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Hair Loss

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narcissa-bell Newbie
narcissa-bell
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For those of you who lost hair while eating gluten... did it grow back at all after going gluten free??? Losing TONS right now since im eating gluten for testing and its making me uber nervous.

Thanks

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jasonD2 Experienced
jasonD2
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I was loosing some but since i quit cold turkey it seems to be filling in a bit. I am also using an anti DHT shampoo

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
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I lost a decent amount before--it didn't re-grow much but I did stop losing once I was gluten-free for a while.

Luckily I had thick hair to begin with.....on the plus side, my hair is much shinier and healthy looking. :D

Mom2Boys Newbie
Mom2Boys
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Is hair loss associated with celiacs? I have been losing a lot of hair over the past few years and just chalked it up to my hypothyroid. Though I would have stopped "shedding" since I'm on thyroid supplementation, but I haven't.

mushroom Proficient
mushroom
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I lost hair for years. Some of it seemed to be related to trauma and antibiotics and other baad medications, but I just kept losing it until I kicked the gluten out. Now my hair is much fuller (no more bare patches at the front that I keep having to bring more hair forward to cover, and as Patti noted, it is much shinier and healthier. I had forgotten I used to have shiny hair :)

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