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I am 4 months post op doing well but, now losing my hair? Any one know of something I can take to help prevent this? Please help.

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I know after any kind of trauma (surgery) this can happen. I would recommend seeing your dermatologist, and they usually will have an idea of what you can take. This should stop, and your hair will grow back....it will take time though. Good luck.

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I"m sooo glad I'm not the only one having this problem. I"m also 4 months out of surgery and it's coming out in hand fulls!! I started taking Biotin and using Nioxin Shampoo. I talked to my doctor and he said it's not because of the actual surgery. I've read it's because of the drastic weight loss, I've lostt 51 lbs since April. It's very very frustrating! I don't want to be bald!!! My doctor told me to get a balance diet, not only Protein but fruits and veggies also. I hope this will stop soon.

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I can definitely empathize with you! I've had the same problem. Even with getting 60 to 80 grams of Protein a day, I was still losing my hair. I started taking Biotin, and that seems to help. I also take liquid Vitamin B drops. My hair stylist recommended them. Yesterday or the day before, I saw another post here about some hair products to use. You might want to try that.

Let me know if you find anything else.

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I have not gotten banded yet but I have read a few posts regarding this problem. If you go to search bar and type in Wen Shampoo a few posts pull up about this shampoo. They seem to love it, I think it might help you. But go check out the posts first. I am new here so unfortunately I do not know how to link you directly to the post. Hope this helps, and good luck!

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I would recommend buying a good juicer and start juicing your vegetables. Your body is not getting enough nutrients. I would recommend juicing collard greens, kale, paresely and only 1 carrot. Your skin will look great also. Try it! I know you will be happy with the results.

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I know exactly what you are talking about....everytime I wash my hair the drain is FULL....oh boy when I brush it it gets really scary!!!! Mine was long and I swear I just cut it off not an hour ago....I think it was breaking because of the lack of nutrients...

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Protien, Protien, Protien. Make sure you are meeting the requirements that your doc gave you. Hair loss is a sign of low protien. Kroger brand carbmaster yougurt has 12g of protien not much compared to the 60+ you should be getting a day, but it's better than some of the other yougurts.

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hi

i having this problem to when ever i wash or brush my hair the plug hole is full of hair or my brush is full i used to have really thick hair

i really hope it stops soon

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I talked to my nutritionist personally about this. She assured me it will slow down since we don't have the malabsorption problem. She also said Protein "can" help, so can Biotin. It just varies for each person. What works for one, may not for another. So it's basically a thing you have to find that works for you. I just recently increased the Biotin for me but know it also takes up to 2-3months for that to help. I did start drinking 1-2 cups of V8 juice a day and that seems to be helping for me. I think I'll buy some V8 fusion today since it comes in a light as well. My mom noticed my thinning hair yesterday so I pray it slows down.

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hi

thanks for the advice i will try more protien and i shall see if i can get v8 juice hope all gets back to normal for you as well,and well done on your weight loss

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OMG!!! Im losing my hair also. I was banded in april and have been losing hair eversince. Ive just purchased some Nioxin. Which I highly recommend, Ive used this product before and it definately helped. I had lots of new growth. You can get it on ebay for around half the price you pay in the shops.

Im going to drag the juicer out of the cupboard and start juicing again. Thanks for the reminder :wink2: the kids will love it too.

Does the loss slow down? Has anyone else had this problem and it did slow down? My hair is very thin already and losing it is very stressing. To be totally honest, I would rather be overweight than bald. If I was a male it wouldnt be so bad I would just shave my head but for a woman its terrible :mellow:

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