrition.com/features-dept/how-to-take-supplements
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  • Athena98501
    Athena98501 Posts: 716 Member
    thecharon wrote: »
    Supplements? Not a single daily multivitamin? Did you know that too much Zinc can cause hair loss? Too little selenium can cause hair loss? List your supplements. You also mentioned visiting a doctor to see what supplements you could be missing. There is no blood test to test for selenium or zinc. Why not a multi instead? Are you taking certain herbs?

    Conversely, too little zinc can cause hair loss, as can too much selenium. And a multivitamin/mineral supplement causes too many of the contained nutrients to be rendered inert.
  • gamerbabe14
    gamerbabe14 Posts: 876 Member
    I lost a ton of hair also however it was from a combination of losing weight, taking blood thinners, copper IUD insertion, and a stressful event. I eat a lot of fats and have a fairly balanced diet. It's growing back but it is distressing.
  • toxikon
    toxikon Posts: 2,383 Member
    Sorry to hear about your dietary troubles. It sounds like a very difficult situation to be in. I'd personally try to focus on the most nutritionally varied food items you can. Egg whites don't have many nutrients in them.

    I'd try to incorporate these kind of things into your diet: fish & seafood, green leafy vegetables (kale, spinach, lettuce), peppers, whole eggs, organ meat like liver, seeds and nuts, berries, avocado, broccoli, cauliflower, poultry.

    Fat is definitely important for healthy skin and hair, so try to find out how much your body can tolerate. Even throwing in some fish oil supplements might help.

    Good luck!
  • fittocycle
    fittocycle Posts: 827 Member
    Has your doctor tested you for anemia? Being anemic can cause hair loss. Be sure your doctor tests your ferritin as well as your hemoglobin too.
  • Athena98501
    Athena98501 Posts: 716 Member
    fittocycle wrote: »
    Has your doctor tested you for anemia? Being anemic can cause hair loss. Be sure your doctor tests your ferritin as well as your hemoglobin too.

    Indeed, but hair loss will often show up long before the depletion of the stores (which results in anemia). Iron deficiency is on the list of nutritional causes that she said she'd look at. The recommendation I've seen for ferritin is to get it over 80, if you're experiencing hair loss.
  • chemy9118
    chemy9118 Posts: 2 Member
    Hair loss is a symptom of PCOS too. Can you go to a PCOS specialist for a diet plan?
  • counting_kilojoules
    counting_kilojoules Posts: 170 Member
    lizery wrote: »
    While there's nothing wrong with getting a second oppion or questioning medical advice, I find it disturbing how many mfp users think they know better than a medical team that involves a gastroenterologist and dietian.

    Whilst GPs and specialists are an important part of your health plan and it makes me insane to see people disregarding their input regarding such things as vaccinations in favour of celebrity advice columns etc. you do need to keep on track of your own health. Specialists have a limited amount of time and you need to do your own reading so you can ask questions. I have a specialist that if I didn't do any reading of my own I'd only maintain the status quo and never try anything new. Also, they're human and can be wrong. If something seems wrong, say so. Maybe you misunderstood, or they did. (In this case something seems to have gone wrong somewhere. When you take away carbs and fats what do you have left to eat? I'd be asking questions now!)

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