What Is Intestinal Dysbiosis? [dropcap]I[/dropcap]ntestinal dysbiosis is an imbalance of the composition and quantity of microbe populations (called the microbiota), that naturally inhabit our human gut. Dysbiosis causes altered gut immunity, abnormal fermentation of undigested foodstuffs,…
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]iffuse alopecia is characterized by abnormal hair loss or baldness.
Hair loss usually develops gradually and may be patchy or all over (diffuse). The average scalp contains about 100,000 hairs. Roughly 100 hairs are shed from the head every day.
Diffuse baldness not related to male pattern or heredity can be related to aging, nutritional deficiencies, some froms of dermatitis, radiation, endocrine disorders, especially thyroid hormone imbalance and diabetes, and undue stress.
Q: Can sudden stress cause hair loss?
A: A sudden physical or emotional stress may cause one-half to three-quarters of the hair throughout the scalp to shed. Other causes that need to be evaluated include use of common medications such as birth control pills, blood thinners, and anti-inflammatory pain drugs, and continued exposure to environmental chemicals such cleaning products.
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]eborrhea dermatitis is a recurring inflammatory disorder of sebaceous glands characterized by scaly patches of skin, often with bumps.
Seborrhea dermatitis results from the body’s inflammatory reaction to invasion by pityrosporum yeast that naturally inhabits the scalp and skin.1 Inflammation is the normal response to tissue injury and germ invasion.
Pityrosporum is a yeast that is commonly present worldwide. Its development depends on various factors that predispose to pityriasis versicolor, a chronic and mild superficial yeast infection. These infections usually are asymptomatic without itching or pain and without cellular and/or antibody responses.2
Q: Why are the sebaceous glands particularly affected by this yeast?
A: Pityrosporum yeast is an organism that needs oil produced by sebaceous glands to grow. If conditions permit, this yeast invades the superficial layer of skin and hair shafts to reproduce, causing infection. Such conditions include weakened skin due to nutritional deficiencies, excessive build-up of oil on skin, and altered immunity due to systemic disease such as psoriasis.
In adults, areas of skin that are the most affected have the greatest number of sebaceous glands especially the scalp, back, underarms, and the face including the eyelids, eyebrows and side folds of the nose.
All ages are subject to seborrhea dermatitis, and males have a higher occurence than females.
Diffuse alopecia is characterized by abnormal hair loss or baldness.
Diffuse alopecia is characterized by abnormal hair loss or baldness.