Hi,
Just wondering if anyone has had issues with hair loss along with the weight loss? My hair is thinner and more prone to breakage before I lost 50+ lbs. I am also anemic so not sure which one has caused the hair changes. I also became anemic after losing weight. I am so much healthier in every other possible way...all of my numbers are just fantastic, but these two areas have been effected.
I did a diet a couple of years ago that resulted in hair loss. Anemia, I can't say for sure. I started taking a vitamin B multi and it helped. I think it's Biotin that's supposed to be good for hair. I'm not sure if it could help with anemia, though.
Hair loss is very common with weight loss. I have quite a lot of hair loss, and my doctor isn't worried (but I'm not anemic). He said it should stop when I stop losing.
The anemia your doctor should be advising you on what to do, and he or she might have some suggestions for the hair loss (my doc said I could try rogaine if I wanted to - so far the hair loss hasn't been bad enough for me to consider it).
I'm anemic and I haven't had any problems with my hair thinning - nor has weight loss effected my hair (although I haven't lost that much). I'm sure it completely depends on the person though. Maybe add a multi vitamin to your diet and see if you see any changes over the next little bit - this way you'll know whether or not it's a deficiency somewhere or just how your body reacts to weight loss.
Hair thinning and anemia with weight loss
