What does the white bulb mean?

[GonnaBeatHairLoss]

Thank you friend!
Hmm they never offered a steroid lol did I write that somewhere?
Only 1 of the 3 said maybe I should go on propecia... but at the time I was only 16 going on 17. Is finasteride a type of steroid?

I would use finasteride + minoxidil, but since I am not sure if I have male pattern baldness or not, I don't know if it will work in regrowing hairs back for me. Also I like to lift weights, and I heard some bad side effects about finasteride.

I have another question, does anyone actually notice hairs falling out whenever they take a shower, towel dry, brush, or style their hair? I mean I have a safety guard in my drain so it catches hair and there's always a thick chunk of it. Whenever I towel dry or brush my hair, another 10-20 hairs fall out! Styling my hair also takes out anywhere from 5-10.

Is noticing hairs falling out during daily activities a sign of male pattern baldness?

Also, I stated before that I came upon this symptom called "loose anagen syndrome". I think I might have it but I am unsure as I lose hairs left and right, but don't have the traditional male pattern baldness pattern.

While I was researching I came across this: http://www.hooked-on-nails.com/naildisorders.html.

I have noticed I have Melanonychia, (middle of page) "vertical pigmented bands, often described as nail 'moles', which usually form in the nail matrix. Seek a physicians care should you suddenly see this change in the nail plate. It could signify a malignant melanoma or lesion. Dark streaks may be a normal occurrence in dark-skinned individuals, and are fairly common."

I am not dark skinned at all. And I know for a fact I never had this until after my hairloss incident.

Thanks for all the help!

Anyone know the answers to the questions above?

Also, at one point I've been really paranoid and I did something really stupid... For a short while I thought if I ate the hairs that fell out, my body would convert it back into material for reproducing those hairs lol. Yeah I know it's stupid, but you don't understand how big of an impact hairloss had/has on me. This went on for a few weeks, until I realized that it was just retarded and not normal.

Now I'm beginning to think that since I ate my hairs for a bit thinking they'd grow back, maybe my body is eating away at my hair follicles? I hope to dear God that this isn't the case! Does anyone have the answer?

Thanks again!

Anyone?

Well I'm a bit relieved that the stupid thing I did won't affect my hair lol.

 

[Mehmoo]

Of the many hairs I've shed lately, a lot of them look quite a normal length and colour. A large number of them have a little bit of white on the bottom, whilst others you can see a bulb, and some don't have either.