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Would Typhoid Cause Hair Loss?

I had Typhoid three months back. I was admitted in the hospital for more than a month. Now I am fine but having lots of problems even after recovering like my hair are falling, my energy level has gone down significantly. I also feel that it`s affecting my brain as I find my thinking process slow, in working days after 4 p.m I feel so tired that I can`t think and work at all. Sometimes my left knee also aches. My doctor has not given me any other medicine except iron pills as I am anemic. What should I do in this situation?
Mon, 26 Oct 2015
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Welcome to this site!

Typhoid can cause hair loss. It is diffuse hair loss in which hairs from all over the scalp tend to fall off. It is because typhoid is a disease which affects your immune system as well as leads to nutritional imbalance which is a further drain on the body's resources.

Such a hair loss gradually tends to get better with passage of time and such reversal point cannot be predicted. Most likely, you too will get better soon. You are advised to take care of your diet and exert only that much which is within your capacity.

Best wishes for early recovery.
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Would Typhoid Cause Hair Loss?

Hi Welcome to this site! Typhoid can cause hair loss. It is diffuse hair loss in which hairs from all over the scalp tend to fall off. It is because typhoid is a disease which affects your immune system as well as leads to nutritional imbalance which is a further drain on the body s resources. Such a hair loss gradually tends to get better with passage of time and such reversal point cannot be predicted. Most likely, you too will get better soon. You are advised to take care of your diet and exert only that much which is within your capacity. Best wishes for early recovery.