Gastric Bypass Hair Loss
After gastric bypass surgery a lot of women and even men experience gastric bypass hair loss, this is a term used to describe the thinning of the hair or actual hair loss that occurs about 3-6 months out after the gastric bypass procedure.
Normally, this is due to the rapid change in nutrition that your body undergoes. After gastric bypass your caloric intake is significantly decreased and your body notices a sharp decline in the vitamins and minerals that it used to get. You of course will be taking multi-vitamins, etc… but it will take your body some time to adjust. When the body is malnurited it begins to shed hair follicles at a more rapid pace than when the body has all of the essential vitamins and minerals.
The bottom line is that hair loss after a gastric bypass is a normal occurence and something to consider before you make the decision to go ahead with the gastric bypass surgery. It doesn’t happen to everyone but enough to make it a very real possibility.
Some things that you can do to decrease the odds are ensuring that you are regularly taking your multi-vitamins and any other supplements that your doctor has instructed you to take. Keep a regular exercise routine and stick to your diet. If you keep your body nourished you will minimize hair loss.
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