losing hair

Asacol 12 pills a day. or two months of prednisone -- now tapering at 17.5 mg. from 40...

Any thoughts on the hair loss?

asacol makes my hair fall out...I used to think it was the pred but I haven't been on it sice august...It's very depressing....

 

i lost a lot of hair too when i was on prednisone and asacol, i always assumed it was the prednisone because i assume steroids are the cause of everything unpleasant, but maybe it was the asacol! there are vitamins you can take that make your hair stronger, especially b vitamins like folic acid (so they say). i never personally took it but i hear it works wonders. even if it doesn't prevent hair loss, it might make your hair grow back stronger... after i lost a lot of hair and i got better, i used this really amazing fortifying shampoo and conditioner every day and my hair actually grew back healthier than it ever was! i guess there is a bright side to hair loss after all...

Look at the big picture....severe weight loss, prednisone, possibly asacol, extreme diet change plus the other meds and reasons you're on them.

This has been happening over a period of time. Once you get more levelled off, things will start to even out and hopefully the hair loss aspect will stop and it will start the process of growing back.

Are you still getting your period?

It sucks this is happening to you, I hope you get the doc to also check your thyroid, Vitamin D and Vitamin B12 levels.

Are you eating enough protein in your diet?

What other supplements are you taking?

It will take a long while for your hair to get back...that will certainly be after you're off the pred. Look at it as at least 6 months to see any results.

quincy

I've been taking biotin for quite some time and it hasn't helped...still falling out..

Hi, I take asacol 6 pills/day. Also I eat kelp soup two times a day to control colits. Now my hair are too full and my hairdresser thin out my hair. Causes may be due to my colitis is in control and/or kelp.
Jin

Hair doesn't grow back spontaneously....it only grows a half to one inch a month at its best.

It takes almost 3 months for it to even get out of the scalp after being dormant for a length of time.

Again....one has to look back for months to almost a year to look at the total reasons as to why one has hairloss....but very high doses of steroids will definitely have one lose the hair quickly.

Healing a flare takes less time actually than noticing hair growth again after hairloss.

quincy

try nioxin shampoo & conditioner...i was recommended by members on this forum & its been around 3-4 months & it did make some difference to my hair quality.

I never lost hair when I was on Asacol the first time. I've lost half my hair since last year, but I don't know if it was due to Colazal or Remicade. I've switched to Asacol just in case the hair loss was caused by Colazal. Biotin hasn't helped at all.


And I'd much rather spend extra money on shampoo/conditioner than give up meds that are keeping me in remission.