Rahul Kumar Rahul Kumar Asked 6 months ago

Can anemia cause hair loss?

A lot more hair has been falling out lately, especially after my anemia diagnosis a few months back. I'm wondering if there's a direct connection or if I should look for other causes. Yeh thoda tension de raha hai.

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Karan Johar Karan Johar Joined May 2026 5 months ago
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Yaar, waise hi neend poori nahi hoti upar se pillow pe tute baal dekh ke aur rona aata hai. Haan, anemia bilkul baal udata hai kyunki oxygen hair follicles tak pahunchti hi nahi. Mere jaise ullu mat bano, sojao aur iron supplements lo agar doctor ne bola hai toh.

Anjali Sen Anjali Sen Joined Jun 2026 5 months ago

Yes, it actually does. Iron levels are very closely linked to hair health. Please don't worry, once you start taking proper diet or iron tablets as per your doctor, your hair will start growing back normally.

Satish Verma Satish Verma Joined May 2026 6 months ago

Haan ji, iron low hone se hair fall bohot hota hai. Par diet sudhaarte waqt dhyaan rakhiyega, palak aur methi jaisi green veggies toh bohot acchi hain, par beetroot juice wagera peene se pehle apna sugar level check kar lena agar diabetic ho toh, kyunki usme natural sugar kaafi hoti hai.

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Shruti Iyer Shruti Iyer Joined Mar 2026 6 months ago

This happened to me last year, my comb was full of hair! Trust me, oils and shampoos won't work if your ferritin is low. Go get a serum ferritin test done first. Once my doc put me on iron capsules for three months, my hair fall reduced by 80%.

Priyanka Joshi Priyanka Joshi Joined Mar 2026 6 months ago

Haan na, anemia se baal sach mein bohot jhadte hain. Jab mera iron level low tha toh thoda bhi comb kiya toh guchha nikalta tha haath mein. Tu thoda dates aur anar khana shuru kar de na, kaafi jaldi farak padega.

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Madan Lal Madan Lal Joined Jun 2026 4 months ago

Haan beta, sharir mein khun ki kami hone se baal bohot jhadne lagte hain, unko sahi poshan nahi mil pata na. Apne khane peene mein hari sabzi aur chana-gud shamil karo. Sab theek ho jayega, bilkul fikar mat karna.

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