Origin Story: I started experiencing male pattern baldness around the same time I started having IBS-C type digestion issues ~10 years ago. At the time I was taking an SSRI and it worked well. However, when I started drinking coffee (usually on an empty stomach) while taking it, the SSRI lost its affects. At night, I would wake up at around ~3am having ulcer-like pains in my gut. I went off the SSRI ten years ago but still kept having serious gut health issues. It's like the SSRI opened up some connection between my scalp and gut that previously didn't exist (or wasn't nearly as sensitive).
I still experience to this day a correlation between my gut health and scalp. When my gut gets sideways, my hair line recedes, or I experience more diffuse thinning, or dandruff. So, my question is, how do I make my scalp less sensitive to my gut? Or clean up my gut health? And if this is a root of hair loss, can it also be a root of hair regrowth? Does anyone know if there is any literature or research on this?
I still experience to this day a correlation between my gut health and scalp. When my gut gets sideways, my hair line recedes, or I experience more diffuse thinning, or dandruff. So, my question is, how do I make my scalp less sensitive to my gut? Or clean up my gut health? And if this is a root of hair loss, can it also be a root of hair regrowth? Does anyone know if there is any literature or research on this?