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Suggest Treatment For Severe Hair-fall After Completing Course Of TB Medication
Question: my gf was having tb and completed six month course, during the course, she had a continous hairfall, and after completion of tb medicine course still she have some hairfall, she is worried about this, also she need to increase little more weight, her current weight is 44, and height is 5 feet 2 inches. attaching all previous dr consultation and medicine prescribtion..kindly look into the matter
Brief Answer:
She needs to have a balanced and nutritious diet.
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX
Your gf has completed full 6 months TB treatment and apparently she is alright.
The reports and prescription attached by you do not give many details. 2 prescription only say that she is on TB treatment for 6 months, exact dates not given. X ray report also does not give any evidence of TB. I presume there may be more reports and details.
Hairfall could be due to the disease itself or weakness associated with the disease and to some extent due to medicines also though it is not definitely known that these medicines may cause hair fall. She could also be having some scalp condition which may result in hairfall commonest being dandruff. I suggest you consult a skin specialist for control of hair fall.
Coming to increasing her weight, she should start taking a balanced and nutritious diet which should be rich in protein. If she can, she should consume eggs, animal protein or protein supplements like protinex. She should also take fruits, vegetables, milk, curd etc. A vitamin supplement may help in improving her appetite. Some physical exercise like walking should also be undertaken.
Take care.
She needs to have a balanced and nutritious diet.
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX
Your gf has completed full 6 months TB treatment and apparently she is alright.
The reports and prescription attached by you do not give many details. 2 prescription only say that she is on TB treatment for 6 months, exact dates not given. X ray report also does not give any evidence of TB. I presume there may be more reports and details.
Hairfall could be due to the disease itself or weakness associated with the disease and to some extent due to medicines also though it is not definitely known that these medicines may cause hair fall. She could also be having some scalp condition which may result in hairfall commonest being dandruff. I suggest you consult a skin specialist for control of hair fall.
Coming to increasing her weight, she should start taking a balanced and nutritious diet which should be rich in protein. If she can, she should consume eggs, animal protein or protein supplements like protinex. She should also take fruits, vegetables, milk, curd etc. A vitamin supplement may help in improving her appetite. Some physical exercise like walking should also be undertaken.
Take care.
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