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Posted 1/28/2020 1:44 AM (GMT 0)
I have been suffering through the worst flare with several symptoms all that I took care of slowly, I am now going through the worst hair fall lost 80% of my hair. I have checked my vitamin d, iron, zinc all are normal. Someone please give suggestions how to stop the hair loss. I have tried nioxin and just started taking biotin 5000mg but still losing chunks of hair everyday and left with very little. Please help!
Posted 1/28/2020 2:51 AM (GMT 0)
During flares we loose hair as a delayed-reaction, even those of us who do not take any medications suffer from this. Hair regrowth is a delayed reaction to healing from our flare. Hair loss is often associated with anemia, low vitamin D, and nourishment all things that are common during our flares. Hair is expendable, it takes a lot of energy to grow and during times of health troubles our body stops growing hair, it begins falling out. Once that stress/undernourishment is over, hair growth resumes.
A good watch:

http://www.med.umich.edu/ibd/school/video205.html
Posted 1/28/2020 4:58 AM (GMT 0)
I started to experience a lot of hair loss ~6 months in as a delayed reaction to the stress and trauma of my first flare. All my labs were fine. Chunks of it fell out for a few months (luckily I have incredibly thick long hair so no one noticed but me and my roommates, since it was everywhere). Then it suddenly stopped and started growing back. It is unfortunate that it happens to us, but there's not much you can do. Just know that it will come back.
Posted 1/28/2020 7:33 AM (GMT 0)
Wow, those University of MI videos are really good. I've never noticed any hair loss except for right after I got off Imuran.
Posted 1/28/2020 1:43 PM (GMT 0)
Yeah, I love that video series, their overall mission behind them and the content smile
Posted 1/28/2020 2:59 PM (GMT 0)
I watched several last night (couldn't sleep). Need to watch more.
Posted 1/29/2020 7:16 AM (GMT 0)
So your hair can start falling out long after a flare has ended, as a delayed reaction? I didn't know that!
Posted 1/29/2020 9:17 PM (GMT 0)
It could also be alopecia areata, a different autoimmune condition. I’d go see a dermatologist.
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