Hair Loss

[Guest guest]

Rhonda,

You wrote, Re: Hair Loss: " No worries it does grow back! "

Our hair must grow back. Since I was diagnosed I now lose huge amounts of

hair daily. I have to clean the drain every time I shower, clean my brush every

time I use it, use an adhesive roller brush on my clothes every time I

change, etc., etc. It is unreal. Well, it was until I realized so many others

with

pancreatitis also experience significant hair loss. What was so scary at

first was to see it fall out like patients undergoing chemo. The fact that this

continues on a daily basis, must mean the hair is growing back. Otherwise I

would be bald. My lashes have also fallen out. They have not been as

successful growing back, though. And, the worst situation I am having regarding

hair,

is that with the hormonal changes induced by pancreatitis, I now have hair

growing in places, generally reserved for men. And, yes, that always grows

back, too.

Karyn E. , RN,

Exec. Director, Pancreatitis Association International

5th Annual Symposium on Pancreatitis: September 16 & 17, 2005

[Guest guest]

Dear Karyn,

You wrote, Re: Hair loss " our hair must grow back "

Isn't it nice to know your not alone in the good or in the bad?

That is interesting that you mention it is partly hormonal. Before I

had my hysterectomy I had wildly curly hair, now it has almost no curl.

And yes those other places @#!?$

Our bodies are strange unfriendly places to live sometimes!

All the best,

Rhonda

[Guest guest]

Hair loss can also be caused by malnutrition. After having gastric bypass

surgery I lost a ton of hair and I don't have much to start with. It did come

back but it is thinner than it was before. Vitamins helped alot with this as

well

as protein supplements.

Angie in SC

" The happiest of people don't necessarily have the

best of everything; they just make the best of everything that comes along

their way. "

[Guest guest]

Karyn

I too have hair growing in places it shouldnt as well.

The hair on my head i comein out it blocks the drains, It is hard ot

brush and I feel like sampson ... losing the hair

What are the hormonal changes bought about by pancreatitis?

I thought it was just me losing haor to stress

Debs

[Guest guest]

I agree with Angie in SC that malnutrition is the major cause of why

my hair was falling out. After I started drinking more milk at night

and started eating better during the day. The hair loss stopped.

Sincerely,

Janet

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[Guest guest]

I spent 4 months in the hospital, 6 drains going, a lot of infections, and

they had all kinds of antibiotics going in me. They blamed the antibiotics

for the hair loss.

I asked my doctor about it and he prescribed " Proscar " which is designed to

make you urinate more. The side effect is that it regrows hair.

Re: Hair Loss

I agree with Angie in SC that malnutrition is the major cause of why

my hair was falling out. After I started drinking more milk at night

and started eating better during the day. The hair loss stopped.

Sincerely,

Janet

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