How many protein drinks a day do you drink?

Cicerogirl, The PhD
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on 5/6/11 6:26 am, edited 5/6/11 6:28 am - OH

Sorry, gotta disagree with you on this one, my dear. What about the masses of us who got ALL of our protein from DAY1 and STILL lost boatlaods of hair?!?!? I ahve not seen anything scientific that shows that additional protein will stop hair loss. LACK of protein can make it worse, of course, but that's entirely different.

Lora

14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.

Cleopatra_Nik
on 5/6/11 6:27 am - Baltimore, MD

RNY on 01/08/08

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Cicerogirl, The PhD
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on 5/6/11 6:36 am - OH

RNY on 08/27/07

Ok, bear with me... I'm still confused... but I think I'm still dehydrated (still shaky) so it's entirely possible I'm just being a space cadet.

Why would her hair loss at thsi point be a sign of protein deficiency rather than the normal post-surgery telogen effluvium?

Lora

14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.

Cleopatra_Nik
on 5/6/11 6:39 am - Baltimore, MD

RNY on 01/08/08

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Cicerogirl, The PhD
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on 5/6/11 6:58 am - OH

RNY on 08/27/07

Here's the info from Pam's blog...

pamtremble.blogspot.com/2008/10/hair-loss-after-wls.html

Lora

14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.

Cleopatra_Nik
on 5/6/11 7:01 am - Baltimore, MD

RNY on 01/08/08

I think we've well established that I am uninformed and for whatever reason it's bugging the crap outta me, so I'm going to bow out of this conversation.

Have a good weekend.

RNY Gastric Bypass 1-8-08 350/327/200 (HW/SW/CW). I spend most of my time playing with my food over at Bariatric Foodie - check me out!

Cicerogirl, The PhD
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on 5/6/11 6:28 am - OH

RNY on 08/27/07

I don;t understand your thinking. Protein doesn't CAUSE hair loss, so why would you drop protein becayse your hair is falling out?!? Extra protein won't help hair loss, but not enough protein can make it worse.

How much protein are you getting in per day (with the additional shake)??

Lora

14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.

Lady Lithia
on 5/6/11 11:45 am

I was getting 70+ grams of protein in daily from day three postop. 70+ oz liquid too..... I still lost a TON of hair.

I had surgery at 18 months, and lost the hair again (and my protein was likely 100 g daily)

Last fall I started losing my hair again..... I was STILL getting in 100+ g of protein, but I WAS malnourished and eating only 700 - 1100 calories a day. I have upped the calories and the hair loss has dropped..... though I expect it to go up again any day now, in response to my most recent surgery.

~Lady Lithia~ 200 lbs lost!
March 9, 2011 - Coccygectomy!
I chased my dreams, and my dreams, they caught me!