Loosing my hair! :(
#360818 - 09/07/10 09:16 PM
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I am a 21 yr. old woman who was diagnosed with IBS last year. I am constipation prone, and have been sick for years. Since I started following the IBS diet my stomach has improved a lot, but my hair has been falling out over the past two years, and it has gotten to the point that I have to strategically style to cover bald spots... Does anyone else have this problem? Any suggestions? This is so embarassing!
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Hi
I think this is extremely unlikely to be related to the EFI diet. However it could be related to stress or a traumatic event.
The best suggestion is to find a good support group like the one at http://www.alopeciaonline.org.uk/
Hope this helps
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Hi,
Just thought I'd chime in here. I'm here because my child has IBS, however, I'm replying to you because when she was frighteningly sick *I* am the one who lost hair! I really have no doubt that in my case this was from the horrendous emotional and physical stress that I was under for many months. I add 'physical stress' because, for example, neither of us got more than 2 hours of sleep in a row for far too long. Now, if I could lose hair - and I wasn't the one w/IBS! - I think that gives a good picture of the enormous stress load of the IBS sufferer - who's got the pain to deal with! So, I've got a hunch that it's no wonder that someone with a bad bout of IBS might lose hair!
BTW, my hair started growing back as the stress load went down - once my daughter was not in pain and could sleep and began to regain some weight and look and feel better. (I am still exhausted from the ordeal, BTW, but my daughter is recovering much quicker! Ah, youth!)
Good luck w/your own recovery,
kem (daughter w/ibs-d)
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