My daughter complains about her hair becoming stiff and wire like.Getting split and weak.What can be the cause?

If any doctor friends or any one who really knows the problem and remedy answers my querry, I will be very thankful to them.My daughter is very upset about her condition.Is it because of costal water or food or vitamin deficiency?What can be done now to improve the situation?My daughter complains about her hair becoming stiff and wire like.Getting split and weak.What can be the cause?
Just research, from one website.I am not in the medical profession





Results of search . Possible Thyroid.[1]


Symptoms similar to Thyroid can be other causes[3]





[personal opinion] ,I would see Dr to check Thyroid.





[1]


Results: 2 causes of Brittle hair AND Dry hair AND Emotional symptoms


1. Autoimmune thyroid diseases


2. Thyroid disorders








[2]


Results: 6 causes of Brittle hair AND Dry hair


1. Argininosuccinase lyase deficiency, neonatal


2. Autoimmune thyroid diseases


3. Hair conditions


4. Ichthyosis with hypotrichosis, autosomal recessive


5. Thyroid agenesis


6. Thyroid disorders





[3]


Read Misdiagnosis of Thyroid disorders


http://wrongdiagnosis.com/t/thyroid/misd鈥?/a>





About Source. from Sourse


[4]


http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/crtop/abou鈥?/a>


WrongDiagnosis.com is one of the world鈥檚 leading providers of online medical health information. The site is an independent, objective source of factual, mainstream health information for both consumers and health professionals.


WrongDiagnosis.com provides a free health-information service to help people understand their health better, offering crucial and factual health information that is otherwise difficult to find. The objective of the site is to encourage consumers to be informed and interested in managing their health, and to know what questions to ask their doctors to help ensure they are getting the best healthcare possible.My daughter complains about her hair becoming stiff and wire like.Getting split and weak.What can be the cause?
Most breakage, occurs because it's being handled wet. Brushing and tying it back causes breakage, almost 60 percent more when wet. The salt in the water also could be causing it as salt dries the hair and skin. The vitamin deficiency is also a culprit becuase the hair needs vitamins and minerals to grow. They actually sell a vitamin package called HAIR SKIN and NAILs. It replaces all the vitamins and minerals you miss in your diet.
I realize this seems like I'm just being a sarcastic fool, but this IS real.








';Kinky Hair Disease is due to a metabolic defect, a fatty acid buildup on the gray matter of the brain caused by improper copper metabolism. Copper, a trace mineral found in several enzymes and proteins, is essential for many bodily functions, particularly the absorption of of iron needed for immune processes. When this mineral cannot be metabolized, or expelled under normal bodily functions, it finds it's way to the brains and gathers there. Kinky hair sufferers often feel cold when others do not, and in general experience a prolonged sense of malaise, not as strong as depression but rather an unexplained melancholy and listlessness. But the most unfortunate physical outcome of this disorder is the acquisition of strikingly peculiar hair. Once straight hair then becomes 'kinky' or stumpy, snarled, meager, steely, and easily broken. Most people think their hair change is due to conditioners or shampoos and seek diagnostic tests too lat. The hair turns white, ivory, of gray in color, which no amount of dye or highlights can cover. When copper cannot be metabolized, kinky hair patients actually are in the process of body metamorphosis; due to the lack of copper absorption, the essential structures of hair, brain, bones, liver, and arteries are changing.


The prospects for persons with kinky hair disease are not good as the body cannot function without adequate copper. Most affected persons die within the first decade of acquiring kinky hair.


1,563 died of Kinky Hair Disease in 2004.';
There can be many things that cause hair to become this way. How is her weight, does she do drugs (not that you would know), what is her diet, is she stressed? This sounds like a nutrition issue, nothing huge to worry about, just take her to a doctor/nutritionist to get her looked at.
is she using a good conditioner?





its probably just too dry and she washed her hair too often








stop shampooing for a week or so, use conditioner and see if it improves











if not, then sure take her to the doctor























the guy above me could be right about the meth, though
It could be her thyroid. She should go to the doctor and get blood tests.


My sister has an over-active thyroid and her hair used to get like that and even fall out. She also had problems with her finger nails cracking and splitting. But, she is on Synthroid now and the symptoms have diminished. Hope that helps.
does she straighten it? or blow dry it? because typically thats the cause of it take a month off of doing it with washing your hair and towel drying it aand it should go back to normal
http://www.longhaircareforum.com/forums/鈥?/a>





That link is to a discussion about course hair. Maybe you could get some hints from there.
She is probably damaging it. Tell her to not straighten or curl her hair as often and try and new shampoo/ conditioner.
maybe you need to change the shampoo because that could be bad for here hair
does she use heating tools often??? like flat irons and curlers to style??





also does she dye her hair??


if so? thats why, get a trim and reduce all those things.
Sounds like meth.