I started with ramadan today and will be fasting for 18 hours. During the other 6 hours. I try to get in 2000 kcals and plenty of proteins. Also try to eat healthy. Will I experience hairloss?
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Answer: Fasting for 18 hours will not cause hair loss. Long term starvation and malnutrition may cause hair loss.
Not to worry. In one study of over 49,000 persons taking Bactrim, 254 (0.62%) reported hair loss. The odds of this happening to you are very low.
Yes it is normal phenomena in telogen efflivium . Because hair get in to resting and shedding phase in TE that means they get thinner and duller than normal growing anagen phase hair .
Of course it is normal to shed hair. If we did not shed hair, it would never stop growing. Hair lives 2-6 years and the longer it lives, the longer it grows. There are documented reports of individuals with hair over six feet long. Considering that hair grows about 1/2 " per month or 6" per...
