Jump to content
This site uses cookies. Continued use is acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. More Info... ×

  • Welcome to Celiac.com!

    You have found your celiac tribe! Join us and ask questions in our forum, share your story, and connect with others.



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A1):

    Celiac.com Sponsor (A1-M):

  • Get Celiac.com Updates:
    Support Our Content
    eNewsletter
    Donate

Hair Growth

*lee-lee*

Recommended Posts

*lee-lee* Enthusiast
*lee-lee*
Posted

has anyone else noticed extreme hair growth and/or overall healthy hair since going gluten-free? i thought it was just my imagination but so many people have commented on how long my hair has gotten in recent months. i've also noticed how straight and shiny it's been lately too. i wonder how long the growth spurt will last? since it's growing like a weed, i've decided if i'm going to chop it off i may as well donate it to Locks of Love.

there are just so many good things about being gluten free!! :D

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


GermanMia Newbie
GermanMia
Posted

Hi,

yes, I noticed the same thing. During the last years my hear continuedly got thinner. Since I started my gluten-free diet one year ago, it became thicker again. One of the best results I got from going gluten free so far!

Spruey Stuey Newbie
Spruey Stuey
Posted

Hi,

I am new to the site and I am awaiting test results for Celiac.

I have ~70% of the symptoms and I would be utterly surprised if they don't find the disease.

I went three months gluten free. Wow, did I feel great!! My stomach straightened out, my mind cleared, and my dizziness and unsteady gait improved.

Interestingly, I noticed marked hair growth (thickening) and darkening of my beard. Weird! My wife said that she noticed the same.

I had to start eating gluten again for the blood test and my symptoms have returned.

:S

  i_love_bread said:
has anyone else noticed extreme hair growth and/or overall healthy hair since going gluten-free? i thought it was just my imagination but so many people have commented on how long my hair has gotten in recent months. i've also noticed how straight and shiny it's been lately too. i wonder how long the growth spurt will last? since it's growing like a weed, i've decided if i'm going to chop it off i may as well donate it to Locks of Love.

there are just so many good things about being gluten free!! :D

  • 2 weeks later...
terreemc Newbie
terreemc
Posted

The possibility of new hair growth is such good news!

After a DX of hypothyroid, I resigned myself to constant hair loss. I thought I would eventually have to go to the head scarf look. Not a bad choice all in all but the hair loss has troubled me for years. It is a sign of poor nutrition.

Today, after being gluten-free for only six weeks, I can tell new hair is growing back. HOORAY!

Hummingbird4 Explorer
Hummingbird4
Posted

It makes perfect sense, since your body is now absorbing nutrients better. Hooray!

climbmtwhitney Apprentice
climbmtwhitney
Posted

Yes! :)

My hair has been getting thinner and thinner for the last 6 years. I actually wear extensions to add fullness. And, yes, since going gluten-free 6 weeks ago my hair is starting to grow and fast. My stylist also told me the new growth is very shiny. I don't want to get my hopes up, but.......Woo Hoo! :D

raen Apprentice
raen
Posted

i used to have paper-thin hair, i couldnt keep the ends of it strait, it was greasy if i didnt wash it every day with strong shampoo AND blowdry it on high, now its fuller, shiney, and i only need to scrub it 2/3 days! my hair has always grown so fast, i wouldn't notice a speed difference, though.

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


mushroom Proficient
mushroom
Posted

Thank goodness, yes, my hair is growing faster; she cut it too short last time! It has also stopped falling out (can't tell whether it's no gluten or no Plaquenil any more), and it does seem to be healthier.

  • 2 weeks later...
Silliest of Yaks Rookie
Silliest of Yaks
Posted

My hair may be growing faster, but my nails definitely are! I need to cut them at least once a week, rather than every 3-4 weeks. I also used to grow lots of deep horizontal indentations on my nails, always when I got sick, but sometimes randomly (as far as I can tell). Now the nails are much more even in thickness, less flexible when they get long, and don't peel away with the slightest hangnail. I wondered if I was imagining it, but it sounds like I'm not the only one with hair & nail changes - yay!

