Postpartum hair loss experts teach you to cope easily
In the obstetrics clinic, there are often patients consulting, doctors, I lose a lot of hair every day after childbirth, will bald? Postpartum hair loss need treatment? Postpartum hair loss need to take medicine? Any good shampoo recommendations?

What exactly is postpartum hair loss? What should be done? Tan Zhenyu, director of obstetrics and Gynecology department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, made a detailed introduction.

What is postpartum hair loss?

Postpartum hair loss, medically known as alopecia during childbirth, is typically a dormant period of acute hair loss, with an incubation period of 8-13 weeks, but may not begin until 7 months postpartum.

In general, the more pregnancies, the more serious the hair loss. 35% to 40% of women experience varying degrees of hair loss during confinement. This is because hair, like other tissues in the body, needs to be metabolized. If it is not serious, there is no need for concern or special treatment. It will stop on its own and gradually recover within six to nine months.

Causes of postpartum hair loss

Hormone fluctuation

Hair, like other tissues in the body, undergoes metabolism. In general, they need to be replaced every 5 years. Because hair renewal is usually done in stages and batches, hair loss is not noticeable.

The level of hormones in the body directly affects the speed of hair replacement. When estrogen increases, hair loss slows down. When estrogen decreases, the rate of hair loss increases.

During pregnancy, due to the secretion of estrogen by pregnant mothers is higher than usual, the life of the hair is extended, the speed of hair loss is also slower, and a large number of hair is "delayed".

After childbirth, the level of estrogen in the body drops sharply, and the hair that has "extended service" is "retired", so it is manifested as postpartum hair loss.

Psychoemotional fluctuation

Mental and emotional factors are closely related to hair. Emotional instability for various reasons before and after delivery. Novice mothers face a new life, mental pressure is too much, emotional tension, anxiety, resulting in cerebral cortex dysfunction, autonomic nerve dysfunction. In this way, the nerves that control blood vessels in the scalp are also out of balance, reducing the blood supply to the scalp and causing hair to fall out due to malnutrition. A lot of hair loss can lead to more stress and anxiety, aggravating hair loss and creating a vicious cycle over time.

Unbalanced diet

During pregnancy, due to pregnancy reaction, vomiting, anorexia and other effects on eating, breastfeeding diet control, postpartum body recovery, and feeding the baby need a lot of supplementary nutrition. If the postpartum mother is picky, partial food, poor digestion and absorption, and the diet is too monotonous, it will lead to the lack of protein, vitamins, inorganic salts and trace elements, affecting the normal growth and metabolism of hair, resulting in hair loss.

Improper head care

Due to the influence of old customs, some mothers dare not wash their hair after childbirth, dare not comb their hair, resulting in sebum secretions and dust accumulation on the scalp, which not only affects the blood supply to the head, but also easily causes folliculitis or scalp infection, thereby increasing the probability of hair loss.

Postpartum hair loss serious how to do?

Correctly recognize and adjust emotions to avoid panic and anxiety

To correctly understand postpartum hair loss is a normal physiological phenomenon. As the hormone levels in the body slowly recover, the hair will slowly return to its normal amount.

The family gives more consideration and help to the mother, shares housework, helps the mother to maintain a good mood, avoid mental stress and anxiety, and avoid aggravating the degree of hair loss, so as not to form a vicious circle, resulting in mental hair loss.

Eat a balanced diet with foods that are good for hair growth

Mothers should eat a balanced diet, pay attention to various nutritional supplements, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, and stay away from greasy and spicy food. In addition, you can also eat more food that is good for hair growth.

Animal protein: including fish, poultry, etc. In particular, meat such as milk, yogurt, egg yolks, chicken, beef, and pork contain sulfur-containing amino acids, which can prevent hair loss. It is recommended to eat some citrus and other sour fruits after eating protein food, which can promote the digestion of stomach acid to protein, make the human body produce cutin, and ensure the healthy growth of hair.

Vegetable protein: soybean, black sesame, corn, etc. Soy is rich in estrogen, which can increase the shine, elasticity and lubricity of hair and prevent split ends or breaks.

Vegetables: spinach, yam, leek, celery, round pepper, green asparagus, etc. Green vegetables can beautify the face, help melanin movement, and make hair forever black. These vegetables are rich in fiber, which can continue to increase hair growth. The number. Yams are rich in dietary fiber, which promotes digestive system function and regulates insulin levels in the body. Eating some yam regularly can improve seborrheic alopecia.

Seaweed: seaweed, kelp, wakame and other rich in calcium, potassium, iodine and other substances. It can promote the metabolism of brain nerve cells and prevent white hair.

Take care of your hair

More stimulation of the scalp in daily life and frequent shampoo can help hair growth. For example, combing your hair with a wooden comb or massaging your scalp rhythmically with your fingers can promote the blood circulation of your scalp and promote the metabolism of your hair. Regular shampooing removes oil and dirt from the scalp, keeps it clean and is good for new hair. Hair growth; In addition, you should also choose a shampoo that is gentle and suitable for you, and wash your hair regularly.

Traditional Chinese medicine diet

Longan stewed lean meat: longan 20g, codonginseng 10g, Wolfberry 15g, lean meat 150g. Wash the lean meat, cut it into pieces, add longan, codonginseng and wolfberry, simmer until the meat is done, then serve. It is used for postpartum Qi and blood deficiency.

Dogwood red date boiled egg: 15 grams of dogwood, 15 grams of red date, 50 grams of polygonum multiflorum, 2 eggs, brown sugar. Wash all the medicine and eggs with skin, fry and boil, peel the eggs after cooking, put in the medicine juice for 20 minutes, add brown sugar to dissolve and serve. It is used for postpartum deficiency of liver and kidney, deficiency of essence and blood.

Yellow essence Wolfberry tea: Take 10 grams of yellow essence, 10 grams of wolfberry fruit into a cup, add boiling water, stir well, cover and simmer for about 5-10 minutes, drink 1-2 times a day. It is recommended that no more than 15g of yellow essence and no more than 20g of wolfberry. Because yellow essence and wolfberry are greasy products, eating too much is easy to cause indigestion and other adverse reactions. It is also used for postpartum hair loss caused by deficiency of liver and kidney and lack of sperm and blood.