Can anyone help me about hair loss??? - Hair Loss / Alopecia Message Board

PPantoja · 02-16-2007, 06:53 PM

I have thinning hair. It's has been going on since my daughter was born 9 years ago. My hair was thick before, now it's really thin. ( like baby fine)
I wish my hair was thick again but it's not happening? I asked a doctor about it once but he didn't tell me much. I know I had my tyhorids check before and it was fine. I don't know what else to do.

kittywitty · 02-16-2007, 09:45 PM

Are you taking any medications at all? How is your diet?

PPantoja · 02-21-2007, 09:04 AM

I don't take any meds. My diet is eating on the run most of the time.
I don't have alot of time to eat right.

kittywitty · 02-21-2007, 09:54 AM

You didn't say how old you are, but you might want to have your hormones checked. Also, since your diet is lacking you might try adding a multivitamin for women, some zinc, and biotin. Another thing that might be beneficial is to drink protein shakes. Hair is mostly made up of protein, so adding more would probably help.

Audrey-B · 02-22-2007, 11:58 PM

It's common for women who have gone through child birth to lose some hair but it is supposed to grow back. Another factor is iron. A lot of pregnant women end up needing to go on iron supplements. Perhaps your iron has nose dived since giving birth and never really returned to its original levels.

I didn't know until i began a heap of research that your iron levels need to be over 70 for proper hair growth with no abnormal shedding. If i were you i would get a blood test done first and get your iron levels checked out. If it is the iron, you wont see immediate results and it can take as long as 6 months for visible signs that things are getting back to normal. You may simply have to get on a good diet and start taking a quality multivitamin with some extra iron, but first i'd get a blood test done so you will know for certain.