IS STRESS CAUSING YOUR HAIR LOSS ?
When you are under stress,you may notice alot of physical symptoms -Feeling anxious or exhausted, having trouble concentrating , and even getting sick with a headache or upset stomach .Stress can also be a cause of hair loss.When stress has you "pulling out your hair ,"as the expressions goes, you could be literrally doing just that.
Related : why arre you pulling your hair out ?
Telogen effluvium : understanding this cause of hair loss
telogen effluvium is the term of hair loss that occurs temporarily as a result of some trauma, stress, or shock to your body.telogen hairs are one type of hairs, charcterized by the end of the hair bieng shaped like a bulb ,and effluvium means to flow out
some hair loss is normal ,but telogen effluvium results in excessive hair loss due to a disruption in the natural growth and rest cycle of hair. Generally, between 80 and 90 percent of hair follicles on the scalp are actively growing, with the other 10 to 20 percent in the resting phase. many events can disrupt this balance and result this temporary hair loss, typically seen as hair that falls out in clumps when your brush,wash or style your locks.
Stress is known to be a trigger for telogen effluvium and risk factors that can cause this type of stress include :
- pragnancy and chlid birth
- a significant physical injury
- getting vaccinations
- malnutrition from unhealthy diet or excessive fad dieting
- Antidipressants
- A chronic illness
- Acute illness with fever
- jetlag
- Suddenly stoping the use of oral contraceptives
- chronic emotional stress
- A surgical procedure
Any physicall stressor or trauma that can disrupt hromone levels in the body can trigger telogen effluvium hair loss. Some like, pragnancy ,are self-limiting and your hair will re-grow at normal rates within a matter of months after childbirth . but continual at work or in a relation ship , financial worries ,parenting problems ,and any other type of emotional stress can have a major impact on the entire body ,including the hair follicles .
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