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Can You Lose Hair

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UnhappyCoeliac Enthusiast
UnhappyCoeliac
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Notice quite a few hairs coming out, long ones at the front of my fringe lately. Can anything celiac perhaps be related to this

Grandfather mums side has hair

dad had hair till 40 limited receding

I am not sure if I am being paranoid but when I run my hands through My hair I maybe get 2-3 long hairs

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Notice quite a few hairs coming out, long ones at the front of my fringe lately. Can anything celiac perhaps be related to this

Grandfather mums side has hair

dad had hair till 40 limited receding

I am not sure if I am being paranoid but when I run my hands through My hair I maybe get 2-3 long hairs

Heck yes, it sure can. I was becoming practically bald at the front--hair all over the bathroom and clogging up the shower (it was longer then). Good news is, it can grow back too. Much more hair now.

UnhappyCoeliac Enthusiast
UnhappyCoeliac
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I just notice a few long strands are coming lose, I am only 22 though this is the problem, not when I brush but if i am sweating alot or give a tug long hairs come out easily ;)

been trying to be gluten free it is mostly going good. None on my mums side are bald and my dad wasnt so surely it cant be male pattern baldness at 22?

Hell if I have celiacs and baldness before im 25 there is no god :angry:<_<

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ravenwoodglass
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Yes celiac can cause hair loss. For some like myself it is autoimmune related (my hair drops for about 3 weeks after a glutening) for others it is related to malabsorption of vitamins and minerals, with that once the deficencies are taken care of a glutening usually won't cause immediate loss. If however it is male pattern baldness, it is not something that will be helped by being gluten free.

Make sure also that in addition to being checked for diabetes as I mentioned on another thread that you ask the doctor to check your thyroid also to be on the safe side.

Crimson Rookie
Crimson
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I've no clue if this was gluten related. But, when I was seventeen to nineteen I would loose hair in patches. It just started falling out one day... it started with one spot on the back of my head about the size of a quarter and then I'd loose spots here and there. Half my hair was gone at one point.

The Dr.s said it was alopecia areata....or stress. But they didn't seem to be able to do anything about it. It was pretty terrible for me.

Keep on the gluten-free this type of thing is said to be common in those with autoimmune diseases.

gluten-free seems to have given my hair a bit more life than it had before.

Puddy Explorer
Puddy
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My hair was thinning from about age 42 on, but I just chalked it up to getting older. I've been gluten-free a little over a year now and I've noticed it getting thicker again. I think it had to do with my nutritional deficiencies since I wasn't absorbing vitamins correctly.

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My hair was thinning from about age 42 on, but I just chalked it up to getting older. I've been gluten-free a little over a year now and I've noticed it getting thicker again. I think it had to do with my nutritional deficiencies since I wasn't absorbing vitamins correctly.

How long diId it take for your hair to start getting thicker again. I have only been on the gluten-free diet for 2 months.

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My hair falls out by the handfuls and I am only 29. This has been going on for years. I am going to switch to a sulfite free shampoo once I find a job and can afford to do so. I heard that sulfites in shampoo can cause hair loss.

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Mother of Jibril
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Make sure also that in addition to being checked for diabetes as I mentioned on another thread that you ask the doctor to check your thyroid also to be on the safe side.

I'm battling some kind of additional autoimmune disorder that hasn't been fully identified yet. A couple of weeks ago I had a big flare-up and lost a bunch of hair... at least it was spread out all over my scalp so you can't really tell ;) The advice to check your thyroid is good too. Hair loss is a classic symptoms of hypothyroidism.

CrimsonDusk Newbie
CrimsonDusk
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I was about 14 when my hair started falling out and I was diagnosed with alopecia areata. The doctor's thought it was caused by stress, but there was no bloodwork done to test for celiac antibodies. My hair completely fell out by the time I was 16. Now I have been gluten free for over 7 months and I think there is some improvement in my condition, nothing certain yet though.

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