Body hair loss

A friend of mine is suffering from body hair loss on his legs (additonal to MPB) => Alopecia Areata is the name
if I remember correctly.
As far as I know there are three possible reasons:

- thyroid => he was checked by two different doctor's. No disorder (I've seen his thyroid levels, in my opinion ok).
- gastrointestinal tract => no candida, no Crohn's disease
- autoimmune-system

Any ideas?

Crusher - You might suggest to him to go wheat and gluten free for a few months and see if there is any improvement. He may have alopecia universalis or universal body hair loss form of AA.

What is known is that a significant number of AA and AU patient have higher levels of T-helper 1 cytokines, Inf-gamma.

I would also suggest two supplements (1) N-Acetyl Cysteine and (2) Sulforaphane. Both of these together upregulate T-helper 1 immunity and restore of redox equilibrium.

CS, I'll tell him.
Thanks for answering!
(Yes, I know, body hair loss is a undelightful and very specific theme)

One more question: What do you think, is chlamydia or/and mycoplasma involved?

I wish I could lose my body hair - man I can do w/o it everyday....

Amen Lund! I can't stand the leg and ass hair. My upper body isn't that hairy but I don't think most girls like a guy with an ass sweater! Plus I've got hair that grows out of weird place like my ear lobe now!? WTF? I have a suspicion that minoxidil caused it. At one point I was taking minoxidil orally. Talk about body hair growth.

No man it aint Minox - I got it too from the ear (LOL) and I never did Minox...as we lose it from the top, it comes from somwhere else. Someone needs to tell the divine entity to move it back to the top....

He not lying since I started losing my hair its been growing on the back of my neck.

Does anyone know of a theory for this other than it's for god's amusement? I mean for the love of baby Jesus, there has to be some reason why I have to shave and or pluck my ears!