What causes excessive hair loss?
A number of things can cause excessive hair loss.
For example, about 3 or 4 months after an illness or a major surgery,
you may suddenly lose a large amount of hair. This hair loss is related
to the stress of the illness and is temporary.
Hormonal problems
may cause hair loss. If your thyroid gland is overactive or
underactive, your hair may fall out. This hair loss usually can be
helped by treatment thyroid disease. Hair loss may occur if male or
female hormones, known as androgens and estrogens, are out of balance.
Correcting the hormone imbalance may stop your hair loss.
Many
women notice hair loss about 3 months after they've had a baby. This
loss is also related to hormones. During pregnancy, high levels of
certain hormones cause the body to keep hair that would normally fall
out. When the hormones return to pre-pregnancy levels, that hair falls
out and the normal cycle of growth and loss starts again.
Some
medicines can cause hair loss. This type of hair loss improves when you
stop taking the medicine. Medicines that can cause hair loss include
blood thinners (also called anticoagulants), medicines used for gout,
high blood pressure or heart problems, vitamin A (if too much is taken),
birth control pills and antidepressants.
Certain infections can
cause hair loss. Fungal infections of the scalp can cause hair loss in
children. The infection is easily treated with antifungal medicines.
Finally,
hair loss may occur as part of an underlying disease, such as lupus or
diabetes. Since hair loss may be an early sign of a disease, it is
important to find the cause so that it can be treated.
- Make sure you have certain minerals and vitamins indicated as
beneficial to hair growth in your diet. These daily nutrients include,
but are not limited to, the following: 15,000 IU vitamin A; 50 mg each
vitamins B3, 5, 6, and 12; 2 g vitamin C; 800 IU vitamin E; and 50 mg
Biotin.
- Get adequate sleep. Your body uses the time you are sleeping to repair, restore and refresh, and sleep will help your hair grow.
- Limit the amount of stress in your life and learn how to
handle the stressors that are present; stress can slow down hair growth
and make your hair weak and brittle. Exercise, meditation, yoga, deep-breathing exercises and stress-management classes are all recommended strategies for dealing with stress.
- Keep
your face clean, moisturized and exfoliated to allow for good facial
hair growth. Steam opens up pores for easier cleaning and closer
shaving. Exfoliating removes the dead skin cells and keeps your pores
and hair follicles clear. This will allow better hair growth and limit
the incidences of ingrown hairs. Moisturizer keeps your skin healthy,
which allows for better hair growth. If your skin is dry and flaking,
you will have more ingrown hairs, and your facial hair growth will
become stunted.
One of the biggest myths about black hair is that it doesn't grow or
grow as quickly as other types of hair. All hair grows an average of ½
inch per month, but it's how you treat your hair that determines how
much you'll retain. Some women swear by vitamin regimens that call for
popping pills all day long, while others cut their hair according to the
phases of the moon. There's no mumbo-jumbo involved in hair growth. All
that's required is your commitment to healthy hair practices and
treating your hair with TLC. Here are 11 tips you can use to grow your
hair longer and stronger:
Follow a Healthy Lifestyle
Get Regular Trims
Use Moisturizing Products
Low Manipulation
Use Protective Styling
Stay Away from Heat
Use the Right Tools
Condition, Condition, Condition
Relax with Care
Go, and Stay, Natural
Wear Gentle Styles
Keep your hair in excellent condition. Seeing a
hairdresser regularly to have your hair cut and styled will keep it in
top condition. Hair in good condition gives the impression it's longer
even if it's not because it looks good and has no split ends, etc.
Be kind to your hair. Your hair falls out of its own accord (approximately 70 to 150 hairs daily),but you may be pulling it out faster as a result of the things you do
to it. The gentler you are with your hair, the less chances it has to
fall out excessively.
Maintain good food nutrition or boost it by taking a daily multivitamin.
Your body needs several building blocks in order to produce a healthy
head of hair, and you can easily meet your body's requirement by eating a
balanced, nutritious diet, of by taking a multivitamin consistently if
you are not eating well due to illness, etc. Keep in mind, however, that
it can take several months to notice the results, so don't get
discouraged.
Avoid dramatic weight loss.
As you shed pounds, you also shed hair. The dramatic changes that your
body undergoes when it loses weight quickly (the change in nutrients,
the stress involved) can cause your hair to thin. Diets low in protein
and iron (for example, very low-fat diets) and also those high in
protein but low in fruits and vegetables (for example, Atkins) that
result in dramatic weight loss can also trigger significant hair loss.
Instead, keep a balanced diet, and focus on gradual calorie reduction (one or two pounds a week)
Relax. Stress is a common cause of reversible hair loss.
When you experience physical or emotional turmoil, it can take anywhere
from three weeks to four months for the results to show up in your
hair. It is important to relieve your stress.
Address any pressing health issues. Hair is a strong
indicator of overall health. Many nutritional deficiencies can cause
hair growth to slow, and can cause hair to thin. Hormonal problems such
as hypothyroidism and PCOS can also cause thinning.
If your hair has gotten seriously thinner, or stops growing for more
than a few months, discuss it with your doctor as soon as possible.
Well, it is not new for me to lose some hair. I have a hypothyroid and hair loss is one of the symptoms. But when I tried bovine thyroid , my hair stopped falling in clumps.
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