Why do I lose so much hair after giving birth?

Right after giving birth, a woman suffers from an extreme lack of Qi and blood in her body, which causes more symptoms. Currently, the most common symptom is severe hair loss after giving birth. Even though people use a lot of hair care products, their hair still falls out in clumps. So what causes this? How can it be relieved or cured? So what I’m going to do next is to give you a detailed introduction to the reasons for hair loss after giving birth.

⑴Related to estrogen levels

Estrogen stimulates hair growth. When estrogen levels are high, hair renewal is slow, and when estrogen levels are low, hair renewal is fast. Estrogen levels are high during pregnancy, and estrogen returns to normal after delivery, resulting in postpartum hair loss.

⑵Related to mental factors

Postpartum women have more household chores to do, and are often physically and mentally tired. Sometimes they can’t help feeling depressed, having mental and neurological disorders, reduced blood supply to the scalp blood vessels and nerves, and malnutrition of hair.

⑶Related to poor head hygiene after childbirth

Many women do not wash their hair during the confinement period, which results in a layer of oil and dust accumulating on the scalp. They also sweat a lot after childbirth, so the accumulation of sweat and dust can easily cause folliculitis or scalp infection, causing the hair to fall out naturally.

⑷ Picky eating and partial eating after childbirth

Being picky about food and eating a partial diet can also cause malnutrition of hair, making it easy for hair to break and fall out. To reduce hair loss, you should be in a good mood, stay optimistic, pay attention to a reasonable diet, eat more protein-rich foods, and eat more fresh vegetables, fruits, seafood, beans, and eggs during breastfeeding. In addition, you should comb your hair frequently with a wooden comb, or massage your scalp rhythmically; wash your hair frequently to stimulate the scalp and promote blood circulation in the head.

The above is an introduction to the causes of hair loss after giving birth. At the same time, the editor also introduced some methods to deal with this symptom. Through the above introduction, you can know that this symptom is closely related to our daily life, so as long as we can develop good living habits in daily life and can carry out effective care and conditioning, the editor believes that everyone will be able to recover soon and grow black and shiny black hair soon.