hair loss

[Mille]

Hello
since being on refeed my hair loss has been massive now i'm back on the shakes i'm hoping it will stop
does anyone have any advice

thanks

 

[mandye]

hair loss has been mega and it is only now starting to sort it self out .There are some vitamins/minerals that you can take to help stimulate the hair growth ,aswell as head massages to help get the blood flow to the roots .Your hair has stopped growing while you have been on your vlcd and now you have come back to more calories your body has shed all the old hair that it would normally shed over the months so your new hair is growing as we speak .I went to a good hair dresser who cut my hair in a new style bought some very good hair first aid products my fav was a hair mask from boot botanicals also found doves shampoos for older peeps very good at keeping it hydrated .I would do it all again, when all said and done diet and hair problems is 1 year out of my life which will extend my life and pleasure of life 10 times over xx

 

[Vickie_L]

I haven't noticed any hair loss *touch wood* good luck with urs getting better! xx

 

[Mini]

I have had the hair loss and have been through it a couple of times and my hair has grown back better than ever each time.

This article below explains it very well what happens.

Hair Loss!
The science bit...
It's pretty common to lose hair when dieting. Here's why...

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 yaers.

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.

Copied from here Weight Loss, HairLoss and Low Carb - Low Carb if you want to read the whole article!
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Love Mini xxx