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Can Stress Cause You To Lose Hair? Facts About Alopecia.


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Hair loss may be triggered by different causes, like, nutritional deficiency, hereditary factors, illness, hormonal imbalances, shock, etc. Again, some loss of hair diseases, like, alopecia also causes hair to fall but it may also be caused due to stress and environmental causes of stress. When there is too much stress, it results in the weakening of the hair follicles and the aftermath is that it stops hair production.

Loss of Hair Due To Stress

If you have suffered a stressful period, it can cause hair to fall three months after the stressful event. Therefore it is not easy to identify whether or not stress has any role to play in hair loss. Traumatic incidents may be one of the reasons behind it. Think back if you have suffered from from any physical or mental trauma. It can cause loss of hair diseases, like, telogen effluvium and alopecia areata. With tellogen effluvium, hair stops growing and starts to fall only after two or three months but grows back within six to nine months. On the other hand, Alopecia areata makes hair fall out within weeks. Hair usually starts to fall in patches but can affect the whole scalp and can even make body hair fall. If it so happens, then it can make your hair fall prematurely, often even in later months, after the stressful period is over. The amount of hair which is lost due to trauma can be quite alarming and at times can go upto four thousand per day.

Loss of Hair Treatment

Using natural hair strengthening products for hair care, like, coconut oil, mustard oil and castor oil will help in restoring your hair. Mix the above ingredients in equal quantities. Apply the mixture on scalp and leave it overnight and shampoo in the morning. It is quite an effective medicine which if done at least once a week is found to be good for hair loss treatment. After the initial stress, your body should be able to recover the normal hair growth within six months to a year. In such a situation, understand that your hair will grow back as it is a short term reaction to a traumatic event. No use of taking additional stress that your hair is falling. Use a good hair restoration product to minimize your hair fall.

In addition, it is always better to take a doctor’s advice in such cases when you have loss of hair due to stress. While taking the case history, your doctor will ask questions on your diet, any medicines that you may be taking due to some other illness or if you suffered from any maladies recently and so on and in case of meditation will be of great help in minimizing the problem. Try to meditate for fifteen minutes to one hour everyday. But you should do it in a clean and quiet environment.

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So these were some of the causes and treatment of loss of hair due to stress. Having a balanced diet and positive stress management will go a long way in controlling loss of hair due to stress.


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Teresa Farmer  Fz Contributor - 5 Factoids | + 22 votes

I know stress can cause a lot of health problems, but I didn't know about the hair loss. Thanks for sharing this awesome article with us. Stress should be dealth with as soon as possible.
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