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i think my hair is falling out :-( help

Itzjustme
Itzjustme
hair on my head is very important to me as it is to most women in the black community...i never like to corn row my hair or put it in a pony tail cuz i look like i have no hair and feel ugly.

3 years ago i had a mad perm that made the back of my hair to fall out. ever since there my hair gets shorter and shorter back their...my mom thinks i pull my hair like she does but i dont. i play withit a little cuz its very coarsy in the back and very curly but i dont pull it....3 years ago was when my eating habits got worse..i was just eating once a day and now im barely eating....but its only been three years..i havent had my eating disorder long enough or even got thin enough for things to start happening. my hair is long in the front so idk why if my hair is falling out why its just the back...

the stomach issues i have now i know that may be from ed but my hair falling out i just dont know and im about to lose it! and my mom is sitting there laughing and being like omg and combing the short parts of my hair ..i yelled for her to leave me alone.

im very upset and im about to cry:-(

has anyone been through this? did ur hair grow back?
Itzjustme
Itzjustme
hair on my head is very important to me as it is to most women in the black community and in general*
deleted_user
deleted_user
Have you had your iron levels checked? Iron deficient anemia can cause hair loss.
facarde
facarde
Hun. your right it is very important to us. My hair is long at the back sides and front but the middle has always been shorter, it breaks so easily and I also think it's because I am not getting enough nutrients. I eat soooo much I feel but If I am honest, though I eat a lot, the amount I keep down is very little. I eat normally at work (well as normally as I can so noone notices) and then when I am at home in the evenings I purge everything. I also rarely eat breakfast.

Its the same reason that I am always ill. I always have a cold which lasts 3-4 months before I have a week when I am properly well then I get ill again. Its because we are so run down all the time, and our bodies are not getting regular nutrientd that it takes it from places like our hair and immunobiology to keep us going.

My skin is also very dry and thin like the layers are not replenishing as well as before.

Basically, if you don't eat or if like me you purge a lot and what you DO eat and keep down isn't that nutritious then, hair loss, dry skin, ill health ect are the results.

All I can suggest is multi vitamins and Hair skin and nail tablets daily.
smilthruthpain
smilthruthpain
I have very low iron and my hair is falling out a lot...i would ask to get some bloods done to check
Itzjustme
Itzjustme
yeah last time i checked i was really anemic....i have a doctors appointment on tuesday..this is a new doctor so she doesnt know me or my history
Itzjustme
Itzjustme
:-(
deleted_user
deleted_user
You should have your iron level checked. I've had an ed for 5 years and my hair is falling out also. But, my situation is hard, because my hair is short so it's hard for me to hide the patches with less hair. I usually comb my hair over the patches, but it's not always easy.
Itzjustme
Itzjustme
yeah my hair is short too thats why it was soo noticeable...i braided my hair so it can grow back but i have an appt with the doc on tuesday and ill have her check me!:-)