Hair fall and pigmentation due to vitamin D deficiency ?

[raviteja1229]

Hi,

I am just 23 year old. I was facing severe hair fall problem and skin pigmentation problems from more than 1 year. Recently I have checked my vitamin D levels those are about 10.38. I dont have any bone problems and all. My doctor advised me to take calcirol 60,000 IU once a week for 12 time. Could anybody suggest me how long it will take me to get out of this problem and whether I can get my fallen hair and skin to my normal position once problem is solved?

Thanks In advance for your valuable comments.    

[jemma116]

If your body is low or deficient in Vitamin D, you should consume food that is rich in this vitamin, meat, eggs, fish oil and diary products.  20 minutes of exposure to the sun will also help build up your Vitamin D level.  Vitamin D is pro-hormone and is produced in the skin of humans and animals during sun exposure.

D deficiency is also known as hypovitaminosis D. This can be from  inadequate or limited exposure to sunlight, improper diet, or problems related to absorption of vitamin D.

Kidney disease, liver disease and some hereditary diseases can cause impair vitamin D conversion into its active form.  Vitamin D deficiency leads to bad mineralization of bones and this can lead to bone softening, which causes osteomalacia, rickets and osteoporosis.  Rickets develops in
children and osteomalacia affects adults.

Vitamin D also helps with the absorption of calcium which is required for healthy teeth and bones.

I presume your doctor has prescribed you with a Vitamin D supplement, if not you can buy these over the counter and make sure you eat the foods that contain it to built it back up in your body.

Caution must used, as too much Vitamin D side effects are the same symptoms as having not enough.

The vitamins for healthy hair are Vitamin A, B vitamins, Biotin,Folic acid and Vitamin E.

Remember that too much of any vitamin can be just as damaging as not having enough.  

I do know that Vitamin B12 and Vitamin C are water soluble, which means that any excess is excreted through the urine.

Ask your parents how your grandparents hair was.  If you are a male, it is quite common for men to get receding hair.  It may also be from your underactive thyroid.  Your doctor will probably, if he has not already done so, prescribe you with thyroxin.  It will take some time to get the right level of the medication to stabilize your body, so you should have been told by your doctor that you need to have your blood checked periodically to monitor your thyroid levels.

[raviteja1229]

normal level of thyroid is 0.3 - 5 mine is 1.09
D Vitamin should be 30-100 mine is 10.38

Dont you think because of D vitamin deficiency hair will fall out?

[jemma116]

Don't know anything about number levels for vitamins etc.

But as you have had a fungal problem on your scalp in may be that that has caused your hair fall out.  If the thyroid level is low that can thin the hair.

[raviteja1229]

No body in my family has baldness I think mine is not a hereditary problem.

Doctor told me to test thyroid, ferritine and vitamin d. Ferritine is normal. Thyroid level is 1.09 and D vitmin is 10.38 which is very low. Even I had fungal problem on scalp I I am using Can did TV and Biomargosa shampoos for that.

[jemma116]

Did the doctor say to you that your hair fall out and skin pigmentation problem was from the vitamin D deficiency?

Hair can fall out for a number of reasons, one of which can be hereditary.
Skin pigmentation problems can also be from fungal problems and not necessary vitamin deficiency.  On Embarrassing Bodies, a UK programme a woman had come to see the doctors with white patches and pigmentation missing.  It appeared she had a fungal problem and was told to apply nizoral shampoo before showering.

Best wishes.