I'm a 24 year old female with AGA hereditary hairloss, and I've read a few studies that indicate dairy and gluten can have a negative impact on hair loss. I stopped eating dairy and gluten for a few months (among doing other things to improve my hair loss) but not sure if that is why I see improvements. I am hoping you can shed some light on this for me, should I go back to not eating gluten and dairy, or is there is no scientific proof that this will enhance/cause hair loss. Thank you so much!
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December 7, 2015
Answer: Dairy and gluten products do not cause hereditary hair loss. Genes cause hereditary hair loss.
Jae Pak, MDHair Restoration Surgeon, Board Certified in Emergency Medicine
Nioxin is a shampoo. It does not treat genetic male pattern balding. You need a diagnosis for why you are losing hair before considering treatment.
Finasteride should not make hair loss worse. If you have advanced genetic hair loss you may find finasteride may not help. If you believe you are experiencing something different, see your doctor for an exam.