Hair Loss

[sallyrae]

Hi,

I'm on my second week and definately think i'm shredding hair lol. Is this a normal time to start losing a bit of hair through the diet and how long does it last?


Thanks xxxx

 

[xSinead]

I'm on week 14.
My hair started falling out at around week 9, It hasn't stopped, its falling out by the handful each time i wash/brush it. I've been told its temporary, not sure i believe it as like i say its continueing to fall out. Getting my ends cut off on Monday though just to tidy it up a bit. Alpecin shampoo from boots is good for stimulating the hair growth at the roots.

 

[Surfhunny]

I'm on week 14.
My hair started falling out at around week 9, It hasn't stopped, its falling out by the handful each time i wash/brush it. I've been told its temporary, not sure i believe it as like i say its continueing to fall out. Getting my ends cut off on Monday though just to tidy it up a bit. Alpecin shampoo from boots is good for stimulating the hair growth at the roots.

I can absolutely promise you it's temporary!!! The first time I did CD I was convinced I'd be bald in a very short space of time but nope!! It did thin out and with some clever styling no one ever noticed. As soon as you start eating a normal diet again hair growth returns to normal. My CDC told me that during the initial stages of VLCDs you hardly lose any hair at all so what you are losing now is actually only what you would've lost over that time it's just all coming now. In a month or so you'll notice lots of wispy short hair which is your new hair.

Also I've been recommended to take Biotin, its available from Holland and Barratt and starts working in about 4 weeks. I'm 7 weeks into CD and I'm starting taking it from tomorrow. Don't panic x

"Food is not comfort if you're not comfortable!"

 

[Souffle-la]

Is hair loss a side effect for EVERYONE? I'm really hoping my hair doesn't fall out!! I might look in to getting some hair growth shampoo and some biotin!

 

[xSinead]

You mentioned as soon as you start eating again..
I'm going to be on Cambridge & SS until christmas.

 

[Surfhunny]

I found this post which has articles which might help explain the cyclical nature of hair growth and what causes it to fall out etc. I really would not worry though my friend did LL for a year and yes her hair did thin but it was barely noticeable.

Hi all x
Just found this handy article while researching hair loss after TFR.
I am worried as my hair seems to be falling out now but after reading this it makes sense as i have been off TFR for a little over a month now.
May put some minds at rest
Telogen Effluvium | Health | Patient UK
Oh, and the 'major stress' to the body is the Lipotrim x
Just found this one too, explains a bit more...
http://www.hairlosstalk.com/hair-loss-news/News-sid-225-file-article-pageid-1.php

When mine fell out it was literally for three months and then it stopped, almost exactly three months after it started. If you look closely at your hair you'll probably notice shorter strands, that's new hair not breakage.

"Food is not comfort if you're not comfortable!"

 

[Surfhunny]

Here's another post from Lily:

Okay, here we go: Weight Loss, Hair Loss and Low Carb - Low Carb

Weight Loss, Hair Loss and Low Carb

In ANY weight loss program that you follow, hair loss often occurs at the same time. This is a natural result and the hair will grow back in once you reach your target weight. Often the hair is even thicker than before!

... First, It's good to note that a hair doesn't simply grow forever. Each hair on your head grows for 4-5 years, then falls out. So your hair is always renewing itself. The long growth stage is called anagen and the short stopping phase that follows is called catagen. Then the hair falls out, which is telogen. The hair follicle then goes back into anagen and makes a long hair for the next 4-5 years.

What happens during weight loss is Telogen effluvium. It also happens after any stress to the body. Some of your hair follicles go into catagen to conserve body resources. So the hairs stop growing and "rest". Once your body feels safe again, those hairs go back into anagen - but because there was the pause in the middle, the brand new growing hair pushes the old hair out of the follicle. So in reality you have just as much hair as you did before - and it's probably far healthier hair. But the new hairs are short.

Normally around 10% of your head of hair is in the catagen or telogen phase, in essence resetting itself to prepare for new hair to grow in. Because you have so much hair on your head, you don't even notice. During weight loss that percentage gets higher, but this is only temporary. Your body starts creating new hair in its normal cycle once it settles into a healthy weight and those hairs start growing again. Remember that hair doesn't reach a long state overnight! So all those new, healthy hairs need time to grow out to whatever length of hair you have chosen.

Usually it takes 6 months for your head of hair to have grown back out to typical fullness. Hair grows around 1/2" per month, so at the 6 month mark, the hair is around 3" long which is enough to seem thick on most heads. Again, it's not that the hair is MISSING during this intermediate time. It's just that it is brand new and growing from scratch.

"Food is not comfort if you're not comfortable!"