MarsupialMama Apprentice
MarsupialMama
Posted

Within 3 months of going gluten free my daughter went from being bald (1 1/2 years old) to be so full of hair that she almost needs a haircut. I wondered if this was related to being gluten-free and many people have resounded with a definite YES.

wowzer Community Regular
wowzer
Posted

My hair has been growing a lot faster now too. Must be something to it. I just went to get a hair cut yesterday and she cut 4 inches off of it. I have never been great about going every 6 weeks. I usually stretch it to 6 months. I did go in 4 months this time.

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A19):


  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      128,311
    • Most Online (within 30 mins)
      7,748
    SWilson
    Newest Member
    SWilson
    Joined
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A20):

  • Forum Statistics

    • Total Topics
      121.1k
    • Total Posts
      70.8k
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A22):



  • Who's Online (See full list)

  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A21):


  • Upcoming Events

  • Posts

    • trents
      SkinSafe

      By trents · Posted

      Welcome to the forum, Linda! Many on this forum can sympathize with you. It can be extremely difficult to get reliable information about gluten when it comes to meds, supplements and oral hygiene products. This is especially true since so much of this stuff is generic and comes from over seas. I will deflect with regard to your question about meds and oral products but take you in another direction. Have you tried a low iodine diet. Iodine is known to exacerbate dermatitis herpetiformis and some find that a low iodine diet helps reduce the number of outbreaks. By the way, have you had your celiac antibodies retested recently? If they are elevated that might be a clue that you...
    • Itsabit
      SkinSafe

      By Itsabit · Posted

      Hi. I’m 70 years old, and a 22 year survivor of head and neck cancer treated with chemo-radiation, which resulted in non-existent submandibular salivary glands and extreme dry mouth and altered oral mucosa. I have been using dry mouth toothpaste, Rx oral dentrifices and moisturizers for years.  I’ve recently been diagnosed with severe celiac dermatitis herpetiformis. I was being treated with oral Dapsone, but it was not effective and I developed some serious side effects. So, the medication was stopped and I was started on Doxycycline (another antibiotic) for inflammation. I’ve been using Rx Betamethasone steroid ointment with little to no effect. I have tried every oral and topical...
    • trents
      I’m terrified it’s too late for me😭

      By trents · Posted

      Welcome to the forum, @Cathijean90! I went 13 years from the first laboratory evidence of celiac disease onset before I was diagnosed. But there were symptoms of celiac disease many years before that like a lot of gas. The first laboratory evidence was a rejected Red Cross blood donation because of elevated liver enzymes. They assume you have hepatitis if your liver enzymes are elevated. But I was checked for all varieties of hepatitis and that wasn't it. Liver enzymes continued to slowly creep up for another 13 years and my PCP tested me for a lot of stuff and it was all negative. He ran out of ideas. By that time, iron stores were dropping as was albumin and total protein. Finally, I...
    • Cathijean90
      I’m terrified it’s too late for me😭

      By Cathijean90 · Posted

      I’ve just learned that I had been diagnosed with celiac and didn’t even know. I found it on paperwork from 15 years ago. No idea how this was missed by every doctor I’ve seen after the fact. I’m sitting here in tears because I have really awful symptoms that have been pushed off for years onto other medical conditions. My teeth are now ruined from vomiting, I have horrible rashes on my hands, I’ve lost a lot of weight, I’m always in pain, I haven’t had a period in about 8-9 months. I’m so scared. I have children and I saw it can cause cancer, infertility, heart and liver problems😭 I’ve been in my room crying for the last 20minutes praying. This going untreated for so long has me feeling like...
    • trents
      diagnostic testing variance

      By trents · Posted

      Genetic testing cannot be used to diagnose celiac disease but it can be used to rule it out and also to establish the potential to develop celiac disease. About 40% of the general population has the genetic potential to develop celiac disease but only about 1% actually develop it. To develop celiac disease when you have the genetic potential also requires some kind of trigger to turn the latent genes "on", as it were. The trigger can be a lot of things and is the big mystery component of the celiac disease puzzle at this point in time with regard to the state of our knowledge.  Your IGA serum score would seem to indicate you are not IGA deficient and your tTG-IGA score looks to be in the normal...
×
×
  • Create New...