Do Laxatives Cause Hair Loss????

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Registered: 05-18-2004
Do Laxatives Cause Hair Loss????
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Wed, 11-03-2004 - 9:29am

I am sort of on the road to confronting my ED. Told my H about it and we're in counseling. I still take laxatives on average of 1x- 2x/day every OTHER day. On bad days I'll get frustrated and take up to 4 pills. But I do have severe constipation as result to two autoimmune diseases and have been advised to keep the laxatives nearby... so ...seeking counseling to ween off temptation every time i gain 0.08 lbs or my husband is caught staring at a woman in Maxim. not really... but you get the point.


so now... I'm noticing my hair is falling out BIG time. I've had to buy new ponytail holders bc the old ones used to wrap twice to hold my hair, now have to be wrapped four times to hold my hair tightly... and my hair still falls out, like when i go running. So i went and got the small bands and those i wrap twice, but I notice they are getting to the point i might have to wrap 3x.


when i take my ponytail down, my hair falls out in clumps... HUGE clumps. In the shower I am constantly pulling the hair off my ends or stopping it on my back bc my drain clogs every time, and afterwards my trash can looks like i threw a wet rat in there... bc there's so much hair. its all over my clothes, pillows, couch, chairs, everything. always falling out.


im really getting concerned.


but i dont know if it could be the laxatives/diahrrea or new reactions to Celiac and Crohn's Disease, stress , the new cold season here in DC and im not used to it or what.


my skin also broke out since going off BC and my hair is alot more oily. im all of a sudden allergic to my contact lenses, getting sinus infections, and daily headaches... like my body is just turning against itself.


what kind of doctor should i see about this? my gastroenterologist just shook his head and said "i dunno".


 

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Wed, 11-03-2004 - 10:39am

Hi,


Love & hugs, Kristina