why is my hair fallin out from roots and breaking and thinning?
in july 2009 i noticed that my hair had broken about 2 inches from the roots on one side of my head. looked like it had been layered. a short while after i noticed the other side did the same thing. these eventually seemed to grow but now when i look back at photos from july 2009 my hair is now approx 5 inches shorter than it was then ive only had it cut once. it is also really realky thin now too. Looks like a silly rats tail when its in a pony tail. Its also coming out from the root as it has wot looks like a litlle white bulb on the end of the hair when its falls out but is also still breakin. i was my hair most days due to being athletic and running most days so of course my hair gets sweaty and i wash and condition most days with tresemme. my diet is ok eatin the right amount of normal foods fruit etc etc... the one big thing is i use laxatives for IBS. I used lactualose everyday for over a year but its quite a natural product so doesnt cause long term effects... i then started using laxatives pills for a year or so then changed to laxative chocolate which i now take daily and have done for over 2 years.. im meant to take one a night and i take 6-8 a night otherwise they dont work. im wondering if all the nutrients in my body r being flushed away hence my hair is suffering. Ive used laxatives for over 10 years but always used natural products recommended by doctor. the exlax chocolate that i take now not recommended. i need some advice off a hair specialist or nutrientist PLEASE!!! im desperate and my hair is now sooo bad im not wanting to go out. im 37 and a fitness instuctor and feel sooo drepressed. my hair was beautiful and i loved it. I have highlights put in my hair but nothing major so i no its not that causing it. but coz its breaking from the root its quite a serious problem.... please help x