Even Medication And Diet Can Lead To Hair Loss
- By:sashi sarda
While we keep blaming genetics for our hair loss it is important to identify some of our body conditions that may cause hair loss and even baldness. Let’s look into a few conditions that are not associated directly with the hair but can prove to be instrumental in causing hair loss.
High Fever, Severe Infection, Severe Flu Illnesses may result in hair loss. At times, due to fever and resulting infection, the hairs enter into a resting phase. Four weeks to three months after a high fever, severe illness or infection, a person is shocked to see a lot of hair falling out. This shedding slowly controls itself and hair start growing normally.
Thyroid Disease - Both an over-active thyroid and an under-active thyroid can cause hair loss. At times, it is so severe that it results in baldness. It can easily be diagnosed by the help of a few laboratory tests. Hair loss associated with thyroid disease can be reversed with proper treatment and care to the hair.
In this fashion age when people go on crash diets that are low in protein, they sometimes suffer from protein malnutrition. The body will save protein by shifting growing hairs into the resting phase. Massive hair shedding can occur two to three months later. Hair can then be pulled out by the roots fairly easily. Hair loss solution for such cases involves eating proper amount of protein and maintaining adequate protein intake while dieting. This helps the hair to come out of the resting phase and start growing again.
Cancer Treatments - Some cancer treatments will cause hair cells to stop dividing. Hairs become thin and break off as they exit the scalp. This occurs one to three weeks after the treatment. Patients can lose up to 90 percent of their scalp hair at time causing baldness. Baldness cure for such type of hair loss is carried out under close observation of a qualified hair expert. The hair will re grow after termination of the treatment.
Low Serum Iron - Iron deficiency occasionally produces hair loss. Some people don't have enough iron in their diets or may not fully absorb iron. Women who have heavy menstrual periods may develop iron deficiency. Low iron can be detected by laboratory tests and can be corrected by taking iron pills or diets rich in iron.
Major Surgery/Chronic Illness - Anyone who has a major operation may notice increased hair shedding within one to three months afterwards probably because they are not getting adequate protein required for the growth of the hairs. The condition reverses itself within a few months but people who have a severe chronic illness may shed hair indefinitely at times leading to baldness.
Consult a qualified hair expert and undergo some laboratory test to identify the exact cause of hair loss and baldness. This will facilitate in undergoing the exact treatment required for hair loss cure and baldness treatment with no side effects.About the author:
The author is well versed in the field of hair problems. He has treated diseases like alopecia and hirsutism.