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Posted 3/26/2016 12:32 AM (GMT 0)
Hey everyone!! I've just joined this forum. I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 2012. Was in hospital for a month as my poor body kept rejecting the medication. Imuran infusions finally did the trick. Was in remission for 3 years without any meds just super clean eating (no gluten, dairy, refined sugar, preservatives etc). In August 2015 I had a reaction to some antibiotics I was on & it caused a major flare up!! Was in hospital for 2 weeks. Am on mezavant now. 4 tablets a day. Doing much better but my concern is my hair!! It has been falling out in clumps for 3 months!! Thank god I had such thick hair to start with!! I can still disguise it & nobody would know. It's very upsetting & I just don't know if it's from the medication or the stress of it all (we all know how debilitating this condition can be) or my lack of iron which I've been having infusions for. It's driving me nuts!! I'm taking SO many vitamins/supplements!! If anyone can shed some light on this that would be amazing!! Thanks heaps xx

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Posted 3/26/2016 12:37 AM (GMT 0)
There can be hair loss with mesalamines.
Posted 3/26/2016 12:57 AM (GMT 0)
I thought so have been doing some research about it all. Such an upsetting thing to have happen. Does anyone know if it stops whilst on the medication or if you have to switch meds??
Posted 3/26/2016 1:25 AM (GMT 0)
Allycat1183-

They discussed about hair loss in this thread. I just started (9 days) Lialda 3.6g. I don't see any hair loss but its too early to say.

https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=38&m=1206904
Posted 3/26/2016 1:36 AM (GMT 0)
Oh okay thanks will go back & have a look at the thread. Myn didn't start falling out until about 3 months after being on it. Good luck!! I truly hope it doesn't happen to you.
Posted 3/27/2016 10:04 PM (GMT 0)
I had very high white blood count 18 to 20 and plates count for a year I really didn't think it was related to my because I never have normal BM I was sent to cancer dr and had so many test don't no one related it to my uc. During that time my hair was falling out and I have very thin hair can't afford hairlose. The other thing is my hair which is pin straight turned curly and a different drier texture from my normal silky texture. Almost a year later I went into full flare, urgency (never had before), accidents (never had before) ended up in the hospital anemic. Now 6 months later silky straight hair is back. Still have some hair loss but not the clumps I had. White count is normal and Platelets are slightly elevated high 400s compared to 800s I'm on 4 Asacol HD a day.
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