Question:
Hair loss - Not a question but a statement!

I see so many postings regarding hairloss; what causes it and how can it be stopped. The answers range from taking biotin to doing nothing (because it is inevitable). The fact is this: Hair loss after surgery is due to many reasons: low iron, low protein, rapid changes in metabolism, and the stress of the surgery itself. We have to remember that our bodies have just been thrust into a new and totally unfamiliar situation! I'm sure anyone having experienced hair loss will vouch for the fact that it doesn't fall out right away. The reaction to the stress is delayed, our iron stores become depleted, our bodies start to burn our fat - remember - the pouch is still VERY tiny at this point and there is NO WAY we are going to be able to put into our bodies what it was used to for years! All of these things combined are contributing to the hair loss. I don't believe there is a way around it but I do believe that with paying close attention to the rules and getting as much of these nutrients as we can we can minimize the damage!    — Pambylah (posted on August 22, 2008)

August 22, 2008
After a while, people figure this out...But new people come in daily and have NO clue what the heck is going on...so you take the time to tell people over ....and over.....and over again...This is what it must be like being a kindergarten teacher and having a brand new set of kids every year...Only the turn over rate here is daily! LOL Save your post and post it again... in a few weeks when new people start popping in asking questions...patience though...New people need the same respect and love and kindness even though some of us are sick to death of the same question! LOL Sometimes i want to pull my own hair out on this question...Then I remember...it happened to me too and I was scared to death...You will forever see hair loss questions....Now that you "get" the answer and you understand it...you can explain it to someone who just doesn't know...
   — .Anita R.

August 22, 2008
A lot of hair loss is due to lack of minerals. You must get as many vitamins and minerals as possible. Try a powerful "liquid' vitamin / mineral supplement like VEMMA. Go to www.TrySomeVemma.com You also need as much Vitamin D3 as possible. Vemma has 1000 IU of Vit D3. Many other brands have only 400 IU
   — [Deactivated Member]

August 22, 2008
thank you :) so many people just tell other people to buy biotin -- they don't educate on the many reasons why the hair falls out -- hair is made of protein, not biotin -- i've lost my hair before due to medication treatments - but i didn't lose any to WLS at all -- and yes it does grow back
   — RCassety

August 23, 2008
My nutritionist told me that the effects of insufficient protein intake don't show up for 2-3 months, she stressed doing everything to get that protein in. If your body doesn't have enough, it's going to choose supplying muscle before hair.
   — penneynurse

August 23, 2008
some people on here act like they are experts because they are further out then the rest of us. People that ask these questions are only trying to get some relief or a common ground with all you pros. I recently asked a question about hair loss because my dr did not tell me in the beginning that this would happen. I totaly resent someone calling me a newbie. Remember you were once also.
   — bikermama