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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: franksolich on September 16, 2011, 08:32:34 PM
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Oh my.
vercetti2021 (288 posts) Fri Sep-16-11 03:13 AM
Original message
Should i get checked out?
Recently i've had clumps of my hair come out and i'm starting to get grey on my sides. I don't know if its stress or just my hair is coming out at a early age, but should i be concerned?
The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Fri Sep-16-11 03:21 AM
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1. What is your genetic disposition?
Has it happened at an early age to other members of your family?
You might want to read books that talk about the correlation between diet and premature aging.
vercetti2021 (288 posts) Fri Sep-16-11 03:26 AM
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2. Most of my grandfathers side
Have had hair up to the point they died. But my dads side, i don't know really. But i'm on a good diet so maybe premature aging.
The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Fri Sep-16-11 03:38 AM
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3. Once you're sure, you might want to look at options, if it bothers you.
I know a friend had a huge bald spot in the back of his head, and then a year later, it was gone. I didn't ask him if he was using Rogaine, but I suspect he was using something.
I always thought that baldness followed the mother's side.
vercetti2021 (288 posts) Fri Sep-16-11 04:28 AM
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5. If it is
Then its ok if i go bald, i wear hats a lot anyway, but it bothers me that i'm 21 and its going already.
But thanks for the advice, i'll check into it.
TexasProgresive (1000+ posts) Fri Sep-16-11 06:47 AM
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9. If you are 21 going grey and losing hair you should definitly get checked
One thing that will cause these symptoms is a copper deficiency. This can be caused by a lack in your diet but also by too much iron which binds the copper and makes it unusable. There is no way to know without some blood work.
Good luck on finding a doc who will do a proper job of checking you out. .
Voice for Peace (1000+ posts) Fri Sep-16-11 04:10 AM
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4. b-complex deficiency can cause hair loss
dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Fri Sep-16-11 05:56 AM
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7. When I get weird symptoms, I nadin them
it at least gives an idea of whether I should see a dr or not.
EmeraldCityGrl (1000+ posts) Fri Sep-16-11 06:20 AM
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8. If you are on any medications check with your pharmacist for side effects. Warfarin is one I know causes hair loss, but at your age it would be an unlikely med for you to be on.
ret5hd (1000+ posts) Fri Sep-16-11 07:49 AM
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10. maybe random ppl on a discussion board are not the best arbiters of a decision like this.
just sayin'.
laconicsax (1000+ posts) Fri Sep-16-11 09:26 AM
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11. Ask a medical professional, not a political discussion forum.
The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Fri Sep-16-11 10:45 AM
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12. He's in the health section and I think the advice he has received is sending him in the right direction. Better DU where you have a lot of newsjunkies around, than a website he knows nothing about.
laconicsax (1000+ posts) Fri Sep-16-11 03:55 PM
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13. And better licensed medical professionals than a political discussion board.
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Fri Sep-16-11 05:56 AM
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7. When I get weird symptoms, I nadin them
it at least gives an idea of whether I should see a dr or not.
:rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf:
Oops I thought that she posted "nadin it" I didn't realize it was fixed.
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vercetti2021 (288 posts) Fri Sep-16-11 04:28 AM
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5. If it is
Then its ok if i go bald, i wear hats a lot anyway, but it bothers me that i'm 21 and its going already.
But thanks for the advice, i'll check into it.
Naah, this isn't a problem. Lots of people have clumps of hair falling out at 21. People in radiation zones, that is.
vercetti2021 (288 posts) Fri Sep-16-11 03:26 AM
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2. Most of my grandfathers side
Have had hair up to the point they died. But my dads side, i don't know really. But i'm on a good diet so maybe premature aging.
Somehow, I get a mental picture of a family tree that looks kind of, sort of, like a telephone pole.
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I started going gray in my early, early 20s. By 40 I had more gray hair than my mother.
Thankfully it's still in my head. I know if clumps of it started falling out I wouldn't be asking DU about it. I'd be asking a doctor.
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The guy has hair coming out by the clump, dear God get him to a doctor, wtf is wrong with these people?
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Ron Popeil can't help you, DUmmie but maybe your vet can!
(http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRSvYMX_PgWcBbdt0v6blcePCP17uHks6F8EbW9K2FGjl-9oCTH2w)
(http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTTocZ0vggQLlhMMOVsbbIKjGbnL-YE3YPL9GTdqmoFKC9M-LsYaQ)
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:rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf:
Oops I thought that she posted "nadin it" I didn't realize it was fixed.
You know, sir, I figured if anyone would catch that subtle edit-job, it would be you.
(For the record, franksolich has edited primitive posts only three times in nearly ten years.)
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If DUmmie inherited the "bald" gene, then testosterone will cause him to go bald.
He should get castrated.
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vercettinumbers, you drink a lot of milk, don't you?
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Oh Noes! He didn't buy canned milk like Nadin said.
Now we know the milk is mixed with extract of dynamite: his hair is coming out in bangs!