What causes excessive hair loss?

pharmaceutical

Some medications may cause hair loss as a side effect, including pain relievers, which are also called anticoagulants, blood pressure medications, medications used for gout, heart medications, antidepressants, birth control pills, and vitamin A if taken. In this case, hair loss stops when you stop taking these medications.

diseases

 Hair loss can occur as an effect of some diseases, such as diabetes or lupus, and it can also be an early sign of a disease, so it is necessary to research its causes, and try to treat it, and hair falls due to hormonal problems such as activity or inactivity of the thyroid gland, or Because of the imbalance of male or female hormones, known as androgens and estrogens, treating these problems leads to the elimination of the problem of hair loss.

Hairstyles and treatments

Hair can fall out due to a condition called traction alopecia, which results from styling hair in a braid, or in rows of small braids, or when using narrow hair rollers. The head with scars, the hair will grow again naturally, and the chemicals used in the hair perming process (in English: permanents), or hot oil hair treatments can cause the hair follicles to become inflamed, which in turn may lead to damage and hair loss.

Also, the repeated and inappropriate use of dyes, hair sprays, gels, and moisturizers, and the use of hair irons and hair dryers frequently, may lead to breakage and fall, so it is recommended to limit the use of these products for hair, so a dermatologist advises letting the hair dry in the air Then, styling it when it becomes dry, and also limiting the use of the hair iron, hairpins and clips, and rubber bands, and hair can fall out due to combing it too much, using a lot of shampoo, or rubbing wet hair with a dry towel.

Diet

 Hair loss appears in abundance after losing about 6.8 kilograms of weight, after 3-6 months, and often returns to growth after a period of time, and the lack of protein levels in the body may cause hair loss, so it is indicated that it is necessary to eat foods containing Protein, such as meat, eggs, fish, nuts and others to avoid hair loss, and other causes of hair loss are eating large amounts of vitamin A, or lack of iron levels in the body, which can be obtained from soybeans, white beans, spinach, lentils, and meat, Some eating disorders can cause hair loss, such as loss of appetite, which occurs when a person does not eat enough food, or bulimia, which occurs when a person vomits after eating.

 genetics

 Heredity is one of the most common causes of hair loss, male-pattern baldness, and female-pattern baldness, which usually occurs gradually, so that hair begins to fall, and baldness begins to appear in males In females, the hair becomes very light, and genetics also affects the rate of hair loss, and the age at which hair loss begins. Hair loss in men begins early in puberty, and the hair becomes light, soft, and short.

Other causes of hair loss

There are many other reasons that may lead to hair loss, including:

Some infections, such as fungal infections, can cause hair loss, and they are treated with antifungal medications.

Radiation therapy leads to hair loss, and it does not grow back as before.

Many people who go through emotional or physical trauma, such as sudden weight loss or the loss of a family member, suffer from hair loss.

  Hair-pulling disorder causes people to have an irresistible urge to pull their hair, whether it is from the scalp, from the eyebrows, or