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Posted 4/13/2014 1:56 AM (GMT 0)
So, for the past couple of months I've been finding lots of hair on my pillow, brush and especially my clothes. I've always been a shedder and convinced myself it was just normal. However, it's coming out even more now cry I'm pretty sure it's my asacol..... Anything I can do??? Does the asacol hair loss just keep going until I'm bald or what???? shocked
Posted 4/13/2014 1:57 AM (GMT 0)
P.s- I'm back up to 2.4g/ day oral plus my 1000 mg suppository.
Posted 4/13/2014 2:18 AM (GMT 0)
Mine thinned out badly when I was on prednisone. The disease itself and if you are anemic will make it fall out too. You won't go bald....don't worry about that but you will notice your hair thinning. I was on asocol at one point and I don't recall it happening then. I had to keep my hair cut a bit shorter during that time. It will grow back.
Posted 4/13/2014 2:36 AM (GMT 0)
I experienced abnormal hair loss on Mesalazine/Asacol. I had two very expensive successful hair transplants, and suddenly it started falling off again. I was desperate. Once I switched to Sulfasalazine it stopped, and grew back quickly, so it is reversible. I am not allowed to make medical suggestions, because I am not a medical expert, but please do bring this up the next time you see your doctor. Mine had no objections putting me on sulfasalazine, and I didn't feel any difference switching the meds.
Posted 4/13/2014 2:38 AM (GMT 0)
P.S. Prednisone - nothing, Imuran - nothing, Asacol - hair flying everywhere!
Posted 4/13/2014 1:33 PM (GMT 0)
Pred made me lose a bunch of hair. My Lialda not any more than normal.
Posted 4/15/2014 5:49 PM (GMT 0)
When I had my gastric bypass operation, they told us that one of the side effects to watch for was hair loss. They recommended we take Biotin, a B vitamin. This might help you too.
Posted 4/15/2014 6:12 PM (GMT 0)
My hair has stopped falling but it did not reverse. My hair remains very thin so much so that Ive let the gray show to help hide my scalp. I've tried everything but a hair transplant but having a wedge of my scalp removed and transplanted just isn't for me.

Good luck. I know how much loosing your thick hair can be.
Posted 4/15/2014 9:45 PM (GMT 0)
I had some serious hair loss this fall which I blamed on the lack of nutrition and lialda, however I now think it was from 5 months of steroid enemas. Once I tapered off of them my hair stopped falling out and started growing back again. I take biotin and also massaged my scalp with rosemary oil to help regrow.
Posted 4/15/2014 11:00 PM (GMT 0)
Asacol makes my hair fall out in chunks! Pred has never done that to me. It stops falling out after I stop taking it and it takes time to grow back in. Sorry. It sucks.
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