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Severe Hair Loss After Having Weight Loss Work Outs. Tried Minoxidil. Further Medication?
hello doctor I m 23 years old and I had good hair from my child hood but suffered from dandruff due to sweating. around 20 I started weight loss workouts and lost 15-20 kg of weight in around 4 months but i used to diet more severely and ate only two chapattis in the afternoon and two in night. I started loosing my hair from the front.nearly an inch of strip has been lost. 1 year back i started using minioxidil and currently using A;pecin from two months. please help
Mon, 20 May 2013
Hello,
Hair is made of protein. Due to dieting and excessive weight loss and no balanced diet the quality and quantity of protein will decrease. Due to dieting you will be losing micronutrients and vitamins which are essential for hair growth.
Seborrhoeic dermatitis will also cause hair loss by weakening the hair roots.
The problem is it keeps recurring.
Hair is made of protein. Due to dieting and excessive weight loss and no balanced diet the quality and quantity of protein will decrease. Due to dieting you will be losing micronutrients and vitamins which are essential for hair growth.
Seborrhoeic dermatitis will also cause hair loss by weakening the hair roots.
The problem is it keeps recurring.
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