15 Most Common Reasons For Hair Fall:-

Published: Aug. 1, 2021, 10:49 p.m.

b'Most of you have experienced hair loss at one time or the other. There are many reasons for hair fall which can be simple or complex and for shorter duration or for a long time. Usually there are three phases of hair cycle: the growth phase, the rest phase and the shedding phase. Certain underlying conditions may push hair towards the shedding phase and that\\u2019s why you experience abnormal hair fall.\\n\\nThough these reasons are not exhaustive, most of the reasons are very common among the hair loss sufferers. To know what to do to stop hair fall, first thing you have to know is the underlying reasons for hair loss.\\n\\n15 Most Common Reasons For Hair Fall:-\\n\\n1) Physical Stress:- Physical stress or trauma is the first and top most reason of hair fall (telogen effluvium). When you get injured, sick or have undergone surgery, your body gets shock and this in turn affects the hair cycle. When you have encountered a stressful even, your hair fall gets triggered and may last for 3-6 weeks. Usually the fallen hair due to physical stress will regrow back withing few months in most cases. Have a good nutrition and use your prescriptions to accelerate hair growth.\\n\\n2) Emotional Stress:- Just like the physical stress, emotional stress can cause trauma to the body and affect the hair cycle(telogen effluvium). But most of the times, emotional stress itself may not cause hair thinning but it is sufficient to exacerbate an underlying cause of hair loss. Practicing yoga and other stress relieving techniques can help combat emotional anxiety. As soon as you relieve your stress levels, your hair starts growing again.\\n3)Pregnancy:- Pregnancy is also one of the reason for physical stress. Hormone productions are also changed during this stage. Actually most of the women don\\u2019t experience hair fall during pregnancy and instead they have a shiny and healthy hair while carrying. But it is only after delivery that almost all women experience abnormal hair shedding (telogen effluvium) due to physical trauma caused at the time of delivery. It usually lasts for about 2 to 6 months post delivery. Add foods rich in iron, folic acid and zinc to your diet to combat hair fall and to regrow the hair faster.\\n\\n4)Anemia:- A research revealed that 1 out of every 5 women are sufferers of anemia. Anemia is a major underlying condition to trigger hair shedding. Fatigue, cold hands and feet, dizziness are other symptoms of iron deficiency. Anemia is caused due to iron deficiency and iron supplements can help you to overcome this problem. Always take vitamin-D along with iron supplements to increase the iron absorbency by the body.\\n\\n5)Over dosage of Vitamin-A:- Many of you are unaware that over dosage of Vitamin-A can accelerate the hair fall. Adults and children above the age of 5 years need 5000 IU of Vitamin-A per day, on an average. Vitamin-A supplements generally contain about 2500 IU to 10000 IU per serving. When these supplements are taken daily, they compliment with Vitamin-A taken through your foods and results in high dose. Check with your supplements and also the diet and plan a programmed diet so that you can curb the extra dosage.'