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Suggest Treatment For Weight Gain And Hair Loss After Treatment For TB

cuHello , I am a 25 year old female and suffered from tuberculosis 2 years back. I was on anti tuberculosis treatment for a year. I noticed hair fall during the treatment and also gained weight. After the course completion my hair fall stopped and i lost the excess weight again. Though i am not on any medication now , i have started gaining weight (no changes in the diet or my lifestyle) and also lost 50% of my hair. Please advise
Thu, 22 Jun 2017
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Hi.
As per your case history of hair fall my advice is -
1. You are having hair loss due to tuberculosis and its medicines. A condition called as telogen effluvium.
2. You need to have a healthy nutritious diet containing green leafy vegetables and milk.
3. Don't take much stress as it will worsen hair loss.
4. Start an iron supplement like tab.livogen-z once daily and tab. Folimax-12 once daily. Continue this treatment for 3 months.

Thanks.
Dr. Harshit bhachech.
MBBS, DDVL.
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Suggest Treatment For Weight Gain And Hair Loss After Treatment For TB

Hi. As per your case history of hair fall my advice is - 1. You are having hair loss due to tuberculosis and its medicines. A condition called as telogen effluvium. 2. You need to have a healthy nutritious diet containing green leafy vegetables and milk. 3. Don t take much stress as it will worsen hair loss. 4. Start an iron supplement like tab.livogen-z once daily and tab. Folimax-12 once daily. Continue this treatment for 3 months. Thanks. Dr. Harshit bhachech. MBBS, DDVL.