Stopped my insane shedding and almost all scalp inflammation

Making this post so I can come back to this years from now if I need to.

Several years ago, I posted on this forum how I lost 60-70% density of my hair. It was looking so bad. I was going through a lot of GI issues at the time and a ton of stress. What solved it for me was oil of oregano, glutamine, and going on a vacation which solved a lot of the stress response. The next several months following that, I regained pretty much all the density that I had lost and hair was looking good again.

Fast forward to last year, the same thing started happening to me. After a rough breakup, I started shedding like crazy again and had a ton of scalp inflammation. This was coupled by horrible GI issues.. stomach pains, poor digestion, GERD, constipation, etc. I remembered what I did years prior with the oil or oregano and glutamine and tried it again. But this time, it didn't work. My stomach was still messed up, hair falling like crazy, scalp itching that it was driving me nuts, and again lost 60% density of hair.

I went to gastro specialist.. did all kinds of tests, colonoscopy, endoscopy, x rays, ultrasounds, blood test.. and they could not figure it out. Sometimes I was given a course of anti-biotics which would solve the issue for a few weeks but then it would return. I did notice when the issue was fixed for those weeks, my scalp inflammation was mostly gone and hairloss had stabilized.

The gastro doctor wanted to do one last test.. for SIBO.. but said it would take many months to get the results because of a shortage of test kits. A few weeks back, I was researching SIBO on this naturopath's blog, and one of her recommendations for treatment was oil of oregano. I thought great, I've already tried that and it didn't work. But then I saw the dose she suggested, which was 2 200mg gel caps twice a day. I had only taken 1 180mg cap a day. So I decided to give it a try and within days, my scalp inflammation lowered by 95%.. sometimes its not there at all.. and sometimes I get it slightly. And shedding is way decreased. Still have some but not like it was.

So I've been figuring out the pieces to this puzzle for me. I knew that stomach issues and overwhelming emotional stress were the two main issues for me causing my hairloss. And often times, these two issues can be links, and both can cause the other. Especially emotional stress causing stomach issues.

Long story short, I feel like I am going to gain some density back which is a huge relief. However, I am still going through immense emotional stress as I am unable to get over this breakup. One day, when I am doing better mentally, I think that will really help fix the remaining shedding/scalp inflammation. Unfortunately ashwaghanda didn't do much for me in that regard. Still working on that. I'm just glad my stomach is getting better, my scalp inflammation is practically gone, and I'm shedding less. I can see now that my thin hair can get thick again. Will update after a few months.

Hey I'm glad you've figured it out(most of it at least).
I've also had diffuse thinning for as long as I can remember(became apparent around 2008 when I was 26 years old),I could never put my finger on a specific issue however(yes I do get stressed out easily and I've had gut issues). Recently I too had gone through lots of emotional stress. The house I live in is being brought down to be rebuilt, but that means I have to move out and with the economy being on the verge of a collapse over here, all the rents have skyrocketed and you have to pay decent amount even to live in a literal shithole. In the last couple of months I've shedded more than usual and my beard and hair turned gray(it was already turning grey rapidly tbf). So yeah stress and anything that stems from that surely does contribute to shedding of my hair and other health declinations.  I'll try oregano oil. Whether it helps or not, at the very least I heard it helps with bloating and such. I'll start with 200mg a day.

As a side note I also bought Myo Inositol for insulin resistance. I heard it helps on Andrew Huberman's podcast. I'll throw that into the mix as well. I'd also appreciate if someone can tell me when is a good time to take myo inositol. Evening or morning? With or without food?

Nice to see you find a way to solve your hair loss.

I have some trouble with stomach as well. I will try Probiotics and may be oregano oil if necessary.

I just wanted to propose some help here about stress and the end of relationship.

CS always says that GP should be more interested in food and supplementation. In the same way, men in general should more interested in how works a relationship to avoid stress and really be happy in relationship. The more experience you have with girls, the more you know how to deal with them, the less vulnerable you are. I strongly advise to get interested in street dating. Very hard at the beginning but when you know how to do it, it makes you much more confident. Results : "power" over the relationship, Less stress, more confidence, self-estim and many more.
By doing that, you deal with the root reason of your stress.

I just moved to Budapest in Hungary and I met a friend of a friend. A bald skinny short dude that date very beautiful girls. I was surprised to see how easy it was for him.

Anyway, my position on this topic is not... conventional ! But I guess it's the point of this forum, isn't it ?

One other trick to help you reduce stress efficiently : Listen to that 2 hours a day, every day : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqm9GSPatb8
I just watched a TedX (in french) about a farmer saying that he used to make his animals / vegetables hear classical music on 432 htz (we listen to 440 htz with brand-new musics) and the result of this experiment.

He explains that animals were much more friendly, less stressed ... vegetables were bigger, more shiny...

Other thing is that music notes are related to amino acids. You can stimulate those with the right music. The one I linked help stimulates the 8 most essentials to live (the only one track we know that stimulate those 8 AA).

It doesn't cost anything to try this.

I hope it can help.