Impaired breathing, limitation of physical activity, but also lung damage or great fatigue. These accompanying signs after overcoming covid are generally known to the public. Less known is the connection of the post-covid condition with hair loss. In most cases, this is, fortunately, a temporary condition related to the fear and stress of the coronavirus. Director of the AGEL Bánovce Hospital MUDr. However, Mina Bobocká, who is also the head of the long-term sick department, clarifies that even hair and the disease professionally called alopecia can be caused by COVID-19.
1. Do doctors already have a theory why after covid, or as part of the postcovid syndrome, does hair fall out to an increased extent?
One of the consequences of covid is hair loss - alopecia. We observe it not only on patients, but several of us, health professionals, have also encountered it. The covid-19 disease triggers inflammatory processes in the body and these also result in hair loss. However, hair loss is also related to stress and fear that patients experienced during the course of the disease. However, hair loss can also be a symptom of other more serious diseases and hormonal changes, so a doctor should be consulted.
2. Is it more of a women's problem, or does it also occur in men?
This problem is most often encountered by women over the age of 40, but it is not unusual for men and people of younger years either.
3. Is there any way to reduce hair loss?
First of all, it depends on the cause of hair loss. It is always necessary to rule out other primary diseases, the manifestation of which may be hair loss. If the examinations do not reveal another cause, or hormonal fluctuations, then the use of vitamins C and D in particular, and the minerals selenium and zinc are also important. When it comes to the stressful situation that a person has been exposed to, it is advisable to engage in activities that a person likes and enjoy, on the other hand, one should not forget about sufficient rest, so that the body has room to regenerate.
4. Does the condition of the hair improve after the vitamin treatment, or will time help?
If the hair loss is caused by associated diseases, it is necessary to focus on their treatment. In most cases, hair loss after overcoming covid is only a cosmetic defect, and in that case improvement does not occur immediately. Saturation of the body with vitamins and minerals takes a certain amount of time, which is very individual. It can take half a year for the body to return to normal after overcoming covid. Of course, it is also important whether it had a severe or rather lighter course, depending on the overall condition of the organism and its immunity.
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