Hi all
Back in the mists of time or November 2018.
I came back from a holiday know affectionately as the god forsaken place. I went to Mexico and Guatemala and on my way back I bought a passenger back with me in the form of an amoebic parasite. It is as disgusting as it sounds.
To spare you the indelicate details, I ended up losing 26 pounds in two weeks and had a 5 day hospital stay.
I soon recovered and hopped on my merry way. Until about 6 weeks later when I noticed my hair falling out especially in my brush and in the shower. I was losing up to around 300 hairs, I cried a lot and felt extremely ugly and googled extensively. I went to my GP who said it could be any number of things, which did not help my brain or mood at all. After some more googling I self diagnosed myself with Telogen Effluvium. Its been about 2 and a half months since the onslaught of hair loss and it does seem to be slowing down. I have definitely noticed a reduced amount of hair fall. Could this be a sign the Telogen Effluvium is going into recovery?
My Telogen Effluvium was diagnosed by a trichologist just to ease my mind. The trichologist also set me some natural shampoos to use and a hair tonic which increased blood flow in the scalp to help with hair growth. I also had a congested scalp from bacteria that was allowed to thrive when I was so ill as my immune system had taken such a big hit. So she advised I have a weekly scalp cleanse for 4 weeks. This is quite an expensive venture so I am going to see how I go with this. I also take a Biotin supplement along with Perfectil. I have tried to reduce stress, (not much help from Telogen Effluvium) and a better healthier diet.
Telogen Effluvium is horrible and has knocked so much of my self confidence it has left me feeling like an ugly sea witch.
Back in the mists of time or November 2018.
I came back from a holiday know affectionately as the god forsaken place. I went to Mexico and Guatemala and on my way back I bought a passenger back with me in the form of an amoebic parasite. It is as disgusting as it sounds.
To spare you the indelicate details, I ended up losing 26 pounds in two weeks and had a 5 day hospital stay.
I soon recovered and hopped on my merry way. Until about 6 weeks later when I noticed my hair falling out especially in my brush and in the shower. I was losing up to around 300 hairs, I cried a lot and felt extremely ugly and googled extensively. I went to my GP who said it could be any number of things, which did not help my brain or mood at all. After some more googling I self diagnosed myself with Telogen Effluvium. Its been about 2 and a half months since the onslaught of hair loss and it does seem to be slowing down. I have definitely noticed a reduced amount of hair fall. Could this be a sign the Telogen Effluvium is going into recovery?
My Telogen Effluvium was diagnosed by a trichologist just to ease my mind. The trichologist also set me some natural shampoos to use and a hair tonic which increased blood flow in the scalp to help with hair growth. I also had a congested scalp from bacteria that was allowed to thrive when I was so ill as my immune system had taken such a big hit. So she advised I have a weekly scalp cleanse for 4 weeks. This is quite an expensive venture so I am going to see how I go with this. I also take a Biotin supplement along with Perfectil. I have tried to reduce stress, (not much help from Telogen Effluvium) and a better healthier diet.
Telogen Effluvium is horrible and has knocked so much of my self confidence it has left me feeling like an ugly sea witch.