Slow Hair Growth

[sugarsue]

Does anyone know if slow hair growth can be a sign of celiac? Along with that goes slow to lose teeth and of course slow body growth. I am noticing today that my dd's hair is hardly growing and her hair took forever to grow in as a baby/toddler. I have trimmed my 7 yr old's bangs 3 times and have not had to trim my 6 yr old's bangs at all. Plus she finally has 2 loose teeth. She's 6.5 yrs old. Her sister lost teeth at age 5. They both have gluten issues but the 6 yr old is the one with the major problems.

Thanks!

[MammaG]

Does anyone know if slow hair growth can be a sign of celiac? Along with that goes slow to lose teeth and of course slow body growth. I am noticing today that my dd's hair is hardly growing and her hair took forever to grow in as a baby/toddler. I have trimmed my 7 yr old's bangs 3 times and have not had to trim my 6 yr old's bangs at all. Plus she finally has 2 loose teeth. She's 6.5 yrs old. Her sister lost teeth at age 5. They both have gluten issues but the 6 yr old is the one with the major problems.

Thanks!

I don't know about the teeth. But hair is definately a sign. My son lost all of his hair at age 2 (almost 3) just as we were figuring out he had celiac. It was horrible. Anyway, going gluten free allowed for him to become nourished again and 14 months later he has lots of hair and a second layer is now growing in too. Going gluten-free I began to grow extra hair along my hairline. My husband and I used to joke about how much I used to shed and now I don't shed much (just the usual amount everyone does). Hair growth is effected by iron, fat and protien. Going gluten free allows for your body to get this from your food and lets your hair grow. Make sure she is gluten-free (it is a tricky diet) and my other suggestion would be to take Cod Liver Oil - it has good fats for your heart and is known to be good for brain, skin and hair. Good luck, Heather

[sugarsue]

Thank you for your reply! I look forward to seeing if being gluten free helps her hair! She has been gluten-free for 5 or so months. Also, we just started up the oils (I got her to take 1 coromega a day) so maybe this will help too!

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[Lk's mommy]

That would make sense to me, but I can't honestly say yes. The reason I say that I suspect my son of having celiac disease (recently posted a topic of my own), and he is six and hasn't even had a loose tooth yet. My friend's daughter lost one a month before she started kindergarten. He was a pretty late teether, though. We haven't experienced and hair growth/loss problems, though. I do know it can cause eczema, though many allergies can as well.

[MammaG]

Thank you for your reply! I look forward to seeing if being gluten free helps her hair! She has been gluten-free for 5 or so months. Also, we just started up the oils (I got her to take 1 coromega a day) so maybe this will help too!

s

Kudos to you! Keep up the good work.